单词 | unmerciful |
例句 | The Reverend Mr. Helmuth was pondering “this unmerciful enemy” as he made his way through the city. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z In over fifty miles to the capital there were more than fifteen checkpoints and the soldiers were unmerciful. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Big Ma said we would cause her slow and unmerciful death, but we knew she didn’t mean it. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z In 1993, Safer, an art enthusiast, decided to ask that question in an unmerciful look at an art world he deemed pretentious and mostly asinine. 5 Great Moments in the Life of '60 Minutes' Icon Morley Safer 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z That kind of openness to possibility demands mercy of those who have been horrendously unmerciful. Michael Vick, dog owner 2012-10-12T19:47:00Z But this one is unmerciful; it disdains every inconvenient body part. Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950 ? review 2012-05-19T23:05:31Z In March, Manchin told the Bluefield Daily Telegraph that the 4th Circuit "has been unmerciful on allowing any progress" by Mountain Valley Pipeline. Joe Manchin’s price for supporting the climate change bill: A natural gas pipeline in his home state 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z It took the huge and sudden migration of the Gold Rush for the tribe to be confronted by unmerciful invaders. He unleashed a California massacre. Should this school be named for him? 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z “The whites,” he said, “have always been an unjust, jealous, unmerciful, avaricious and blood-thirsty set of beings, always seeking after power and authority.” Opinion | Of all the conservative bans on teaching about racism, the one in Texas is the worst 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Still, astronomers have considered the possibility of life forms surviving in this unmerciful place, specifically in the planet’s cloud tops. Discovery of noxious gas on Venus could be a sign of life 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z This is a difficult, unmerciful reality that I face every day. Perspective | I’m a black doctor. I wear my scrubs everywhere now. 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z But, perhaps, he can rest in peace if his unjustified and unmerciful death prompts Americans to reflect and march peacefully across the Edmund Pettus Bridge of our collective memory to cast our ballots. Opinion | Four years ago, I said we’d survive no matter who won. How wrong I was. 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Authorities described the fire — which more than doubled in size between Thursday and Friday — as menacing and unmerciful. ‘This fire is extremely dangerous and moving with no regard’: Two people killed battling California wildfire 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z But the Tacoma Dome game clock was unmerciful. Richland shines through Woodinville’s ‘Dark Side’ defense, claims 4A state title 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z Live television is unmerciful, and most former athletes need years of practice before they are comfortable. Answer to N.F.L. Viewers’ Prayers: Tony Romo, the Play Predictor 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z For many riders, nothing but some leather, hard plastic and a bit of foam protects them from the unmerciful pavement. Safety Tech for Motorcyclists (and Those Who Worry About Them) 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z She lets him go on for an unmerciful amount of time before interrupting him and telling him she can't be with him. Illustrated Bachelorette recap: why did this have to take three hours 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z But beside that memory is the one where I weep thinking about how callous and unmerciful I was to so many people who’d just lost a son or a daughter. Losing my religion: life after extreme belief 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z Stacked upright inside the wall cavities, like corpses in an ancient catacomb, these are victims of the drug cartels that ply their unmerciful trade across the frontier. Agent Emily Blunt’s Tough Assignment 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z “Birds of America,” Lorrie Moore “Moore is one of the best short story writers of all time. She is a strange, wondrous and occasionally unmerciful storyteller while also being incredibly profound.” The 10 Books Carrie Brownstein Couldn't Live Without 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z "These groups tend to be very harsh and unmerciful which is why it is our contention that they are extremely un-Islamic and very far from the spirit of Islam." Crucifixion from ancient Rome to modern Syria 2014-05-08T00:30:29Z “I hope they understand this league is so hard and it can be unmerciful,” Brownell added. Virginia Tech basketball slumping on the court, at the gate 2014-01-24T20:29:59Z Prelates and magnates streamed towards Versailles; all that the peasants knew of them was from their unmerciful agents coming for rent and taxes. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 2012-04-25T02:01:12.830Z "And if any lady were to ask you," continued the unmerciful Lady Barbara, "would you really marry her after all, Colonel Manners?" The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale 2012-04-06T02:00:27.227Z As he could not apply his talents to their correction, he recompensed himself in unmerciful handling of court vices. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Erasmus was, indeed, an unmerciful satirist of women. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z He mentioned many diaphoretic medicines in case the first failed, but the unmerciful questioner thus continued, "Pray, sir, suppose none of those succeeded, what step would you take next?" Ever Heard This? Over Three Hundred Good Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:33.730Z You have no right to turn them over to the Court, no matter whether the Court is merciful or unmerciful. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z I pity you the infliction of this most unmerciful letter. Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters 2012-01-22T03:00:19.733Z "Alas!" the voice returned, "'tis thou art blind, Not I unmerciful; I can forgive, But have no skill to heal thy spirit's eyes; Only the soul hath power o'er itself." Poems of James Russell Lowell With biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole 2012-01-09T03:00:25.087Z I should be unmerciful in satire on the Socialists but for their warfare with the other superstition. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z Its sentence is always unmerciful, always unjust, as it never flows from a pure fountain of knowledge: though it would generally turn out the same, if Justice herself delivered it. Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) 2011-12-07T03:00:18.847Z From hard, austere, and unmerciful theology, good Lord, deliver us! Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z When Chresten had to turn Walter in bed, the latter screamed so pitifully that I felt sympathy with him, and begged Chresten not to be so unmerciful to him. Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 2011-11-26T03:00:13.823Z Duchess is an old tyrant—sang Louise to death—unmerciful—I despise her for her selfishness. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z A most unmerciful bantering he did give him anent his assumption of the The. Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire 2011-11-15T03:00:23.507Z Wrongs and outrages the most unmerciful, have been committed by majorities. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z If other officers, not appointed by him, nor under his control, charged unmerciful fees, that was a matter to be urged against them. A Memoir of Sir Edmund Andros, Knt., Governor of New England, New York and Virginia, &c., &c. 2011-10-19T02:00:19.497Z My poor frame was racked and tortured by unmerciful disease. The Story of a Life 2011-10-11T02:01:02.723Z But the Utes are usually pretty unmerciful in these kinds of matchups. Pac-12 picks --- Week One 2011-09-01T17:18:05Z The God of his youth seemed to him hard, despotic, unmerciful, and unlovely. Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:10.740Z Lance was rapidly passing from one stage of misery to the other, from the unmerciful to the merciful woe. