No one but a brute would refuse that poor soul a chance to make some amends before she dies, and to feel that she still is doing something for Serena.
The hearty tribute of Mr. Benton, so long a denouncer, has an exceptional value, the greater because he had made honorable amends to the departed during his life.
If, however, he was thus grave, on what he considered the solemn stage of public life, he made himself ample amends in all that can give cheerfulness to the calm of retirement in the country.
To make furtheramends he sends along with our party several women as luggage carriers, as far as to the next village.
When it is known that it is friends who are approaching, the villagers are not long in making amends for the shyness of their first greetings.
The king prays pardon of his cruel hest,[8] And for amends desires it may suffice.
His purse and yours shall make me some amends For hind'ring me this morning from the lady; For scaring me at tavern yesternight: For having back your chain, I'll fit you both.
Common honesty--common decency almost--would compel Lord Seely to make all theamends in his power for having placed Algernon in the Whitford Post-office.
He had offended many old acquaintances by his aristocratic marriage; but at least he was now making the only amends in his power by being extremely unhappy in it!
One would have thought you would try to make someamends for the troubles I have been plunged into by my marriage.
But as true as there is a God in Heaven I'll have amends made to me.
And that you will make any amends the Commodore's friend may suggest?
It's clear enough you have no gentleman's blood in your body, or you 'd accept an amends or resent an affront.
It was so unjust and uncalled-for that it made me angry; but she was so gracious in her amends that I was almost glad it happened.
But how easy can you make me amends when you please!
The particulars of your amusements will make me amendspartly for the dulness I suffer.
As this gentleman was remarkably deficient in sense and talent, he endeavoured to make amends by bluster and violence; this will sufficiently account for the vulgarity of his language.
Unless it shall please God to send her well (which I despair wholly of), and then I will make amends for it by observing another day in its room.
I accept not that offer, because, asamends for their honour, the Ulstermen will kill the dry cattle.
But perhaps the Apology that follows may make some amends for the whipp'd Cream above.
Sir Hugh was becoming a wiser man, and was beginning to acknowledge his faults, and, what was better still, to try and make amends for them.
How do you propose to make me amends for all the sorrow you have caused me?
Tell them, that if I have sinned against thee, it has been because I was deceived, and that my disposition to make thee amends is as ample as ever was my purpose of doing thee wrong.
