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Example sentences for "shew"

Lexicographically close words:
shes; shet; shete; shets; shette; shewbread; shewd; shewe; shewed; shewedst
  1. And when the Lord shall have delivered us the land, we will shew thee mercy and truth.

  2. So we also being born, forthwith ceased to be: and have been able to shew no mark of virtue: but are consumed in our wickedness.

  3. For there is no other God but thou, who hast care of all, that thou shouldst shew that thou dost not give judgment unjustly.

  4. And in this thou didst shew to our enemies, that thou art he who deliverest from all evil.

  5. The rest either love me, or at least do not shew otherwise.

  6. The numerous references to him in the State Papers shew that while he was Lord High Admiral he bestowed a great deal of attention upon the duties of the office[35].

  7. In his introduction to the first lecture, he takes occasion to state a comparison between poetry and painting, and shew how small pretensions the professors of the latter have, to compare themselves with the former.

  8. Mean time, while from this fair event we shew That British valour happily survives, And cherish'd by the king's propitious view, The rising plant of glory sweetly thrives!

  9. Neither did I then intend it, but some proposals being afterwards made me by my Bookseller, I desired his lordship's leave that I might accept them, which he freely granted, and I have his letter to shew for that permission.

  10. My answer was, that I was only new come, and that I did not think it proper to shew my commission to their governor, or to make any person acquainted with the nature of my business.

  11. It has pleased your majesty," said the general, "to shew me many courtesies, by which I am emboldened to entreat one more favour.

  12. The king comes to his durbar every day between three and four o'clock, when thousands resort to shew their duty, every one taking place according to his rank.

  13. To this I replied, that I would no longer be fooled, but would shew myself a captain under the king of England, as I had not been accustomed to such knavish dealing.

  14. They brought with them many kinds of meats, and a great jar of aquavitae, making a great shew of friendship and banqueting.

  15. The king saluted our captain on landing, both with small arms and ordnance, saying that his heart was now contented, as he had seen the English nation, promising to shew our captain all the kindness in his power.

  16. The king of Jackatra came on the 18th of July to present his shew before the king, attended by a guard of several hundred persons.

  17. It is somewhat shallow on the starboard side of the narrow passage, but that will shew itself.

  18. Versals likewise shew varying, and sometimes uncertain, structures that suggest a form consisting of strokes other than definite pen strokes.

  19. In the works of others, he took not the least interest; I therefore had not the courage to shew him mine.

  20. It would he less regrettable that Cherubini also should deviate from the true ecclesiastical style, if in some individual parts he did not shew in what a dignified manner he can move in it.

  21. You shew us the shadow first, that the light may have the greater effect afterwards!

  22. After the rehearsals had commenced, Schelble expressed the wish that I would write another air for him which would shew his voice off to more advantage than those which were in the opera.

  23. The infidels are making way among us indeed when their women are thus at liberty to shew their unveiled faces in the Salemliek of one of our great Pashas—but it is no affair of mine—Mashallàh—I trust in God!

  24. I do it," said her friend, "to shew you something of society.

  25. Time will shew whether I am right or not.

  26. To rejoice, doth shew the present act of the soul; but to make merry, is to use the means as will keep this joy alive, and on foot.

  27. I will give you a few answers to this question, and will shew you first whose heart is like to deceive him in this work.

  28. These words therefore further shew us what a bitter thing sin is to the soul; it is only for hiding work, sometimes under its fig-leaves, sometimes among the trees of the garden.

  29. If it be said water baptism is not there intended, let them shew me how many baptisms there are besides water baptism?

  30. Yet thou, in thy many mercies, didst not leave them in the desert: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day to lead them in the way, and the pillar of fire by night to shew them the way by which they should go.

  31. It has been remarked, I do not know with what truth, that half-breeds shew more personal courage than the pure Crees[9].

  32. These men usually treat their wives unkindly, and even with harshness; except, indeed, when they are about to increase the family, and then they shew them much indulgence.

  33. Against the strength of a rapid it is impossible to effect any progress by paddling, and the canoes are tracked, or if the bank will not admit of it, propelled with poles, in the management of which the Canadians shew great dexterity.

  34. I HAVE thus explained the different Positions and Motions of the Hand; let me shew now in a few Words the Effects which they produce.

  35. If he be of a hot and fiery Nature, his Actions will be quick and sudden, and will shew that he is angry and impatient of the Subjection.

  36. God said to Moses: 'I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy' (Exod.

  37. Breakfast with me, old chap; some of the best black soup that Sparta can afford shall be put on the table: and I'll shew you the walls.

  38. A certain funeral car will occur to many as an example of this truth, and, perhaps, by malicious persons, will be taken to shew how much or how little is to be expected from Government Schools of Art.

  39. This I shall prove from the observation of Galilæus, whose glasse can shew this truth to the senses, a proofe beyond exception and certaine that man must needs be of a most timerous faith who dares not believe his owne eye.