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z And it is my opinion that bigotry is the most implacable, unreasonable, unmerciful feeling that can possess the human soul. Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity 2011-07-04T02:00:24.763Z The charge of murder, which he had honestly admitted, united to Gaspard's unmerciful sentence, had filled and eaten up his proud, free breast with poisonous shame. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z In Lorraine girls dressed in white go from village to village stringing off couplets, in which the inhabitants are turned into somewhat unmerciful ridicule. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z It is at least not effeminate, not unmerciful, not ignoble, and not incomprehensible: other “visions” have before now been any or all of these. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z So, bearing all down before them, knight and squire, horse and man, they trampled them under foot at an unmerciful rate. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z Perhaps Miss Carter was not far from the fact, when, as now appears from one of Mrs. Chapone's Letters to her, she called this controversy 'an unmerciful prolixity upon a plain simple subject.' Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady 2011-04-19T02:00:19.607Z They are full of all unrighteousness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of enmity, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; they are proud, boasters, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful. War Inconsistent with the Religion of Jesus Christ 2011-04-18T02:00:09.590Z Yet did their mild beams make such an unmerciful jumble of all Alfred's ideas, that he was quite sure he must be talking nonsense. Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 1 of 3) 2011-04-06T02:00:04.340Z Philip is reproved by the Saviour for his unmerciful spirit. The Gnostic Crucifixion 2011-04-02T02:00:13.847Z Sabrina laughed too, despite the unmerciful way she was being bantered. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z The unmerciful monster had brought them out again to witness the execution. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z "Men are very unmerciful to a woman who errs," she said. Fast as the Wind A Novel 2011-03-22T02:00:19.407Z Their laws imitate their prejudices; their public punishments are as cruel as their private vengeance; and the acts of their reason are scarce less unmerciful than those of their passions. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Keir Hardie had made inflammatory speeches to striking workmen, and for this the Chancellor of the Exchequer gave him a terrific and unmerciful flaying. Socialism and Democracy in Europe 2011-03-15T02:00:12.887Z Of all riders “the hard funker” is the most unmerciful to his beast; at every turn he uses his spurs cruelly, not because he is hard, but because he funks. Riding Recollections, 5th ed. 2011-03-10T03:00:52.223Z The d before the T of Toad is very awkward to pronounce, yet the reciter, whose normal speech is of the laziest, like that of all his kindred, got it out quite plainly. mossiful, unmerciful. Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes 2011-02-28T03:00:31.280Z I do but bid thee be unmerciful, Even the one thing thou art. Poems & Ballads (First Series) 2011-02-28T03:00:30.587Z He was reckless with his whip, unmerciful to his horse, and disregardful of the cab, which he had out on hire. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 2 of 3) 2011-02-17T03:00:19.937Z He was unmerciful towards himself, even at 17, with notes such as: "Pull yourself together – the race you sailed today was sloppy and abysmal." David Robinson obituary 2011-02-16T18:56:26Z Tyau!" said he to the Racoon, "thou art a thief and an unmerciful dog. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-06T03:01:02.343Z The storms are proving unmerciful to government budgets, as well. Flights Canceled as Midwest Braces for Another Storm 2011-02-01T15:30:27Z To make sure of His good-will she continued to be unmerciful to herself long after it became certain that her prayer had been granted. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z I rushed down the slope, getting a most unmerciful whack between the shoulders. The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' 2011-01-12T03:00:32.843Z The plantation was well known to the colored people before the war as a place to be dreaded,—a place for hard work, unmerciful whippings, with very little to eat. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z Shall man then be merciful, and shall God, that created that merciful heart, be unmerciful? True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Cruel and hard was he by nature, greedy of lucre and unmerciful to the poor. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z What Howard Lincoln's internal e-mail to Mariners employees fails to say is that Mariners fans are even more unmerciful than the media in their criticism of team leadership. Backtalk 2010-09-19T00:21:00Z Remember the parable of the unmerciful servant: a servant owed the king a large sum, and the king forgave him his debt. The Alvin Greene manifesto for a fairer America 2010-08-27T18:00:00Z Perhaps I am wrong, but I am not unmerciful. A Little World As the devil is unmerciful, wrathful, and revengeful, so is the soul of man, which he has soured with the same leaven of malice. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Archilochus, taking advantage of the licence allowed at the feasts of Demeter, poured out his wounded feelings in unmerciful satire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" Ungentle and unmerciful the girl had been, yet gentler and more merciful than she! The Preliminaries And Other Stories Phil Darking, her husband, never did like him somehow, and when he gets drunk, saving your ladyship's presence, he beats him most unmerciful. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir The rioters disarmed the police and gave them a most unmerciful beating, several being killed outright. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document They were a strong, stern people, simple in their habits of life, God-fearing in their practices, freedom-loving and good neighbors, yet unmerciful in their dealing with their enemies. Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia He had also a musical knowledge sufficient to direct the private practising of pupils, and he was particularly strict, yes, even unmerciful, in keeping time. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine “THEREFORE, our laws ought by no means to be taxed with being unmerciful for denying this privilege to the necessitous.” Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend But Barbe had burned her bridges and saw no reason to be unmerciful. International Short Stories American When the next roll came the boom moved just enough to give my head a most unmerciful squeeze. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document He pictured in his mind how, when suddenly awakened, the trickster should find looking down into his face a pair of eyes that were sharper and just as unmerciful as his own. The Auto Boys' Mystery In the deserted houses his men found nothing but mice, moschitoes, and lice, which made an unmerciful attack upon the new comers. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. You see, our laws, he says, are not to be taxed with being unmerciful in deeming the necessitous taker a thief. Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend The unmerciful enemy now attacked us from all sides. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. I am by nature soft-hearted, perhaps indeed too much so; but I can deal unmerciful blows when they are needed. Waldfried A Novel O you bad man!" she exclaimed in a voice of gentle reproach, "to have put me to such an unmerciful trial. Hungarian Sketches in Peace and War Constable's Miscellany of Foreign Literature, vol. 1 As soon as ever the Sick are grown numerous, I advise, that they be left in their Houses, without any of those unmerciful Restraints heretofore put upon them and the Families they belonged to. A Discourse on the Plague And why are they not to be deemed unmerciful? Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend Oh, can there be any mercy for one so unmerciful as I was?” Jan Vedder's Wife Still the pursuit had not been unmerciful, for there were few that had fallen beyond the long avenues of the Palace oaks. