A vain attempt to look like a gentleman, served only to render the meanness of his figure more remarkable; and the qualities of his heart and understanding were but little calculated to make his personal imperfections forgotten.
Dejection was visibly marked in his air and countenance; and all that Emmeline could say to strengthen his resolution, served only to make him feel greater reluctance.
The difficulties that might have checked, or conquered an inferior degree of passion, served only to strengthen his, and to render it insurmountable-- It was some moments before Emmeline could prevail upon him to listen to her.
A secret disaffection was diffused among the Christian subjects of Maxentius and Licinius; and the resentment, which the latter did not attempt to conceal, served only to engage them still more deeply in the interest of his competitor.
The dress and manners, which, towards the decline of life, he chose to affect, served only to degrade him in the eyes of mankind.
A severe retaliation was inflicted on the peasants who were found in arms; the affrighted remnant returned to their respective habitations, and their unsuccessful effort for freedom served only to confirm their slavery.
These attacks, however, served only to give notoriety to Luther's views and to win for him the sympathy of his friends.
Instead of weakening, it served only to strengthen the family of Guise.
She scarcely dared to lift her timid eyes from the ground, and when by accident they met his, a soft tremour seized her; and apprehension lest he should discover her sentiments, served only to render her confusion conspicuous.
It served only to embitter the feelings of the vast majority of the people, and to force the regent and queen-dowager to throw themselves more unreservedly into the arms of France.
This honour, however well merited, served only to arouse the ire of the king.
Without any legal trial, the eunuch Chrysaphius was executed before the gates of the city; and the immense riches which had been accumulated by the rapacious favorite, served only to hasten and to justify his punishment.
But the attempt he made, served onlyto put him into a fainting fit.
The people were too well persuaded of the holiness of Xavier, to give credence to such improbable stories as were raised of him; and all the Bonzas could say against him, served only to increase the public hatred against themselves.
That which ought to have reduced Don Alvarez to reason, or at least to have terrified him, served only to make him more unreasonable, and more audacious.
This dreadful massacre, far from abolishing the Christian law, served only to render it more flourishing.
The French academy, actuated by a servile spirit of adulation, caused a medal to be struck on the occasion, which, instead of perpetuating the glory of their prince, served only to transmit their own shame to posterity.
These measures, instead of healing the divisions, served only to inflame the animosity of the two parties.
These Sunday excursions, which honest Risler organized to amuse Sidonie, served only to sadden her still more.
This declamation, accompanied with a profound sigh, served only to inflame her desire of extricating him from the difficulty in which he was involved.
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