  40. That those spots and brighter parts which by our sight may be distinguished in the Moone, doe shew the difference betwixt the Sea and Land in that other world.

  41. That those spots and brighter parts which by our sight may be distinguished in the Moone, doe shew the difference betwixt the Sea and Land in that other World.

  42. Tis the method of providence not presently to shew us all, but to lead us along from the knowledge of one thing to another.

  43. And those Wizards knowing the times of her eclipses, would then threaten to shew their skill, by pulling her out of her orbe.

  44. True indeed, I grant tis possible, that the eye, the medium, and the distance may al deceive the beholder, but I would have him shew which of all these was likely to cause an error in this observation?

  45. The Orbe of thicke and vaporous aire which encompasses the Moone, makes the brighter parts of that Planet appeare bigger then in themselves they are; as I shall shew afterwards.

  46. Tis requisite therefore, that in the next place I cleare this doubt, and shew that the Moone hath no more light of her owne than our earth.

  47. The College which grew up under the personal supervision of these two friends, occupies the ground on which stood no less than eight Halls: a fact which seems to shew that these institutions were not large in bulk.

  48. The two illustrations shew different aspects of the Front Quadrangle, which conveys an impression of beauty and restfulness.

  49. Enough has perhaps been said to shew intending visitors to Oxford that the interest of the Cathedral is both great and varied.

  50. Its windows are Gothic, but the Corinthian pilasters and the general idea of the structure shew that the architect's adherence was divided between the older and newer methods.

  51. His pictures shew a forbidding countenance enough, but he deserved well of his College and the University.

  52. A revision of the papers I send you herewith will best shew your Lordships the system pursued, the progress made, etc.

  53. Baltagi Mahomet was incensed against the khan of Tartary, for having opposed the peace he had lately made, and was resolved to shew that chieftain that he was his master.

  54. It may now be proper to shew what was the first cause of the behaviour of the czarowitz, of his flight, and of his death, and that of his accomplices, who fell by the hands of the executioner.

  55. These calculations are never very exact, but they serve to shew the amazing disproportion in the population of two different countries.

  56. The czar and czarina took great pleasure in hearing an adventure of this young man, which I should not mention here, only as it may serve to shew the great difference between the manners of that country and ours.

  57. To shew what this hetman of the Zaporavians and his people were, I think it not unworthy of history, to relate the manner in which this treaty was concluded.

  58. English to shew so little regard to a character which had been so cruelly profaned.

  59. I was told to call on the countess at my convenience, but it was because the dignity of my nun would not allow her to shew herself too impatient; and she certainly thought that I would myself hasten the adventure.

  60. Then she wishes me to understand that she despises also my tender affection for her, since she places me in a position to shew that affection for another person.

  61. When a natural instinct makes her love for the first time, she believes the object of her love worthy of her confidence, and she thinks that to be loved herself she must shew the most boundless trust.

  62. Therefore I recommend her to you, and you will please me much by continuing to shew your care and friendship towards her, and by increasing, if possible, the sum of your goodness.

  63. I love her madly; she knows it, and, intelligent as she is, she must have meant to shew her contempt for me by doing what she has done.

  64. I foresaw some misfortune, and ordered the servant to shew her in immediately.

  65. The women seemed to have agreed to shew all the signs of disorder imaginable, to give those who saw them something to talk about.

  66. I shew my respect to him, madam, by keeping away.

  67. Perfectly determined to shew that I despised her, I went to her dressing-room the same evening, after the second act of a play in which she had not to appear again.

  68. You are right; but can you shew me as simply that I gave you the tools to make that hole?

  69. As a matter of course, it was necessary for her to conceal certain circumstances which would have prejudiced his mind against us; yet it was urgent to tell him the truth and to shew herself entirely submissive to his will.

  70. Very likely, many of them would not shew themselves if they were known.

  71. Bragadin thought I was quite right to shew myself at the opera without a mask.

  72. His six Sons there hard by him stand, Each one was a Commander; To shew he could a Lady serve, As well as the Hollander.

  73. If Business unluckily goes not well, Let the fond Fools their Affections hug, To shew our Allegiance we'll go to the Bell, And banish Despair in a Mug, a Mug.

  74. For now the Shew is at an end, All things are done and said; The Citizen pays for his Wife, The Prentice for the Maid.

  75. Return with me a while to the plains of Flatland and I will shew you that which you have often reasoned and thought about, but never seen with the sense of sight--a visible angle.

  76. Well, then, to content and silence you, let me say at once, I would shew you what you wish if I could; but I cannot.

  77. Enough has been said, I trust, to shew that Recognition by Feeling is not so tedious or indecisive a process as might have been supposed; and it is obviously more trustworthy than Recognition by hearing.


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    Some related collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    shew himself; shew their; shew them; shew thyself