Enough for thee that thou hast well nigh done me die, " answered Quasimodo; "now go thy ways before he come upon thee who hath served me thus.
So he rose, well nigh lost in ecstasy and, doffing his raiment, showed himself mother naked.
And I well nighgave up the ghost for excess of rage against him.
Judging from what remains, it seems not improbable that the reptiles of this Oolitic period were quite as numerous individually, and consisted of well nigh as many genera and species, as all the mammals of the present time.
In fine, the true principles of classification in the animal kingdom are of well nigh as recent development as geologic science itself, and not greatly more ancient in even the vegetable kingdom.
At length, however, when the work appears to bewell nigh completed, a new science has arisen, which presents us with a very wonderful means of testing it.
That formation had hitherto been regarded as well nigh barren of organic remains; but Mr. Miller demonstrated that it contains at least three successive stages, each characterized by a suite of uncouth and hitherto unknown fishes.
Nicholas Trevlyn's anger became so great at this point as well nigh to choke him.
The church is well nigh falling to pieces as it stands; but the porch is the best part of it, and the priest who comes says it is consecrated ground, and so he can use it for his weddings.
Still, it well nigh moved me to tears to see the Turkish banner waving over it, and to think how many tens of thousands of Christian soldiers had died in the effort to retain the holy places, and had died in vain.
There are some spirits who, after long years of warfare, are well content so to do, but there are assuredly others to whom a life of forced inactivity, after a youth and manhood spent in action, must be well nigh unendurable.
It is well nigh impossible to open a southern paper without finding evidence of this.
The defeat was a humiliating one, and it produced such a reaction in the island, as well nigh led to the rescinding of the abolition bill.
And this done he must assure himself that he takes a real interest in the subject, since if such be the case I may declare that his success is well nigh certain.
Did you not see how the favourite took his favourite by the ear just now, led him to the royal door, then thrust him in, so that he well nigh fell at the King's feet, to thank him for his bounties before he knew what they were?
I-fegs, though our head be as strong as that of most folk, the good wine of my Lord of Salisbury is well nigh as much as we can carry.
None but the one that brought me, sir," replied the man; "and that is well nigh knocked up.
Enough for thee that thou hast well nigh done me die," answered Quasimodo; "now go thy ways before he come upon thee who hath served me thus.
So he rose, well nighlost in ecstacy and, doffing his raiment, showed himself mother-naked.
I can well understand, after what you have said, that there is great danger here, and it is a danger from which it is well nigh impossible to protect you, unless you take up your residence here and never stir abroad.
My heart is well nigh broken by the death of my dear friend and brother in arms, Sir John Grahame, and I feel able to struggle no longer against the jealousy and hostility of the Scottish nobles.
There is yet one other course, mother, and that I am about to take; it is well nigh a desperate one, and my hopes of success are small, yet would I attempt it before I leave Scotland and give Aberfilly back again to the Kerrs.
That is education; and most careful should we be that, at an early period, nought should be written but good, for every word once impressed is well nigh indelible.
Speak, beloved--speak; for my heart is well nigh bursting.
It will bewell nigh enough to drive her distraught.
We shall be well nigh empty by tomorrow night," Captain Martin said, as he led the way to his cabin in the poop.
I should be sorry indeed to lose my ship, which would be well nigh ruin to me, but if there is no other way we must make for Haarlem by boat.
Then the position would be a fatal one; attacked in front and rear and overwhelmed by darts from the woods on the flanks, their position would be well nigh desperate, and not a man should escape.
You may ask what is there to live for; you may say that the cause of Britain is lost, that your tribe is well nigh destroyed, that many of you have lost your wives and families as well.
The whole of the Praetorians are under arms, but the terror and confusion is so great and spread over so wide a space that it is well nigh impossible to preserve order.
When a man does not realize his own ignorance, his case is well nigh hopeless.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "well nigh" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