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway These things roused in Liot’s soul hatred implacable and unmerciful and thirsty for the stream of life. Prisoners of Conscience "They say Miss Garnet's a great romp—among other girls—and an unmerciful mimic." John March, Southerner Infinitely greater than human pity, is divine Love,— that cannot be unmerciful. Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 Fifteen years to endure the sickening noonday heat, without hope or comfort—to endure life on the ever-restless sea, and curse unmerciful man! Timar's Two Worlds He was a strong man, popularly credited with being just, if unmerciful, and was respected by the natives for miles around as hard men are, in the East; and they rarely appealed against his judgments. Banked Fires He was a very sick man, and there was no court of law in the world so unmerciful as not to take that into account. Old Crow Treat us like men, and there is no danger but we will all live in peace and happiness together; for we are not, like you, hard-hearted, unmerciful, and unforgiving. Thoughts on African Colonization But a Christian should not, and indeed consistently he cannot, be unmerciful and vindictive, for he has become a child of God, whose mercy he has accepted and therein continues to live. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent "Elsie is so thoughtless—she does not mean the wrong she does poor Tom—still we must not be unmerciful, so once more let us forgive her wholly—without reservation." A Noble Woman “I will see, and hear, and be more unmerciful to myself than any other could be.” A Singer from the Sea Neptune then performed the office of barber himself, taking a long piece of iron which had once served as the hoop of a tun, he scraped their chins in the most unmerciful manner. Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. It was the hottest time of day and the sun beat down unmerciful, the pitch running in the seams, and the awnings being stripped off to better fight the ship, if need be. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas How could Cain be unmerciful and inhuman enough in his frenzy to murder his own flesh and blood? Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent Tom's face lengthened for an instant, he gave his hair another unmerciful combing with his fingers. A Noble Woman Still they repeated their unmerciful blows with all their energy. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State We're not unmerciful; and one will visit you once in twenty-four hours until he has it under your hand, when he will witness it. The Wild Geese The reply to such arguments, by those whom Thomas Burnet calls the “unmerciful doctors” and “ferocious theologians,” is always the same. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors Moreover, the female elk, just before the calving season, receive unmerciful persecution, for it is believed that the unborn fawns have great medicinal properties. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' "Now, don't ask me—I can't—it wouldn't be wise if I could," cried Tom, giving his hair an unmerciful combing with his fingers. A Noble Woman I will leave it for the reader, to picture my feelings on entering once more on board of an American vessel, after having been among unmerciful savages 22 months. A Narrative of the Mutiny, on Board the Ship Globe, of Nantucket, in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 1824 And the journal of a residence of two years on the Mulgrave Islands; with observations on the manners and customs of the inhabitants Thirdly, the Waterford Militia's disobedience of Orders,—had they retreated without a very extraordinary miracle the Loyalists would have fallen a prey to their unmerciful yet unprovoked Enemies. An Impartial Narrative of the Most Important Engagements Which Took Place Between His Majesty's Forces and the Rebels, During the Irish Rebellion, 1798. The unmerciful beating he had sustained at the hands of Fairfax was not the sole cause of his depression. What's-His-Name The master, the renowned victor—no name more certain of an honorable immortality than his—was one whom "unmerciful disaster followed fast and followed faster." Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Of an unbending rectitude, unmerciful in his judgments, analytical, penetrating, and accumulative, he was at an early age destined for two things—success and unpopularity. Nancy Stair A Novel Whom unmerciful disaster Followed fast and followed faster. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature He that keepeth not to himself words spoken is unmerciful; and he will not spare to hurt and to bind. Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature Suddenly she stood quite still and said— “Forgive me, Leo, for the unmerciful way in which I laughed at you, when I saw the ‘mess’ your driver had brought you into. Major Frank And running across the road, she seized hold of a pedlar’s dog, who was having a great game of romps with her favourite, and gave it a most unjust and unmerciful belabouring with her cane. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Yet gaze in his eye, And you saw that this calm outer man was a lie; And you knew that deep down in the depths of his breast There dwelt the unmerciful imp of unrest. Three Women By the stark unmerciful sunlight; by the rude, revealing glow of the impending day how much more scandalous would it be! The Life of the Party It was not like our soft English rain that drops gently on the earth; it was unmerciful and somehow terrible; you felt in it the malignancy of the primitive powers of nature. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands Whyte-Melville points out that my sex are unmerciful in the abuse of the spur. The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. That unmerciful sea lifted and beat us up so high among the rocks, that at last the ship scarcely moved. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. Well, we are not unmerciful; and were the case of the creditors our own, we should not object. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 The collectors were only the more angry and unmerciful, and every day seemed to bring the outbreak nearer. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 It’s a last one—and the unmerciful powers only know why we should feel it a resource at all. In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim Both the Government and the people were glad to forget all about this unmerciful beating in America. The Battle of New Orleans including the Previous Engagements between the Americans and the British, the Indians and the Spanish which led to the Final Conflict on the 8th of January, 1815 He was merciful to every one but the unmerciful, and charitable to every one but the uncharitable, and kind to everyone but the unkind. In The Boyhood of Lincoln A Tale of the Tunker Schoolmaster and the Times of Black Hawk But he was unmerciful to the parents themselves. The Little Manx Nation - 1891 In vain, when he got into the midst of the formidable circle, he looked to his friends, the young Sweepstakes, for their countenance and support: they were amongst the most unmerciful of the laughers. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes There, I don’t think we have been unmerciful to our beasts. The Peril Finders Branling was unmerciful in his practice on the river; and considering that two of us had never pulled an oar but in the slowest of "Torpids," we improved surprisingly under his tuition. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 The aristocratic dinner hour is 8 P. M. though I trust few are so unmerciful to themselves as to postpone their chief meal to that late hour when they have no company. Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851. Those women who deceive good, indulgent husbands, frequently discover, to their sorrow, that the most unmerciful and inexorable of men are those who have been deceived by their idolized partners. Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. "But the most astounding fact of all is, that you could take such an unmerciful flogging as Mr. Batterman gave you without waking up," continued the inquisitor. In School and Out or, The Conquest of Richard Grant. Finding I had withdrawn his allowance he was glad to see me go, for my unmerciful scoldings had killed any love he may have had for me. Mary Louise Solves a Mystery Something had set up a screen between her and the wind of unmerciful events. Country Neighbors "Have I been unmerciful except to those who are confessed murderers, and those who are only awaiting a chance to kill?" Princess Zara The two little girls would have thoroughly enjoyed their yearly visit to Grandfather's, if it had not been for Tom and Frank's unmerciful teasing. Chatterbox, 1906 He sprang upon the high-spirited boy, and began to beat him in the most unmerciful manner. Work and Win or, Noddy Newman on a Cruise That's a heap better plan than arousing the household and suffering the unmerciful torture that a family given to ridicule can inflict. The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture Mrs Machowl dashed at her offspring, and, giving him an unmerciful thump on the back, effected the ejection of a mass of beef which had been the cause of the phenomena. Under the Waves Diving in Deep Waters After the departure of this curious couple, his guests told their host he had been very unmerciful. Evolution, Old & New Or, the Theories of Buffon, Dr. Erasmus Darwin and Lamarck, as compared with that of Charles Darwin Infractions of the law cannot be tolerated in any age, yet its administration has been often both partial and unmerciful. The History of Tasmania , Volume II He incurred the former’s displeasure by correcting some grammatical errors in a story she had submitted to him, and he deeply wounded the latter by his unmerciful abuse of the “Lawyer.” Mary Wollstonecraft "He ought to be whipped!" hissed Mercy, in her most unmerciful tone. Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies The Missing Pearl Necklace To the people of the South no one thinks of being unmerciful. The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Prose and Poetry, Volume V Political Essays The base ingratitude of the unmerciful servant justified the king in revoking the pardon once granted. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern He was too just and generous a man, however, to have been so unmerciful, if his better feelings and his better judgment had not been warped by a burst of passion. A Biographical Sketch of the Life and Character of Joseph Charless In a Series of Letters to his Grandchildren These three persons were unmerciful to the last degree; and wherever they came, the blood of the innocent was sure to flow. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs Weaknesses and foibles met with unmerciful severity; and well-meaning intentions and kind actions did not always escape without the keen sarcasm, which it is so difficult for the best regulated mind to bear unmoved. The Teacher Or, Moral Influences Employed in the Instruction and Government of the Young But they were unjust, impure, unmerciful—they hated and wronged a portion of their fellowmen, and waged a continual war against the government of God. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time It is the healthy child's impulse either to let them fall with indifference or to apply to them the instrument of his unmerciful logic. The Task of Social Hygiene The story of the unmerciful servant is being repeated everywhere around us. The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles One characteristic mark of a heathen is, that he is "without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful." Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs As he should be just or unjust, or rather merciful or unmerciful, so must she endure or be unable to endure her doom. Kept in the Dark His treatment of Milton is unmerciful to the last degree. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland II The long journey and hard treatment had worn all of them to mere skin and bone, and many were suffering from bad sores caused by the slave-irons and the unmerciful application of the lash. Black Ivory If we are unmerciful servants, refusing to our fellow men what God gives us, He will treat us as He treated the servant of the parable. The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles And at this point Memory seemed to change her action and proved herself, although unmerciful, pre-eminently faithful. Charlie to the Rescue “Scoundrel!” cried Lucien furiously, in Turkish, at the same time flourishing his scimitar and bestowing on his submissive parent a most unmerciful kick. The Pirate City An Algerine Tale How unjust, how unmerciful the Creator of the universe! Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar Who but the base-hearted would be unmerciful to man’s most serviceable and sagacious of friends? Dick Onslow Among the Redskins My brothers, if so, you are just so many unmerciful servants, going through the world, and seizing your brother-sinners by the throat, and saying—"Pay me that thou owest." The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles It is no wonder that it embittered the hostilities between the red men and the white men and made the war, which outlasted our Revolution ten years, more and more unmerciful to the very end. Stories Of Ohio I don’t want to be unmerciful, and it will be a lesson. Patience Wins War in the Works Logically this parable may be conveniently associated with that of the unmerciful servant. The Parables of Our Lord I am not unmerciful, but for the sake of home, and our English kindred, we must be stern as well as just. Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East He was a just and unmerciful judge of his father, against whom he had a thousand grievances. Clayhanger I will throw myself entirely on her mercy; and surely human creatures should not be unmerciful since God is so merciful.” Frank Oldfield Lost and Found He possessed the keenest wit, and was unmerciful in its use toward those whom he did not like. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 A comparison of this proportion, with that which appears in the parable of the unmerciful servant, is interesting. The Parables of Our Lord The natural gracefulness of the mulberry foliage is entirely destroyed by the unmerciful pruning and pollarding which it undergoes in this country, in order to concentrate it for gathering. Itinerary of Provence and the Rhone Made During the Year 1819 What an indefatigable plodder you are to get those papers ready so soon, and an unmerciful man besides to make me go over them to-night. Three People He tied her to a tree and beat her unmerciful and cut her tender parts. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives His chief fame does not rest on his name as a clergyman or an author, but as an inveterate and unmerciful jester. Diary of Anna Green Winslow A Boston School Girl of 1771 How unmerciful we were, and—how easily our lovers consoled themselves! The Home He was always cheerful, and his unmerciful chaffing kept me alive. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti But weren't you amused at the 'unmerciful disaster that followed fast and followed faster' all the boarders that had not stayed at Maison Pace? Molly Brown's Orchard Home The wretched inhabitants, who could contribute no aid in the defence of the town, were driven by the garrison beyond the gates with the most unmerciful hardheartedness. Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2 Memoirs of Henry the Fifth As for the supposed Compilers, whom you have been so wrath and so unmerciful against, I'll be answerable for it, as they are Creatures of your own Fancy, they will bear you no Malice. A Political Romance Doubt not—fear not; I Will be your most unmerciful accomplice! The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4 Each air was sung only to call forth fresh exclamations of 'Miracolo!' and encores were as unmerciful as an usurper. The Young Duke I was knocked well up out of my abstraction by a most unmerciful jolt. Son of Power The Germans have always been cruel, hard, and unmerciful, while the French are tender and inclined to be too easy, even with wrongdoers. Winning a Cause World War Stories No sooner had the hated word been uttered, than his companions assailed him in a most unmerciful manner. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales For mine condemns me to a life apart, Bound by unmerciful and cruel ties, He dwells with joy, there where he faints and dies. The Heroic Enthusiasts (Gli Eroici Furori) Part the First An Ethical Poem He was in one of his most malevolent moods, and Sabine could not help laughing against her will at his unmerciful comments upon many of the company. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag The yelping of the Ya-men whirled away in unimaginable distances, and for a second I felt the unmerciful blackout of a power dive, with blood breaking from my nostrils and filling my mouth. The Door Through Space She knew he was an intense conservative, but she didn't know that being a conservative could make a person so aggressive and unmerciful. The Bostonians, Vol. II (of II) Those with hanging eyebrows were thought to be fraudulent, bold, and unmerciful. