I had nothing particular to do, the appellation of godson made me curious, and so I went to the prison to see Daturi, of whose identity I had not the slightest idea.
This godson of mine was in prison for debt, and begged me to give him a few shillings to buy some food.
At the end of the week I returned to the same inn at Brunswick which I had occupied before, and let mygodson Daturi know of my arrival.
Next day the marquis came to tell Rosalie that his godson had no objection to make to her plan.
He went directly to visit Mrs. Pickle, and desired she would permit him to take his godson under his own care.
Jack Hatchway, I believe she has a kindness for you; whereby, if you two will grapple in the way of matrimony I do suppose that my godson for love of me, will allow you to live in the garrison all the days of your life.
I hope your uncle did not expect a godson like your dear Coeur de Lion, whom you have been romancing about all the way home.
And the dear little godson is grown to be a fine fellow,' began Emma.
Estorade; godson of Louise de Chaulieu, who was Baronne de Macumer and afterwards Mme.
Protestant of somewhat uncouth exterior, son of a journeyman carpenter who died when rather young; godson of F.
Kneller left his house in Great Queen Street to his wife, and after her decease to his godson Godfrey Huckle, who took the name of Kneller.
Mayerne was the godson of Beza, the great Calvinist reformer, and one of Henry IV.
Now, monseigneur, you see it all, I have frankly played the cards on the table; having no interest in acting otherwise, it is of little or no moment to you that your godson should marry a little girl who has not a cent.
It is serious, monseigneur, so serious that the only condition that I put to the conclusion of our affair is that you must make your godson depart for Germany in twenty-four hours at the latest.
The prince listened to his godsonwith profound attention.
A thousand pardons, monseigneur, for my indiscreet curiosity, but your godson is one of those persons in whom one is interested in spite of himself.
Besides, whether from prudence, or other reason, the prince, during the six months passed in Germany after the young man had returned from the war, had kept his godson far from the court.
Hubert as she deserves to be; the happiness of my godson Frantz is for ever assured.
Count Frantz de Neuberg, as we have said, passed for the godson of the archduke, by whom he was tenderly loved.
You, a godson of Max Maria von Weber, and I a godson of Felix Mendelssohn!
This same Major, by the way, was stationed at Madras, where twice or thrice in the year she wrote to him about herself and the boy, and he in turn sent over endless remembrances to his godson and to her.
He kneaded the recumbent form of his godson with a large hand until he had massaged out of him the last remains of his great sleep.
He called ostensibly to thank her for her kindness to his godson and nephew; and to beg her not to be offended if he had been rude to Mr. Losely, who, he understood from Dolly, was a particular friend of hers.
On seeing Jasper in the dress of an exquisite, with the thrws of a prize- fighter, Uncle Sam saw the stalwart incarnation of all the sins which a godfather had vowed that a godson should renounce.
That witty knave, my godson Harrington, must have him into his rhymes of Orlando Furioso!
Instead of the three volumes, one volume with Cowper's notes finally appeared in 1808, and instead of the proceeds going to a monument in St Paul's, they were given for the emolument of an orphan godson of the Sussex Bard.
On seeing Jasper in the dress of an exquisite, with the thrws of a prize-fighter, Uncle Sam saw the stalwart incarnation of all the sins which a godfather had vowed that a godson should renounce.
I said," said Regan, choking a little, "that Noodles is a godson any godfather would be proud to have.
Bob Sangster wished he had another can of tomatoes to offer the little beast, for the lives of himself and his godson depended on the burro.
This godson o' ours is startin' life slippery enough with us for his godfathers.
They were no longer hampered by being forced to suit their gait to that of Bill Kearny, and The Worst Bad Man was resolved to see his godson safe across the dry lake before surrendering.
We'll heat some of this airtight milk and feed our godsonbefore we leave.
Only it broke Bob Sangster's heart to think of his helpless godson and of the gray scavengers skulking behind.
It was almost sun-down when the three godfathers left Terrapin Tanks with their godson and struck off through the low black hills toward the northeast.
Then, lifting his godson into the packsaddle, he lashed him in securely; after which he took his open pocket knife in hand and prodded the jaded burro until it consented to move away across the desert at a crawling, shuffling gait.
He would still be on his feet and traveling with his godson when the coyotes would be quarreling over the others.
We have already seen how fully his heart went out to his godson who sprang from the union.
And the godson wondered and wondered, but could come to no decision.
That evening the godson went to water his pieces of charcoal and behold!
And the godson fell into the hermit’s place and he lived and nourished himself with the food people brought him, and went on watering the pieces of charcoal as the hermit had bidden him do.
The godson had not thought of that, but now the robber had mentioned it he remembered that he had to eat.
The godson looked again towards his home and saw his mother lying in the house and that a robber had stolen in and was breaking open a trunk.
And the godson stopped and said to the robber, “People come to me not to boast of the evil they do, but to repent and pray for their sins to be forgiven them.
The godson told him about the woman and how she had tried to clean the table, and of the peasants who had tried to make the hoops, and the shepherds who had tried to light a fire.
With these words the godfather went away, and the godson was left alone.
This sight, too, the godfather shut out and bade the godson look below.
Thinking thus the godson took a bag of rusks and a spade, and he left the cell and set out down a ravine to build himself a mud hut in the thicket and disappear from people’s sight.
The godson could not endure this and cried aloud, “Father, they are stealing your sheaves!
When the godson came in he climbed on to the stove and began watching to see what the mistress was doing.
One day the godson went out early to do his watering.
Rich merchants brought him gifts, but the godson used nothing but what he needed, giving the rest to the poor.
When the godson saw him, a feeling of pity came over him; he rushed up and seized the robber’s knee.
As for Oscar, he has been my godson ever since he was anything; and to-day he has become my son, and I could not wish for a better.
I am every day expecting the doctor to give your little godson the small-pox.
Apropos, your little godson is thriving charmingly, but is a very deil.
But he sent over endless remembrances of himself to hisgodson and to her.
I saw a great deal of grey in her hair--she was in very good spirits: and your little godson overate himself at our house.
He said then he thought he was doomed; he had left a little something to his godson in his will, and he trusted Mrs. Osborne would remember him kindly and be happy in the marriage she was about to make.
But his godson was much too elated to mark the worthy stockbroker's depression, or the dreary eyes which the kind old gentleman cast upon him.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "godson" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
