At the crisis of the struggle with Robespierre, Danton declined to strike the first blow and disdained to fly.
His comprehensive mind disdained endorsement of religious dogmas and his wit delighted in what the Puritans call profanity.
Their architecture, as seen in the pyramids and the ruins of temples, was marvellous; while their industrial arts would not be disdained even in the 19th century.
Expediency was not disdained by Paul when the means were unobjectionable, but he did not use bad means to accomplish good ends.
I loved you, Ruth, I needed you, and youdisdained me.
She had disdained a veil, and her yellow hair was already blowing about her smooth pink cheeks.
Condy even forgot, or rather disdained on such a morning as that, to piece together and rearrange Captain Jack's yarns into story form.
On hearing these lamentable exclamations, Adrienne seemed about to speak, perhaps to justify herself; but her lip speedily assumed a curl of contempt, which showed that she disdained to stoop to any explanation.
Gadsden, the sturdy patriot, refused acquiescence, for he disdained making further terms with a power that did not regard the sanctity of a solemn treaty.
It is the misfortune of Chapman's style that in his grotesque arrogance he disdainedto be lucid, and this poem is full of tantalising hints, which the biographer of Raleigh longs to use, but dares not, from their obscurity.
But Raleigh disdained to do more than salute the one and then the other with a contemptuous blare of trumpets.
He would disdain that course in private as much as he had disdained it in public.
Her eyes grew limpid and her cheeks flushed red as she recalled how the shrine of her treasure had been profaned by the hand of one that might have known, but had disdained its worth.
It is said that the Spaniards not unfrequently met with similar instances, in which the natives disdained to avail themselves of superior numbers.
The noble animal disdained to wade through, but cleared it at a single bound.
He disdained the arts of winning; was sullen sometimes, and always overbearing; and when he condescended to be jocular was usually offensive.
This class it was which in '97 and '98 developed into the royalist yeomanry--the bully band of licentious executioners who did the filthy work which was disdained by English soldiers.
But how grand was her attitude, and how she disdained me!
As a Christian, and a well educated youth, I thoroughly disdained such stuff; but while contemning the Muridist and the Imaum, I fell more than behoved me perhaps under the influence of the patriot.
Lyda, a nymph beloved by Pan, but who disdained his uncouth pathos.
The scoundrel had led the life of a woman-wrecker, and his love for his victim had turned to hate, as he told his companion, because she had disdained to save him from himself.
He joined his commander as a companion of his fortune, anddisdained to degrade himself by receiving the wages of a mercenary.
On being informed that Centeno refused to join him, Gonzalo disdained to read his letter, and ordered it immediately to be burnt in presence of several of his officers.
Before the world had gained her, Before the Lord had lost her, Or her soul had quite disdained her?
The viscount drew himself up in haughty silence, as though he disdained farther reply.
And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.
Exaggeration, much in honour at Pimodan's, he disdained as theatrical and coarse, though he allowed himself the use of paradox.
Papistis and Protestantis war both offended; yea, his most familiaris disdained him for that speaking.
There was a laugh at this, but Mr. Rolleston disdainedto notice the interruption.