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales To be the doctors here, to be unmerciful here, to wield the knife here—all this is our business, all this is our sort of humanity, by this sign we are philosophers, we Hyperboreans!— The Antichrist Far down as Suzette might be, she never could have been unfeeling, unmerciful as he. Bohemian Days Three American Tales Maginn, in Blackwood, gave unmerciful cuts at her superficial opinions, ultra sentiments and chambermaid French. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878. Your jests are most unmerciful, Countess; but may I beg of you to give that piano a little rest, especially as it wants tuning. The Poor Plutocrats Would this not amount to calling the Lord unmerciful? Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence Marster had overseers, but he wouldn't let 'em whip his slaves unmerciful. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 And the unmerciful man, being mercifully saved, gave thanks unto the power that had saved him, and believed in Christ, and received the grace of baptism. The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings Could anything be more brutally unmerciful than such a law as this in its dealings with the most helpless, forlorn, and seemingly Godforsaken of all earth's children—the voluntary suicide? Insights and Heresies Pertaining to the Evolution of the Soul A man, a man like young Greek Conniston, was a small matter out here; the desert a great, unmerciful, unrelenting God. Under Handicap A Novel The great guilt and danger of indulging an unmerciful or cruel disposition. A Practical Directory for Young Christian Females Being a Series of Letters from a Brother to a Younger Sister He beat his wife, then went out and tied the pore colored woman to a whippin' pole and beat her unmerciful. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 He told me seven murders had been occasioned by their unmerciful treatment to him, and one innocent man hung. Secret Band of Brothers A Full and True Exposition of All the Various Crimes, Villanies, and Misdeeds of This Powerful Organization in the United States. We stand over his ashes and feel that they are the ashes of a truly great man whom "unmerciful disaster followed fast and followed faster." The Golden Censer The duties of to-day, the hopes of the future You will see this when it comes out;—it is, I understand, of the most unmerciful description; but I am aware of it, and hope you will not be hurt by its severity. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals It was characteristic of the man—of that impulsiveness which existed in him side by side with his sagacity, with his coolness in intrigue, with his unmerciful and revengeful temper. Romance Shouus, however, had the whole country of Shendi on the western side entirely under his control before our arrival, he and his cavalry devouring their provisions and drinking their bouza at a most unmerciful rate. A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar Under the Command of His Excellence Ismael Pasha, undertaken by Order of His Highness Mehemmed Ali Pasha, Viceroy of Egypt, By An American In The Service Of The Viceroy But such an experience gives that 'somehow' and 'somewhere' an unmerciful drubbing with iron fists. Atlantis We wonder how you can be so unmerciful. History of the Plague in London In right good earnest they seized me by the boots, saying:—'Let us bring Young America into a respectable position;' and with the most unmerciful jerks they laid me measuring the floor. The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth He tried to fling himself upon her feet, but my hand was in his collar, and after an unmerciful shaking, I sat him down by main force. Romance His master may be a man of some conscientious scruples; ours may be unmerciful. The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States He that forgets his friend is ungrateful to him; but he that forgets his Saviour is unmerciful to himself.—Bunyan. Many Thoughts of Many Minds A Treasury of Quotations from the Literature of Every Land and Every Age In truth, Lieutenant McCrea was in for a most unmerciful tormenting by his brother officers. The Submarine Boys on Duty Life of a Diving Torpedo Boat If only you would make one of the dead live again, that he might tell them how the unmerciful are punished, then they would believe. I.N.R.I. A prisoner's Story of the Cross "Deliver, O Lord, the soul of thy servant, as thou deliveredst the three children from the fiery furnace and from the hands of an unmerciful king." The Cross and the Shamrock Or, How To Defend The Faith. An Irish-American Catholic Tale Of Real Life, Descriptive Of The Temptations, Sufferings, Trials, And Triumphs Of The Children Of St. Patrick In The Great Republic Of Washington. A Book For The Entertainment And Special Instructions Of The Catholic Male And Female Servants Of The United States. Rather let us converse together about pack-saddles and sacks; tell me a story about straw, beans, or hay-lofts, unmerciful drivers, and heavy burdens.” Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers There is no better rule to try a doctrine by than the question, Is it merciful, or is it unmerciful? Many Thoughts of Many Minds A Treasury of Quotations from the Literature of Every Land and Every Age Vasili, who succeeded Ivan III. in 1505, continued his work on the same lines of absorption and consolidation by unmerciful means. A Short History of Russia The other apprentices, who in the mean while have slyly drawn near, now make unmerciful fun of David, who stands stupidly in the middle of the street gazing regretfully after her. Stories of the Wagner Opera The close of my second sheet warns me that it is time now to relieve you from this letter of unmerciful length. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 The people fled into the forests on the hills, and were an easy prey to the marauders, who seem to have been unmerciful. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 It were unmerciful, I know, quite to abolish the use of these screens, which are of eminent convenience, whether the guest is too great, or too little. Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson The boyars in the presence of these children appropriated the luxuries and treasures in the palace and then plundered the people as well, exacting unmerciful fines and treating them like slaves. A Short History of Russia He wasn't a prig, but he had come to Sanford with very definite ideas about the place, and those ideas were already groggy from the unmerciful pounding they were receiving. The Plastic Age For we are not like you, hard hearted, unmerciful, and unforgiving. Walker's Appeal, with a Brief Sketch of His Life And Also Garnet's Address to the Slaves of the United States of America In vain did the wife of Van Heerden expostulate and plead with the unmerciful officer to spare the life of her wounded husband. In the Shadow of Death He would not be just in His own eyes, were He unmerciful; He is just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Some Christian Convictions A Practical Restatement in Terms of Present-Day Thinking Men, when they show themselves unmerciful for certain errors, are too apt to forget that they have all, more or less, spent part of their lives seeking to bring them about for their own benefit. Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas In One Volume He was one of the most unmerciful persecutors of the early Christians, but was converted by the sudden appearance to him of the risen Lord. The Bible Book by Book A Manual for the Outline Study of the Bible by Books I answer no—they never were half so avaricious, deceitful and unmerciful as the whites, according to their knowledge. Walker's Appeal, with a Brief Sketch of His Life And Also Garnet's Address to the Slaves of the United States of America Passionate, stubborn, relentless, unmerciful, implacable tempers indulged and unmortified, must be a way of lies. The Power of Faith Exemplified In The Life And Writings Of The Late Mrs. Isabella Graham. He knew how to take advantage of the technicalities of law, and he knew how to be severe and unmerciful toward the poor. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 1, July, 1862 Gotarzes now proved less unmerciful than might have been expected from his general character. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. But He teaches over and over again that a hard, unmerciful heart forfeits the divine mercy. