| 单词 | unsay |
| 例句 | "A man hears the whisper of sand in a glass. A man will not sleep until a girl unsays a certain name. Now, evil child." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As soon as the words come out, I wish I could unsay them. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Afterward she always apologized, but she couldn’t unsay what she'd just said. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I was trying to unsay my foolish remark about lawyers. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He wanted to unsay all the things he had said about her—even unsay the things Leslie had said. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Galliano can’t unsay or undo the gross, offensive things that happened two years ago. Can Galliano be forgiven? 2013-01-18T19:51:00Z Third, and more important, I didn’t want to say anything that I would have to unsay later. This Life: For a Child, God?s Back Story 2010-10-15T21:10:00Z But as soon as I said it, I couldn't unsay it. Kyra Sedgwick knows we're obsessed with her marriage to Kevin Bacon: "I totally feel pressure" 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z I know that I cannot unsay those words, but please accept my sincerest apologies.” MLB umpire apologizes for tweet suggesting violence over Trump impeachment 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Yet he can’t unsay what was said on the audio tape. Georgia editorial roundup 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Ben Bradley, who also wrote about a "vast sea of unemployed wasters", said he couldn't "unsay" the remarks. Tory MP: I cocked up over blog posts 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z And then they unsay it, and they keep unsaying it, breaking their own rules over and over again. So you want to be a writer? Essential tips for aspiring novelists 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z Apparently a federal court will not let Trump unsay his earlier characterizations of the travel ban with the alacrity that Breitbart lets him unsay his touting of the birther myth. Donald Trump's disregard for words – and truth – is finally catching up with him | Lawrence Douglas 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z "Either unsay those words or else swallow them!" A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z He had said horrible things, he knew—odious things that he ought speedily to unsay. Mortal Coils 2012-04-06T02:00:30.740Z For a little I would go out into the world, and at all costs unsay what I have said, undo what I have done! The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z Phrases of condemnation and contempt which he had used to her recurred, as she nursed his child; and she rejoiced to think that he must unsay them! Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z Young man, because of thy youth, and for thy father's sake, we will give thee one chance, one only, to recant and unsay all thou hast said. In Kali's Country Tales from Sunny India 2012-02-17T03:00:28.697Z "It's no use trying to unsay things, is it?" she asked. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z One day before her marriage, this heroine having131 received some insult from her husband, drew out a pistol and forced him to unsay what he had uttered. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Go, then, go, insatiate boy, Nor me longer seek t' annoy: I've said it, nor shall e'er unsay: Go to thy mother, and there play. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z "I unsay every word," said Mr. Merridew, for the second time, and more pointedly than ever; for, even in his really generous emotion, he could not help feeling that it was unsaying a great deal. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z I'm fond of her too, Frank, and have seen enough to-night—and before—to convince me that she would give a vast deal to unsay those thoughtless words. Kitty's Conquest 2011-08-30T02:00:36.270Z Highness has a manner to-night which disconcerts me by its novelty; a saying things and then unsaying them; suggesting and then, somehow, treading down the suggestion like a spark of your lightning. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z Who shall unsay the words of a bleeding heart, I shall go to him but he shall not return to me? The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z I said to you the other night that Henry Craven never was a white man, and I won't unsay it now. The Thousandth Woman 2011-08-15T02:00:25.383Z He perceived he had prepared Cornelia badly for his plans; but it was too late: he could not unsay what had been said. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z “Oh, if I could only unsay those words!” Molly Brown's Junior Days 2011-07-14T02:00:11.180Z “He appeals most powerfully to the feelings of the witness, and then does what is tantamount to begging him to unsay what he has already stated on oath.” Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z He could not unsay what he had said, and to attempt to trim would only provoke her scorn. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z "Step into the light again, that your face may unsay the cowardly words of your tongue!" Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z And this one thing at least is certain; whatever history teaches, whatever it omits, whatever it exaggerates or extenuates, whatever it says and unsays, at least the Christianity of history is not Protestantism. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z Pauline," he entreated, "you must unsay those words. Love Works Wonders A Novel Canst thou unsay the solemn words that bound us at the altar three short days ago? Comic Tragedies Written by 'Jo' and 'Meg' and Acted by The 'Little Women' Then he waited a day or two, not very patiently, for a further rejoinder from Imogene,—in which she of course was to unsay all that she had said before. Ayala's Angel For this fair scene—these fresh and balmy odours—this brilliant blending of blue sky and rosy earth, I could unsay all that I have said of Florence, and own, that it is beautiful! Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) In vain for the next two years Henry strove to unsay, to palliate, to disclaim these words. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History You mistake me; I have no wish to unsay one single word I ever spoke to you. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Why did she challenge me to forbidden things so easy to say, so impossible to unsay? The Portal of Dreams She was to write to him and unsay those prayers, and comfort him with a repetition of that dear word which she had declared that she would never use again with all its true meaning. Ayala's Angel "Be advised, young gentleman; unsay your words, and go your way," said an elder one of the party; while he added in a whisper, "De Beauvais has no equal in Paris with the small sword." Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I Hansford, for the sake of your honour, for the sake of your love, unsay the word which stains your soul with treason.” Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion Poor boy! he’d give as much to-morrow to unsay his words as I would to have spoken those I nearly said last night!” Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 She unsays her words, she gives herself the lie, she says to the children, “Be old!” La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages Say more, or else unsay what you have already uttered. The Advocate As for regretting nothing, a man at forty would be glad to unsay and undo many things. The So-called Human Race Thus Picardy is famous for “hot heads;” and the Norman for son dit et son d�dit, “his saying and his unsaying!” Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 She would not unsay the gruel, because she was sure this kind-hearted woman would take pleasure in getting it for her. When Ghost Meets Ghost I can't bear people that say a thing and then try to unsay it. The Boys and I I do remember that once, in this very room, my temper did o'erleap its bounds and lent my tongue words which I would give a year of sweet life to unsay. The Fifth of November A Romance of the Stuarts Mr. Hughes forgets—or does he forget?—that in the sequel to this poem, entitled Sixty Years After, Tennyson unsays all the high-pitched dispraise of Amy and her squire. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) “Oh Excellency––your words are apostate––unsay them and tempt not Almighty Power!” The Flute of the Gods The witness' presence of mind was gone, and he was made to unsay the greatest part of his evidence in chief. Law and Laughter "Oh, stay," she added, "and unsay it all—unsay it all and give no reason, and it shall be as though it were never said." Is He Popenjoy? While as for me, if I ever said to myself, ‘no woman can be of much good to a man as a real companion,’ I’m ready to unsay it.” The Princess Virginia "Hush, hush!—But mother told me never to speak of these things to thee," answered Resa; "unsay the wish, or some harm may come." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. But say I could repent, and could obtain By act of grace, my former state; how soon Would height recall high thoughts, how soon unsay What faint submission swore? The Universal Reciter 81 Choice Pieces of Rare Poetical Gems Bend hither, that I may place it on your breast; no hand can take it hence, till I unsay the spell that holds it there.” Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales You will unsay those words, or hand me your sword.” The Traitors “Insolent serf! unsay thy words, or maintain them with thy sword!—Crouch, like a low-born slave as thou art, and beg Macpherson’s pardon, if thou darest not bare thy coward blade.” Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI Do not accuse him of falsehood because he unsays on a Tuesday the words he said on the Monday. The Life of Cicero Volume II. "At the risk of seeming brutal, Honor, I warn you that I'll not give you one minute's peace till you unsay those words—for Ladybird's sake." Captain Desmond, V.C. She wrote again unsaying all she had said, but her father had been too much wounded to reply. The Third Miss Symons But seeing himself thinks it more for his credit to tell the world of his saying and unsaying, declaring and undeclaring, let him be doing. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) And how was that unsaying to be accomplished? The Vicar of Bullhampton I cannot unsay what I have elsewhere said at large on this melancholy Subject*. Submission to Divine Providence in the Death of Children Recommended and inforced, in a sermon preached at Northampton, on the death of a very amiable and hopeful child, about five years old If you unsay that sentence, I will set you free. John the Baptist And in the last essay of all he makes a campaign against bad laws, which unsays many of his previous sayings on the blessedness of custom. Montaigne and Shakspere I do feel reproached, and I must unsay it. In Nesting Time It does not pay thus to say and then unsay. With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back Why, you infamous, lying cad: unsay every word! The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne Kirke, subdued, requires Odysseus to unsay the curse he had spoken against her. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas Try and think what you said: no, not now, there is no time, but when you are with the King, and unsay it, unsay it. The Justice of the King Never yet had she had opportunity to unsay the cutting words with which she had met him that bitter night. A Tame Surrender, A Story of The Chicago Strike Man! you have said that which you were too proud and obstinate to unsay, which has lacerated some heart for thirty years that had perhaps secretly and faithfully served you and yours. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 It is curious to see, how easily the exigencies of party mould men, and how readily under that pressure they unsay their maxims, and retract their principles. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 Her eyelids fluttered and her bosom heaved, but she did not move, and Lucy was too much a Drayton to unsay what her father had said, or to undo what he had done. The Christmas Peace 1908 It was now too late to unsay the words, but not too late to mislead his hearers. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains Time and again in her heart of hearts had she planned how those unsaying words should be said, and said just as soon as ever he came, but he came rather soon and suddenly. A Tame Surrender, A Story of The Chicago Strike I too Affirm: and in a word, I’ve brought myself To say, unsay, swear, and forswear, at pleasure: And that is now the best of all professions.” The Comedies of Terence No sooner had the anger-impelled words left his lips than Donald felt heartily ashamed of himself, and wished that he might unsay them. 'Smiles' A Rose of the Cumberlands “How can I unsay what is the fact?” he answered savagely. Good Old Anna I would have given anything to unsay those foolish words, but it was too late. Kate Coventry An Autobiography O dearest mother! what would I not now give to unsay all the hard things I have ever said to you, and to undo all the evil I have done. Twice Bought I have said it, and I won’t unsay it; besides, Pater, recollect it’s a French question, and in France you would be considered noble. Peter Simple “That won’t undo all the bad things I have been guilty of; it won’t unsay all the blasphemies and obscene words which have flowed from my lips,” he gasped out. The African Trader The Adventures of Harry Bayford “Unsay, do unsay what you have just said, kind Mr. Head!” Good Old Anna Nothing can unsay it, nothing can deprive you of it; only don't forget to lock it up carefully, and mind you don't go leaving about your keys. Kate Coventry An Autobiography Then, Mary, realizing what she had said when it was too late to unsay it, clapped her hands over her mouth and groaned. The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor She must see him again—now—this minute; hear him unsay that awful thing. The Secret of the Storm Country But men ought to be wiser than to take simple girls at their first word, which the girls can never, never unsay, unless the men bid them. A Houseful of Girls As for Verena, she had said more than she meant, and the simplest way to unsay it was to go and get her bonnet and jacket and let him take her where he liked. The Bostonians, Vol. II (of II) Oh, if he could only unsay those words which he had hurled at Tom, his friend and companion! Tom Slade at Black Lake Shame to have sinned against the light Confounds not but impels his tongue to unsay What yestereve he swore. A Channel Passage and Other Poems Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne—Vol VI "In that case," said Captain Beebee, "perhaps Mr. Carleton will not object to explain or unsay the things which gave offence yesterday." Queechy, Volume I How can a woman cling to a man who, having said that he did not want her, yet comes again within her influence, but does not unsay what he had said before? Phineas Redux Man saying one thing now, unsaying it anon, Breaking all Engagements, when deeds for him are done. The Digger Movement in the Days of the Commonwealth As Revealed in the Writings of Gerrard Winstanley, the Digger, Mystic and Rationalist, Communist and Social Reformer When the boys tell their father he reproves them for their want of charity, and sends them back to unsay what they had said. Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books I gave him no chance of unsaying with grace or credit what he could not fail to regret that he had said. A Great Emergency and Other Tales So please unsay what you told Mrs. Fremont in the parlor last evening. Miss Dexie A Romance of the Provinces Shooting a man even doesn't unsay a dirty speech. The Enchanted Canyon They could not unsay the fateful words which called into being the Imperial Duma. Bolshevism The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy If he but once said a thing, no power on earth could make him unsay it. The Measure of a Man I did not however hide from myself, that to say this was to unsay all my resolves about my besetting sin. A Great Emergency and Other Tales Why, now thou speak’st as I would have thee speak; And mark how I unsay my words again. A Study of Shakespeare Watches your eye, to say or to unsay, Whate'er you please! The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 05 Only you did not mean quite what you said so too articulately, and you will unsay it, if you please, and unthink it near the elms. The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 Come, Mr. Tudor, you cannot unsay your own words, that it was right for you all to make much of Miss Garston.' Uncle Max "Your uniform shall be no protection, unless you unsay what you have uttered," Fred continued, advancing in a menacing manner towards the colonel. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia Mrs. Trevlyn, I shall request you to unsay the insinuation conveyed in your words. The Fatal Glove I thought it such a friendly act, for some have never the grace to unsay their grievances, however much actually blessed as a consequence of them. An Englishwoman's Love-Letters I cannot unsay, Harry, all that I have said—all that I did not say, but which you must have thought and known when you were here last. The Claverings Joyce stopped suddenly, wishing that she could unsay that last speech, for the little mother had come into the kitchen in time to hear it. The Little Colonel's House Party Mr. Sumner's speech in the Senate unsays no part of his Faneuil Hall pledge. American Eloquence, Volume 2 Studies In American Political History (1896) An instinct told him she didn't want his hands on her just then, and he couldn't unsay the things he had told her any further than he had already. The Real Adventure Not cultured: let us unsay the word; rather, with the gloss and hard polish which reading and wealth and the finer appointments of living can throw over spiritual arrest or decay. The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. Mr. McLean replied, quite honestly, "I am not sure that I did not always like you best," but that hurt her, and he had to unsay the words. Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood I must confess it, sire, I have said too much to be able to unsay it. The Cid There was a sort of mad entreaty in his eyes, as if he hoped that by unsaying she could remedy an irremediable disaster, and there was nothing left of him but those panic-stricken, beseeching eyes. The Inheritors Oh, lies enough and more have I this day Spoken, which now I shame not to unsay. The Agamemnon of Aeschylus Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes Belfast was determined that the son should not unsay what the father had said in this consecrated building; it would be, as an Ulster member put it in the House of Commons, "a profanation." John Redmond's Last Years "And if Aunt Julia isn't a 'Mede 'n' Persian,' she might almost as well be one—when it comes to unsaying things," Patricia told herself, as she started for the house. Patricia And yet before I come to the end of my letter I may repent of my temerity and unsay my charge. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I "If—if only you never want to unsay it," he muttered. The Fortieth Door You've heard what I confess: I don't unsay A single word: I cheated when I could, Rapped with my toe-joints, set sham hands at work, Wrote down names weak in sympathetic ink. Robert Browning The latter bristled at the words, lost for an instant his self-possession, said in his anger more than he intended—more than he might easily unsay—enough to bruise the already smarting soul of Allcraft. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 1844 "No—indeed, neither of us can unsay such words," said Orsino. Don Orsino Pater, I have said it, and I won't unsay it; besides, Pater, recollect it's a French question, and in France you would be considered noble. Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 Yet, unless we continue able to resist the Portuguese, they will soon unsay that speech for their own ease. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 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 Had he convicted himself of a direct though unpremeditated attempt to probe the mystery of his hostess's antecedents, and were his subsequent observations designed to unsay that question in effect? The Shadow of the Rope He will say and unsay as fast as one sentence can follow the other, and if you tax him with it, he will support both sides: at least, that is my experience with him. Paul Faber, Surgeon Besides which, he is grown moral, and unsays all his former good things. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 If you do not hate me yet, I pray you to unsay those words. Bred in the Bone So don't you talk like that; for stone walls have ears, and ye might say that ye couldn't unsay; and death's day is doom's day. J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 3 But perhaps it may be possible to unsay some of the things which have been said, and which, though they were at one time new, have never at any time been strictly true. The Americanism of Washington She could not be so frantic!’ exclaimed I, vehemently grasping his arm, as if to force him to unsay those hateful words. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall "Then unsay it," cried she quickly; "say that I was right to wish to have vengeance on the Socman." The White Company Say what I would, I could not unsay it. David Copperfield I was already a little frightened at my temerity, but when he asked me categorically to unsay what I had said, what could I do but confirm my repudiation? Tono Bungay To be able to unsay some heedless word—to undo some reckless deed! Sylvie and Bruno Charles James, though he always looked as though there was something in him, never seemed to have much to say; and what he did say he would always unsay the next minute. The Warden And now how was he to unsay them without mortifying this beautiful girl who had just kissed his hand? The Mad King But say I could repent, and could obtain, By act of grace, my former state; how soon Would highth recall high thoughts, how soon unsay What feigned submission swore? Paradise Lost Ray smiled, quite as if he did not think so, but would not unsay it for anything. Tip Lewis and His Lamp My heart is knocking at my lips, and I'll be saying what I would give my last bawbee to unsay. A Knight of the Nets Ah, give me a moment before you unsay it! The Greater Inclination But now, let me unsay what I said in anger. Villette To say and straight unsay, pretending first Wise to fly pain, professing next the spy, Argues no leader but a liar traced, Satan, and couldst thou faithful add? Paradise Lost Indeed, Sir, I am of your opinion now, and I unsay all that I said yesterday. The Imaginary Invalid If thou enquire at him of me, he will me not unsay. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV Nay, but unsay it—thwart not thou my will! The House of Atreus I unsay the words, mine must not be the tyrant hand to tear away the screen a merciful Father has placed between you and what is to come. Honor Edgeworth Ottawa's Present Tense Ah, what a task! upon my bended knees, I could unsay those—no, impossible! Poems 1817 Say, unsay, gainsay, save your breath: Then wish at once her life and death. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 Submission is the only way left, and I could not unsay what I have said; I could never bridge the gulf made by my revolt. National Epics Hear how I shrink not to unsay it all! The House of Atreus A slow flush spread over the other's countenance; she did not reply immediately and Lavinia would have given a great deal to unsay her period. The Happy End I would unsay nothing now, if I could, unless to take away the pain I have given you. A Foregone Conclusion "Old men, and far from well, who have lived such a long time in their peace," they have made the laborious journey, and are now valiantly suppressing their homesickness, and unsaying their involuntary complaints. Letters of Catherine Benincasa If you do, I will unsay it, let it cost me what it may. The Eustace Diamonds Will you unsay a life's lessons now when most I need them? The Bride of Fort Edward I would, for your sake, father, unsay the words if I could. A Daughter of Fife Why, there," cried Western, "you may bid her unsay all again if you will. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 04 — Fiction But what is all this, good worthy Baxter, but saying and unsaying? Coleridge's Literary Remains, Volume 4. He seemed flurried, however, or they thought so, for a moment, and then they endeavoured to unsay; but the King, who was quite firm, said, 'No, no! A Political Diary 1828-1830, Volume II Oh my dear brother or sister in Christ, whoever you are who says that, unsay it again for it is not true. All Saints' Day and Other Sermons "Oh! if only I could unsay that!" thought Ideala; but the word had gone forth, and was already garnered against her. Ideala I implore you to unsay that, your highness. Beverly of Graustark Know that if I desired that you should read the letter, it was only to contradict everything I stated in it; to unsay a hundred times all that you read there in your favour. Don Garcia of Navarre Why, there," cries Western, "you may bid her unsay all again if you will. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling What I have said so unwisely and prematurely I cannot unsay, and I shall always be true to my words. Nature's Serial Story What would I not give that I could unsay that now! The Making of an American "Before God, you will have those words to unsay," he hissed. Beverly of Graustark But the bibliolatrist cannot say that; because, if he does, then he is formally unsaying the very principle which is meant by bibliolatry. Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 She sat up suddenly after this wish; but although it had flushed her face, she had said the words deliberately and made no haste to unsay them. Senator North But none of these things, however they may please the creature, can by any means in any measure, either cause God to undo, unsay, or undetermine what he hath concerning this, decreed and established. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 "Forgive me," cried Mrs. Rowe-Martin, but she did not attempt to unsay the words. The Hollow of Her Hand But he had promised to see Clara either that day or the next, and he could not bring himself to unsay all that he had said to her. Castle Richmond Oh," I cried, as my distress grew, "oh, unsay those words, Aurelia! The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca You cannot say a word to comfort me, unless you will unsay all that you have said since I have been in England. The Way We Live Now "I never unsay my words," said the judge grandly. The Prodigal Judge I write to you more seldom than I am disposed to do, from having nothing positive to tell you, and from being unwilling to say and unsay every minute something that is reported positively. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 She began to repent of her easy submission to her guardian's advice, and to think how she could best unsay what she had already said. The Kellys and the O'Kellys It is easier to say than to unsay, Mr. Dexter. The Hand but Not the Heart or, The Life-Trials of Jessie Loring May 6.—I am afraid I vexed William last night, and only wish I could unsay two or three things that I said about the making of this passage. The Wedding Guest But pride prompted this, for he said to himself, "If Margaret and I keep at this childish work of unsaying each other's commands, that sharp old fellow, Reuben, will suspect that we have quarrelled." Friends and Neighbors He could not conceive of the Titan "unsaying his high language, and quailing before his successful and perfidious adversary." Percy Bysshe Shelley They'd be saying I robbed her, whether I did or no: and when a thing's once said, it's difficult to unsay it. The Kellys and the O'Kellys Do you know, I almost feel tempted to give way to this Martinmas summer of love, to stultify my past by unsaying and undoing everything. The Woman Who Did I couldn't unsay a word I said to you—I don't wish anything undone.' In the Year of Jubilee Yet he could not unsay what he had said yesterday; and his recognition of her just outside the Hall last night had been so friendly. Thyrza “You will not pretend to unsay what you have said,” cried her eldest sister: “that would be making things worse.” Nature and Art They had appeared in too many instances; and, though frightened at his anger, she stood still, without unsaying her words. The Daisy chain, or Aspirations "You cur!... you cur!..." he repeated, "am I to kill you or will you unsay those words?" The Elusive Pimpernel "Oh! your Majesty," broke in the astrologer, "unsay those cruel words, you who know that rather than lift hands against you I would die a thousand times." Morning Star Riches, honours, the favours of fortune, may be showered by monarchs upon the most worthless; but monarchs can give and take, say and unsay, raise and pull down. The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 2 See here, Shadrach," I said, "unless you unsay those words and make peace at once, you shall be bound and tried. Queen Sheba's Ring Since Decius gives thee power,—that word unsay! Polyeucte I led him homeward with all possible tenderness, but I attempted neither to check his grief, to restore his equanimity, nor to unsay the hard truth. The Madonna of the Future There is something half laughable and half provoking in the facility with which he asserts and retracts, says and unsays, exactly as suits his argument. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2 "She cannot unsay what she said, and I cannot undo what I have done." Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard Why, now thou speakst as I would have thee speak: And mark how I unsay my words again. King Edward III "Marry him without a word against it to dread from me—so long as he unsays the words and undoes the deeds which have thrown a doubt on the marriage of Arnold and Blanche." Man and Wife Good mistress, forgive him—recall thy words—he meant but to defend himself—accept this peace-offering to unsay the said': and Ione, stooping, placed her purse on the hag's lap. Last Days of Pompeii That saying I unsay: the wings Hear I not in praevenient winnowings Of coming songs, that lift my hair and stir it? New Poems "Anon, Your Grace, when, having failed of your proofs, you shall be constrained to restore me to liberty, I shall ask Your Grace to unsay that word." Mistress Wilding "What do you mean to be?" asked Marguerite; then, immediately checking herself as though she would unsay the words, she added with a pretty gesture, "I beg your pardon; you must think me very inquisitive." The Alkahest But nothing could unsay the fact that he had returned, and was there in presence of the Judge and Jury. Great Expectations We say the creeds; how far may we unsay them? Soul of a Bishop I have not always been kind; I was in the wrong; forgive me, dearest; I wish I could unsay anything that may have hurt you; I take back those words. Father Goriot |
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