Say, If the sea were ink to write the words of my LORD, verily the sea would fail, before the words of my LORD would fail; although we added another sea like unto it as a further supply.
As my design is not to write the life of Mohammed, but only to describe the manner in which he carried on his enterprise, I shall not enter into any detail of his subsequent battles and expeditions, which amounted to a considerable number.
To this he contributed essays and was soon employed to write the Parliamentary Debates which, in the days before reporters, were made up with fictitious names from such scanty notes as could be got of the actual speeches.
Of riches," he said on another occasion, "it is not necessary to write the praise.
I purpose to write the history of England from the accession of King James the Second down to a time which is within the memory of men still living.
Classicists prefer to write the diphthong oeseparate in Latin words.
A large hand in writing; -- so called because it was the practice to write the text of a book in a large hand and the notes in a smaller hand.
An author has a right to print his own works, and needs not seek an apology in falsehood; but he that could bear to write the dedication, felt no pain in writing the preface.
He was soon too hot for neutral topicks, and quitted the Guardian to write the Englishman.
The President appointed Professor Lowell to write the Memoir of Mr. Quincy, and Dr.
It was necessary for me, it seemed, to write the book I had been thinking much of, even if it were destined to fall dead from the press, and I had no inclination or interest to write any other.
I concur with you entirely as to the importance of a true history of the war, and it is my purpose, unless prevented, to write the history of the campaigns in Virginia.
If the emigrations continue," write the commissioners, "there will be no one left at Aix but workmen without work and with no resources.
Thus," write the commissioners, "the common-weal is given up to artisans and laborers whose views are limited to their own existence.
I only consented to write the attack on condition that I should be allowed to reply to it myself," Lucien said in Nathan's ear.
I to write the notice of your play and smile on your heroine as well?
You can give me your answer at the Francais; there is a new piece on there; and as I shall not be able to write the notice, you can take my box.
I write the villain's words about myself because I mean to remember them--because I hope yet for the day when I may speak out once for all in his presence, and cast them back one by one in his teeth.
I sat down at once to write the letter, expressing myself in it as civilly, as clearly, and as briefly as possible.
Let me beg you towrite the note," he said, "as a favour to ME.
A publisher marked these sketches, engaged Dickens to write the text or letterpress for some comic pictures, and the result was Pickwick, which took England and America by storm.
His friend Pierce had been nominated by the Democrats (1852), and he was asked to write the candidate's biography for campaign purposes.
Before he died, in 1900, his friend Charles Eliot Norton persuaded him to write the story of his early life in Præterita.
When he resolved to write the history of Charles V.
Robertson was long undecided whether to write thehistory of Greece, of Leo X.
Bouvard and Pécuchet resolve to write the life of the Duke of Angoulême; for this purpose "they determined to spend several days at the municipal library of Caen to make researches.
Supposing we were to write the Life of the Duke of Angoulême," says Pécuchet.
He considers the case of an industrious writer proposing to write thehistory of California.
If men had always had the same form of government or spoken the same language, there would be no occasion to write the history of forms of government or the history of languages.
The brevity with which I am to write the account of Elijah Fenton, is not the effect of indifference or negligence.
Not content with this, he is supposed to have incited Gay to write the Shepherd's Week, to show, that if it be necessary to copy nature with minuteness, rural life must be exhibited such as grossness and ignorance have made it.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "write the" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