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII Opulence generally makes men tyrannical, and great success in business makes them unmerciful. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens For he is one of those worthy, unoffending persons, whom an ungrateful world jostles and tramples upon,—whom unmerciful disaster follows fast and follows faster. Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature This passage, very characteristic of Poe's criticisms, illustrates both his championship of favorites, and unmerciful scourging of foes. The Golden Treasury of American Songs and Lyrics It is not only an unmerciful way of killing, but the blood has thus no escape, and settles about all the vital organs. The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking Adapted to Domestic Use or Study in Classes Owing to the unmerciful badgering which the witness had just been through, the prosecutor thought that the young man would perhaps overdo the matter to get back at him, and thus incriminate himself. More Toasts You've given that boy more unmerciful beatings already than he ought to have had in a lifetime, and he not at all a bad boy either. Grandmother Elsie "Except that invested in the doctor's useless histories," said Mercy, who was inclined to be most unmerciful of speech on occasion. Ruth Fielding in Moving Pictures Or, Helping the Dormitory Fund A great shout is given as the masses catch a glimpse of the body of the man who in his lifetime was their unmerciful master. The Transgressors Story of a Great Sin Her roommates could not always defend her, although even Mercy, the unmerciful, tried. Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island Or, The Old Hunter's Treasure Box "Well, maybe he'll consent to being led to the stable; he looks as if he had a most unmerciful master!" The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories When you get down on a man, you're perfectly unmerciful, and Ford doesn't deserve it. The Uphill Climb In the parable of the king taking account of his servants, he delivers the unmerciful debtor to the tormentors, 'till he should pay all that was due unto him.' Hope of the Gospel He was that bird's "——unhappy master whom unmerciful Disaster Followed fast and followed faster till his songs one burden bore— Till the dirges of his Hope that melancholy burden bore Of 'Never—never more.'" International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 As you differ in sentiment from the Edinburgh Review, I hope that you have made up your mind to an unmerciful lashing. The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock So unmerciful is Life that every artist must ask himself this question. Edward MacDowell At last it appeared manifestly, that it was the Soul of a Christian who was vexed with the dreadful Torments of an unmerciful Devil: Now all the Endeavours are bent this Way. Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. There is no blessedness except in being such as God; it would be altogether unmerciful to leave us unmerciful. Hope of the Gospel The three men next continued their walk, until they met a "rose-leaf, whipped-cream youth," of whose modish attire and effeminate manners they made unmerciful fun. The Book of the Epic And all the way home the cruel, just, unmerciful thoughts of insulted youth mingled with the generous and beautiful sensations of her triumph. Leonora It was unmerciful hot, too, and we like to died getting him up. The Happy Family God bless you Glutton, and unmerciful Devourer of Cakes. Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. One time, Jim Scott beat her husband so unmerciful for praying that his shirt was as red from blood stain "as if you'd paint it with, a brush". Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Indiana Narratives More unmerciful you, to vex me with these Bacon Broth and Puddings, they are the walking shapes of all my sorrows. Wit Without Money The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher The storm still beats upon the roof and the wind is howling like some unmerciful beast unleashed. Sweetapple Cove One of them with unmerciful mercy loosened my bonds a trifle and gave me a sup of water. Vanguards of the Plains The unmerciful toil of the steamer prevented me from following my bent as I should have done. The Personal Life of David Livingstone For a while, Hans came with his thalers, but they outfooted him—"fast and faster" behind came "unmerciful disaster," and he was fain to turn his back on the land of promise and promises. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 098, February, 1876 But we durst not hull in this unmerciful storm, sometimes trying under our main-course, sometimes with a haddock of our sail; for our ship was very leeward, and laboured hard in the sea. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. Mr. Calhoun laid himself open to most unmerciful retorts, which was his misfortune, not his fault, for the embargo had been utterly and hopelessly wrong from the beginning. Daniel Webster In both the people are deceitful, unmerciful to the poor, and in the habit of destroying their own little girls when babies. Far Off Be ye merciful, for the worst part of the nature of brutes is to be unmerciful. Voices for the Speechless My own favourite, 'Molly Macaulay,' preserves her good-humour to the last, though I thought you rather unmerciful in shutting her up so long in Johnnie's nursery. Marriage And even George, with the unmerciful, ruthless judgment of his years, was obliged to admit that she possessed a genuine pertinacity and had marvellously accomplished an ambition. The Roll-Call SIR,—I have been reckoning up how many faults you lay to my charge in your last letter, and I find I am severe, unjust, unmerciful, and unkind. The Love Letters of Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, 1652-54 I have been reckoning up how many faults you lay to my charge in your last letter, and I find I am severe, unjust, unmerciful, and unkind! Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries) No, they may even make fun of thee a little, and then, I can tell thee, an unmerciful roguishness comes over me when I can throw off the chains of slavery for a brief spell. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 07 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes This subjected me to unmerciful criticism from Madame Albina at rehearsals. The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections Weaknesses and foibles met with unmerciful severity, and well-meaning intentions and kind actions did not always escape without the keen sarcasm which it is so difficult for the best regulated mind to bear unmoved. The Teacher This woman had stood all her life with dagger drawn, on the defensive against what certainly was to her an unmerciful world. The Grandissimes Now, as this is not true, in the first place, and may fix a disadvantageous impression of her to those she lives amongst, 'twould be unmerciful to let her or my daughter suffer by it. Sterne "The whites," he asserted, "have always been an unjust, jealous, unmerciful, avaricious and bloodthirsty set of beings, always seeking after power and authority." A Social History of the American Negro Being a History of the Negro Problem in the United States. Including A History and Study of the Republic of Liberia People thought the press unmerciful in its ridicule of that convention, but I felt in it all there was much forbearance. Half a Century You don't like me, Lady Pippinworth," he said, watching himself, "and I don't wonder at it; and you have discovered a way of hurting me of which you make rather unmerciful use. Tommy and Grizel I have three letters of thine to take notice of:* but am divided in my mind, whether to quarrel with thee on thy unmerciful reflections, or to thank thee for thy acceptable particularity and diligence. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 7 The valour of this gentleman in his distress brings to one's memory the Knight of the Sorrowful Countenance, who lays about him at such an unmerciful rate in an old romance. The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield His unmerciful logic made the black before the law less than a slave; it reduced him to the status of a horse or dog, a bale of dry-goods or a block of stone. Abraham Lincoln, a History — Volume 02 He and the party which had made his methods its own by nominating him, were held up to the most unmerciful ridicule. Half a Century These essays much resemble Thackeray's dissection of Swift for their terrible sarcasm, their unmerciful criticism, and their minute unveiling of human weakness and hypocrisy. George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy This unmerciful satire was sold off in a very short time; and it seems uncertain whether it was again published until 1084, when it appeared with the author's name in Tonson's first Miscellany. The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author It quickly proved, what, under the law of Moses, was apprehended would be the consequence of unmerciful chastisements. Some Historical Account of Guinea, Its Situation, Produce, and the General Disposition of Its Inhabitants An Inquiry into the Rise and Progress of the Slave Trade, Its Nature and Lamentable Effects Ungenerous, unmerciful man! and so it is enough for you that I have nobody to defend me! Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are The Valour of this Gentleman in his Distress, brings to one's memory the Knight of the sorrowful Countenance, who lays about him at such an unmerciful rate in an old Romance. The Spectator, Volume 2. Next morning's sun saw Mr Dorrit's equipage upon the Dover road, where every red-jacketed postilion was the sign of a cruel house, established for the unmerciful plundering of travellers. Little Dorrit GIRLS: For your foes are fierce and ruthless, False, unmerciful, and truthless; Young and tender, old and toothless, All in vain their mercy crave. The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan Thus the conscious innocence of many persons, which gave them fortitude to bear unmerited torture without flinching, was construed by their unmerciful tormentors into proofs of guilt. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2 We must not use the advantage that accident has given us with an unmerciful hand. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are But in his case what had given most offense was a certain licentious and wanton self-will; Lysander's power was feared and hated because of his unmerciful disposition. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans Donna Rodolpha's Library was principally composed of old Spanish Romances: These were her favourite studies, and once a day one of these unmerciful Volumes was put regularly into my hands. The Monk; a romance This didn't mean that the big kids were unmerciful to the little ones. The Life of Me; an autobiography Police found him and returned him to Birmingham; his reception being an unmerciful thrashing from the drunken stepfather. In Darkest England and the Way Out The blame of this unmerciful disaster was eventually narrowed down to the Pyes. Anne of Avonlea We wonder how you could be so unmerciful! A Journal of the Plague Year, written by a citizen who continued all the while in London Alas," the voice replied, "I am not unmerciful! Good Stories for Holidays Oh Man, if only you would lift her from the horrible place she lies, where briers run riot and cattle trample and the unmerciful sun beats! The Harvester At such times the warriors' jokes were unmerciful, for it was considered a last indulgence in jesting, perhaps for many moons. Old Indian Days At first we thought he had been cured by the unmerciful chaffing he had to undergo from his mates, but eventually his sister told Cecily the true reason. The Golden Road Your own brother wouldn't have known you if he had seen you last, as I did, with smooth cheeks and hair of unmerciful length. Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home He is despotic, and unmerciful to insubordination; he would shoot a fellow down with as little remorse as he would shoot a buck, if he opposed him. Uncle Tom's Cabin "You are unmerciful to young gentlemen, Miss Garth," said the Vicar, within two yards of her. Middlemarch The times were fearfully out of joint; women as well as men were taking war's licenses, and with a boy's unmerciful directness I sprang to the conclusion that here was an adventuress. The Cavalier The poor woman had indeed fared much the worst; having, besides the unmerciful cuffs received, lost a quantity of hair, which Mrs Slipslop in triumph held in her left hand. Joseph Andrews Vol 1 "No," was the reply; "you were a little ashamed of your fellows, and have altered your system, and find that your dogs do not want this unmerciful negro-whipping." The Dog He was generous to his friends and equals, but proud, dominant, overbearing, to inferiors, and utterly unmerciful to whatever set itself up against him. Uncle Tom's Cabin For her first thought related to the annoyance Archie would feel at her detention in a public hospital; her second, to the unmerciful use Madame would make of the circumstance. A Knight of the Nets Then again, his father's unmerciful use of the whip to him seemed a sort of settling of scores, thence in a measure, a breaking down of the wall between them. Weighed and Wanting The priest's crushed strength and humiliated age—what a testimony to the power of that tradition for which Mr. Manisty was working—its unmerciful and tyrannous power! Eleanor A sheep has also been shown to them, or still is, after which another unmerciful flogging is administered, amidst cries of "Ware sheep!" The Dog You will see this when it comes out;—it is, I understand, of the most unmerciful description; but I am aware of it, and hope 'you' will not be hurt by its severity. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 1 At another time, their antics and buffoonery, as they made unmerciful use of the short sticks with which they were armed, would have provoked a smile. A Love Story My folly has put an end to her happiness, and brought upon her the cruelty of an unmerciful monster.' Fairy Tales from the Arabian Nights Women, it seemed to him, were always going to extremes; they were either too soft and meek, or else they were too hard and unmerciful. Lonesome Land "My dear Mackaye," I said, "you have the most unmerciful way of raising difficulties, and then leaving poor fellows to lay the ghost for themselves." Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography Others took refuge there from the frowns of fortune and the rigour of unmerciful creditors. An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 1 Whenever Rome was false to treaties, unmerciful in victory, or unsuccessful in arms, he either ignores the facts or is anxious to find excuses. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities And seizing a corn broom that stood in a corner of the room, he began to poke at the poor animal, and belabour him in the most unmerciful manner. Life in the Clearings versus the Bush Answer—'They are those slaveholders who were unmerciful, and abused their slaves in the world, and are too proud to comply with the conditions.' The Communistic Societies of the United States From Personal Visit and Observation He rarely indulges in conjecture, but in investigating the motives of his adversaries he is penetrating and unmerciful. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius To my heart to see the unmerciful quantity of instruction that little children go through on a Sunday. Friends in Council — First Series His début was made in unmerciful satires on the works of the poetasters, and he continued to plead the cause of reason against rhyme, of true poetry against false. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities His priests represent him at one time armed with severity, at another full of clemency and mildness; sometimes cruel and unmerciful, and sometimes easily melted by the sorrow and tears of sinners. Good Sense In Smith's expressive words, the people were "hanging in a cluster by each other on board the wreck, having nothing to take to but the unmerciful waves, which at this time bore a dreadful aspect." The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders I could not sleep a wink after the day of the unmerciful whipping of those two little boys. A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences In 1867 Doctor Holmes published a volume of poetry which was generally well received, but was criticised in the Nation with needless and unmerciful severity. Cambridge Sketches "My brave knight was also an unmerciful tyrant." A Heart-Song of To-day Abraham appeals to God to take care of His name and honour, as if he had said, If Thou doest this, what will the world say of Thee, but that Thou art unmerciful? Expositions of Holy Scripture On coming back to America I learned that the dream did fit exactly as to the time, both date and hour, in which his unmerciful action took place. Personal Experiences of S. O. Susag