| 单词 | well-disposed |
| 例句 | Friendlily, because he felt well-disposed toward the world—his setting had been at D—he patted her bare, pale shoulder. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z He was a shrewd, soft-spoken man who was well-disposed to our mission, but his perception of the situation surprised and dismayed me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctor, well-disposed, gave me many warnings about the dangers of this project insofar as my contact with Negroes was concerned. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z And, especially give all the current territorial maritime disputes, most of China’s neighbors, who only a few years ago were quite well-disposed to China and its rise, now have a much more wary attitude. ArtsBeat: Q. and A.: Orville Schell and John Delury on China’s Quest for Rejuvenation 2013-07-16T18:46:30Z The expansive New Yorker was feeling particularly well-disposed to France after a Paris party celebrating "The Artist" and getting the esteemed Legion of Honor award from French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Harvey Weinstein: French film's golden age is now 2012-03-07T18:24:14Z It's fast and, if not furious, then not conspicuously well-disposed to those fellows whom all the soldiers commendably managed to avoid referring to as "ragheads". Luther, Chris Ryan's Strike Back and Jamie Does? Venice 2010-05-08T23:07:00Z He's not well-disposed towards us, human beings, because they stole his eyes and stole his science, and they've been hounding him across the planet for 45 years trying to destroy him. Bill Nighy on being an alien rock star in Showtime's "The Man Who Fell to Earth" 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z When Taylor died, the sense of there being something middling about both her brow and status subsided into a kind of well-disposed neglect. Was Elizabeth Taylor the Best British Novelist of the Postwar Era? 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Space continued to favor him, time was well-disposed, and the world was as faithful to him as he was to it, and that was all he needed to continue in his development. The Artist 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z All these people are well-disposed and apparently of mild temper. The Birth of Europe 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z Although no promises were made, he added, ”I have a feeling that our colleagues are well-disposed in this matter.” Heads of state, top diplomats visit Ukraine to show support 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z "I don't think the Bank of England was particularly well-disposed towards the Truss government." Eleven gambles that went wrong for Liz Truss 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z China has enjoyed a terrific 30 years thanks to a world of wealthy, well-disposed customers. Opinion | Xi Jinping is surely rethinking his grand bromance with Putin 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z “He was smart, he was serious, he worked hard and he was well-disposed to the U.S. — a good partner for us.” As Saudi Official Hid Abroad, His Family Became a Target at Home 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z He believed that the “unavoidably poor and ignorant colored people” needed moral and religious guidance from well-disposed whites. Opinion | There Have Been 10 Black Senators Since Emancipation 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z On the whole, Americans are well-disposed to the idea that children brought here by their parents should be allowed to stay. Daca: what has been the reaction from conservative thinkers? 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Republican senators, of course, have to answer to voters, who are not well-disposed to the idea of losing what health cover they have, and increasingly interested in single payer schemes. What conservative pundits say about Trumpcare (spoiler: they all dislike it) 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z And you think they are reasonably well-disposed to Hillary? Singapore's Lee Hsien Loong on the U.S. Election, Free Trade and Why Government Isn't a Startup 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z In fact, Latin Americans are quite well-disposed towards the yanquis these days. Dugout diplomacy 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Some viewers will be charmed by this ruminative stance; others, less well-disposed, may ask themselves if Bale has forgotten his next line and is calmly awaiting a prompt. Terrence Malick’s Quest for Beauty 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z The city's interest in the movement was driven the Liverpool Academy, which "was run by artists who were extraordinarily generous and well-disposed towards Pre-Raphaelitism", Mr Newall says. Pre-Raphaelites: How Liverpool's merchants paid for an art movement - BBC News 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z Xiaomi is famous for selling phones at cost and then seeking to capitalize on a well-disposed user base by selling additional services and extras like luggage. Why do profit-seeking companies keep making profitless Android phones? 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z Mr Sanders is hardly known in the state, where over half of Democrats are black and generally well-disposed towards Mrs Clinton. Not quite fireproof 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z As a novelist happy to have well-disposed reviewers, Bellow had an obvious stake in these friendships. Saul Bellow’s Revenge 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z So the likelihood is that the person who knocks on your door is someone you will be relatively well-disposed to. Election 2015: How to talk to a politician on your doorstep 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z Placating all these elements, and keeping Tamils and Muslims minimally well-disposed towards him, will not be easy for the new President Sirisena. Sri Lanka's life after Rajapaksa 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Every time I say something I think, a new swath of well-disposed readers have their assumption or hope that I thought as they did swept away. Want to tell the world what you really think? Say it with a stamp 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z But Congress is not well-disposed to believe the administration's protestations that this is the case. Why are congressional Democrats considering new Iran sanctions? 