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Example sentences for "speak not"

  • Speak not you to him till we call upon you.

  • Yes, truly; I speak not as desiring more, But rather wishing a more strict restraint Upon the sisterhood, the votarists of Saint Clare.

  • It oft falls out, To have what we would have, we speak not what we mean: I something do excuse the thing I hate For his advantage that I dearly love.

  • I speak not this to condemn you: for I have shewed you before that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you.

  • The words that I speak unto you, I speak not of myself: but the father dwelling in me is he that doeth the works.

  • I speak not of you all, I know whom I have chosen.

  • Speak not of it," said Tressilian, "but go on with thy story, for my leisure is brief.

  • Now, for God's sake, Maria, speak not thus; Let me not see such tears upon thy cheek.

  • I speak not now as one who hath not learned The purport of those lightly-bandied words, Evil and Fate, but rather one who knows The thunders of the terrors of the world.

  • Speak not so," she said; "it is unmanly thus to work upon my fears.

  • Speak not so rashly, Eric," she said, and as she spoke Skallagrim drew near.

  • I speak not of my Lord of Albany, who has only said that he was, as well becomes him, by your Grace's side.

  • Speak not o'er much with the lady," cautioned old Bartlemy, riding up.

  • Speak not of dungeons, and the country where there is neither eating nor drinking to me.

  • I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

  • Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

  • I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.

  • Speak not irreverently of the mazes of love, Mr. Barnstable.

  • Nay, speak not so,' I said, 'for is it not thy bridal night?

  • Speak not to me of the Prince, Rei, my servant,' she made answer.

  • Theodora, speak not thus; your words are daggers.

  • Don Lope; "speak not a word, but immediately untie my horse, and as you expect to live, mind you make not noise enough to disturb even the leaf of the tree.

  • Speak not so, noble lady, in mercy do not!

  • What thou intendest to do, speak not of, before thou doest it.

  • I speak not lightly, but as one who hath endured.

  • Speak not of it in the way of apology, sir," said Mr. Lyon, in a tone of depression.

  • I speak not as claiming reverence for my own age and office--not to shame you, but to warn you.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "speak not" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    dear general; flat piece; general references; great horse; green corn; land tenure; liberum arbitrium; moral certainty; normally self; speak again; speak calmly; speak falsely; speak first; speak like; speak not; speak plainly; speak unto the house; speak well; speake vnto; speaking broadly; speaking minorities; speaking races; speaking very; speaks thus; western passage; white smoke