Again the night after this unmerciful beating of this poor woman was spent in weeping, and prayer to Him who hears the cries of his oppressed children. A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences Then she cried a little, and for a moment, even in the unmerciful grasp of their trouble, they were nearly happy. The Abandoned Room If this man were unmerciful in his revenge, he also remembered my mother's kindnesses, and bled for her and her daughters. Wyandotte Justice can be at no strife with mercy, for not to do what is just would be most unmerciful. England's Antiphon Old Charlie, though by alias an "Injin," was plainly a dark white man, about as old as Colonel De Charleu, sunk in the bliss of deep ignorance, shrewd, deaf, and, by repute at least, unmerciful. Old Creole Days Why so then, is the Devil in an unmerciful Woman? The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III Antonio, take my advice, and run away; this Ferdinand is the most unmerciful dog, and has the cursedest long sword! and, upon my, soul, he comes on purpose to cut your throat. The Duenna They were tried in the same fortress in which they were imprisoned after the arrest; they were tried swiftly and secretly, as was done during that unmerciful time. The Seven Who Were Hanged But he was not destined to reach the Euphrates; and it is worthy of notice, as a providential ordinance, that his own unmerciful nature was the ultimate cause of his fate. The Caesars "And you play the part of a hard-hearted, unmerciful man," cried the count, "when you have a most generous heart, as this proposition proves." Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 Your Ladyship wou'd make no Scruple of it, if you knew how this poor Gentleman has been us'd by my unmerciful Master. The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III Sorpiala's unmerciful consort fainted in the process of receiving her punishment, and was dragged away unconscious to the slave quarters, to be revived for the finishing of her intended punishments. Si'Wren of the Patriarchs He who holds us in his power could not have been more unmerciful. Mysteries of Paris, V3 Tad was unharmed, save for the unmerciful treatment he had received during his record-breaking journey. The Pony Rider Boys in the Rockies Or, the Secret of the Lost Claim He that forgets his friend, is ungrateful unto him; but he that forgets his Saviour, is unmerciful to himself. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 Lady with the Spark that courted her last Night?—hum—with her again so soon?—Well, this Impudence and Importunity undoes more City-Wives than all their unmerciful Finery. The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III You are more unmerciful to me than the judge, doctor. The History of the Life of the Late Mr Jonathan Wild the Great These symptoms had first manifested themselves after his unmerciful drubbing at the hands of Dan Appleton: but they were not the result of any injury; they were due to some deeper cause. The Iron Trail What an unmerciful basting you give "our mutual friend." Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 Poe's lines were true, then—never so true as now: "Some unhappy master whom unmerciful disaster Followed fast and followed faster..." Kennedy Square From this situation he was suddenly aroused by a guardman, who seized him by the collar, and giving him an unmerciful twitch, brought, him headlong upon the sidewalk. Manuel Pereira They were bitten by pismires an inch long, and by the unmerciful tzetze fly. The Life of Sir Richard Burton Well, by the living God, you'll get the surprise of your life now, believe me, the most unmerciful hiding a man ever bargained for. Ulysses I think I must see Mr Bradshaw, and try and bring him a little out of this unmerciful frame of mind. Ruth The queen is said to have insulted him in a very arrogant and unmerciful manner. History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second No, no, never one syllable about that, I warrant you.—Why, this same Stella is so unmerciful a writer, she has hardly left any room for Dingley. The Journal to Stella Then, too, that tempestuous wintry sea that grew black and white as death with horrible billows, while the storm raged, cruel, inexorable, unmerciful, bitter. See America First Victorian poverty spoke in every detail of the working plant; Victorian energy and greed in the unmerciful loads of salt and wire, for the scrub country out back. Such Is Life I will call upon Thee so loud that all the world shall hear me, and wonder at Thy silence—unjust and unmerciful God! For the Term of His Natural Life "Shall you dare to hope for mercy being yourself unmerciful?" The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza Under their rule—hard and unmerciful, but just and efficient—the law became strong enough to crush the mightiest and to shield the weakest. Short History of Wales Captain Eri was an unmerciful tease, and he would be sure to "rub it in," in a way the mere thought of which made his friend squirm. Cap'n Eri I did not at all like the accounts of this mysterious Queen, "She-who-must-be-obeyed," or more shortly She, who apparently ordered the execution of any unfortunate stranger in a fashion so unmerciful. She I saw him myself just then falling upon a fine full-dress suit, which he shook and tossed in an unmerciful manner. The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen But Achilles hath wrought his proud soul to fury within him—stubborn man, that recketh naught of his comrades' love, wherein we worshipped him beyond all men amid the ships—unmerciful! The Iliad He hadn't been gone but a bare fortnight when "unmerciful disaster followed fast and followed faster" on our poor heads. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) It were unmerciful, I know, quite to abolish the use of these screens, which are of eminent convenience, whether the guest is too great or too little. Essays — Second Series You deem me unmerciful, but you do not know what I have suffered at this wizard's hands. The Wizard Later they had an unmerciful king, David by name, who smote the Philistines, the Ammonites, and the Moabites, and not one of them could discomfit him. The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 But that was his way; he always made himself out to be a most unmerciful person. Maiwa's Revenge He loosed his hold on the collar, resolving to take out his rage in an unmerciful beating should the dog seek to chase the fleeing sheep. His Dog The earth sulks under the burden of the unmerciful sun. Yet Again Caught from some unhappy master whom unmerciful Disaster Followed fast and followed faster till his songs one burden bore— Till the dirges of his Hope that melancholy burden bore Of "never—never more!" The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 Thy heart is good, Esther, good as thy mother's was; and I pray it have not the fate of most good hearts--to be trampled upon by the unmerciful and blind. Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ I am writing you a most unmerciful letter, but I shall get Owen to take it to Newcastle. Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 Then he swung upon the others with their fallen comrade's bludgeon striking to right and left mighty, unmerciful blows that drove down their own weapons until that wielded by the ape-man was splintered and shattered. Tarzan the Terrible "It's an unmerciful climb," Keith demurred hypocritically, to strengthen her resolution. Her Prairie Knight It is a hard, hard school, on the contrary, of unmerciful criticism. Little Masterpieces of Autobiography: Actors But there is no glory in it for God, because by their exertions these workers pronounce God an unmerciful slave driver, an unfaithful and angry Judge. Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians As my liver had felt no mercy for Joseph, unmerciful suffering was caused unto me by my liver. The Legends of the Jews — Volume 2 And the angels, terrible and without pity, carry savage weapons, and their torture is unmerciful. The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1 In his war paint and his beads, Like a bison among the reeds, In ambush the Sitting Bull Lay with three thousand braves Crouched in the clefts and caves, Savage, unmerciful! The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Oh! what an unmerciful tease you are, Vallombreuse, and how you do love to torment me with these strange fancies of yours. Captain Fracasse He thrashed him unmerciful as he did us boys. 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