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Example sentences for "shew them"

  • I regaled them also with a concert of vocal and instrumental music during the repast, and afterwards with a company of dancers, and other entertainments, endeavouring as much as possible to shew them my gratitude.

  • In vain were all my prayers and tears to her, to get her not to shew them to my master.

  • SIR, 'In some of your late Speculations, I find some Sketches towards an History of Clubs: But you seem to me to shew them in somewhat too ludicrous a Light.

  • This makes us easy in the midst of them, fond to shew them, fond to improve in them, and to be esteemed for them.

  • That thou mayst hearken to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, whatsoever they shall pray for in this place, and hear them in the place of thy dwelling in heaven; and when thou hearest, shew them mercy.

  • He gave them power to shew them signs, and his wonders in the land of Cham.

  • This was to shew them to exercise a certain mercy even to irrational creatures; and by that means to train them up to a horror of cruelty; and to the exercise of humanity and mutual charity one to another.

  • And there came to him the Pharisees and Sadducees tempting: and they asked him to shew them a sign from heaven.

  • Take care, also, that economy borders not on avarice: shew them, in detail, all the absurdities attendant on this latter passion.

  • DAW: Shew them, shew them, mistress, I dare own them.

  • Virgil is too modest; Or seeks, in vain, to make our longings more: Shew them, sweet Virgil.

  • Shew them, bankrupt, shew them; they have salt in them, and will brook the air, stinkard.

  • Sir," said I, "I do not wish to leave your house without having the pleasure of dining with your charming girls, to shew them how I appreciate the care they have taken of me.

  • I agreed that it was very hard to avoid doing so, but I offered to shew them how it could be done by placing the tongue in the way.

  • Try and make her shew you her books and the verses she used to write; she won't shew them to any of us.

  • Roving about the vale, and surveying its beauties afresh, they rated them higher than on the previous day, as indeed the hour was more apt to shew them forth.

  • True it is that my superior has not hitherto permitted me to shew them, until he should be certified that they are genuine.

  • However, now that this is avouched by certain miracles wrought by them, of which we have tidings by letter from the Patriarch, he has given me leave to shew them.

  • Let us shew them that we have more humanity than they; that we know `the native rights man claims from man;' and that never will we defile our arms with cruelty.

  • Let us treat their women, as hitherto, with courtesy and kindness, to shew them that we war not against them.

  • Shew them to the guest room, but not here.

  • I say, Mr Scraggs, should we shew them the red, by way of comforting their hearts?

  • I know what is best to do," said Thorwald, "when I have to lead men into action, or to shew them how to fight.

  • Up and to my chamber, and there began to draw out fair and methodically my accounts of Tangier, in order to shew them to the Lords.

  • And did see some of the finest pieces of work in embossed work, that ever I did see in my life, for fineness and smallness of the images thereon, and I will carry my wife thither to shew them her.


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