2014-01-17T13:18:52Z In an increasingly uncertain world, when countries not necessarily well-disposed to the West are augmenting their military spending, I would argue this is unwise. Viewpoints: Future of the British army 2013-01-31T11:42:11Z There also, he was bitterly aware, danger lurked in other guise, though the two well-disposed women might perchance have the wit to discredit Walker's revelations, whatever they were. The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z But happily both the magistrates of the town and the officers of the forts showed themselves well-disposed to the Prince. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z Ecclesiastical authority, separated from the ground which lies back of it and which is above the temporal order, may appear even to the well-disposed as a mere brake for the stoppage of all intellectual progress. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z It had a great currency at the time, and may have served a good purpose in warning an amiable and well-disposed prince to be more careful of appearances. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z In the King of Cananore they found a monarch well-disposed to trade, and the Portuguese ships sailed thence very richly laden for the homeward voyage. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Your Highness and my well-disposed Friend—I have heard from Baron Mendenzi Kopp and worthy Master Kászonyi of your Excellency's good dispositions towards me and Christendom, and your readiness to help in the present disturbances. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z If a young woman be well-disposed, it is not a quadrille, or a waltz either, that will lead her astray. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-02-29T03:00:23.930Z Nevertheless, the things given to the well-disposed ones are not as things sacrificed to gods. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z He was merely an overfond father and well-disposed citizen of average talents. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z A commonplace house, with well-disposed grounds, flower-beds in the right place, a well-planted lawn, may please longer than a fine pile where is ostentation and unrelieved artifice. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z The waverers, the unfaithful, and the hostile, on the other hand, were continually asserting their fidelity, and accusing those who were really well-disposed towards Egypt of all kinds of hostile acts against the supreme power. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z The Colonel was not, in the nature of things, likely to feel well-disposed towards the Parson. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z In this district you have a school where reincarnation is strongly believed in, a different school of Fetish to that of Tshi and Ewe, a class of human ghosts called the well-disposed ones. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z Kindness, care, decent food and the human society of some well-disposed person revived the flame of life that had all but flickered out in his long solitude. When a Cobbler Ruled a King 2012-01-15T03:00:13.430Z But, in consequence of the reports that have reached me, I hope I may safely admit that you are measurably friendly and well-disposed toward us. The Freedmen's Book 2012-01-05T03:00:39.763Z They said that Don Carlos was well-disposed, and it might be feared that the sight of his father would occasion some disturbance in his mind. The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. 2011-12-22T03:00:10.443Z In view of contingencies, the farm stock had been reduced by sale below ordinary limits, and well-disposed neighbours had offered temporary houseroom and shelter amongst them for both family and anything movable. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z So he who is well-disposed towards the Germans may for his part consider how he may more and more grow out of what is German. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z He gave it as his opinion, that the Pagan Woon was greatly disappointed at having had no authority from Mandalay to negotiate with me, and described him as a sensible well-disposed man. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z Acting, however, upon the principles that swayed the well-disposed of his party, the knight resisted all these overtures, and refused to take any share in proceedings from which his conscience and loyalty alike revolted. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z I repeat it,—and again and again I have repeated it,—the Irish are naturally a well-disposed people. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z He was more of a spectator than an actor on the world's stage, but a well-disposed spectator, acutely susceptible and extraordinarily curious. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z I believe they are well-disposed, they will help you.... My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z Their morals were excellent; they were kindly and well-disposed, and were greatly rejoiced to learn that their spiritual interests were going to be better looked after in future. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z To them I must refer the well-disposed, the impartial, the disinterested, the honest inquirer. Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith 2011-09-09T02:00:59.237Z Before coming to Klausenburg, I secretly instructed the well-disposed within the town to try and bring the garrison over to our side. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z But he did not know what a hold Sarmiento, the Spanish ambassador, had acquired over James, and how well-disposed James had become towards Spain. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z It was quiet in the office, and warm, and well-disposed, and sunlight came in at the window. Every Man for Himself 2011-08-09T02:00:26.920Z For that is the holiest and most acceptable sacrifice to the gods, which is offered to them by religious and well-disposed men. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Do not rely upon any English Party; do not rely even upon the great English democracy, however well-disposed they may be to your claims. The Issue The Case for Sinn Fein 2011-07-26T02:00:19.407Z He died while writing, "The most virtuous history of the devout and right renouned Lives of Holy Fathers living in the desert, worthy of remembrance to all well-disposed persons." Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science 2011-07-19T02:00:21.280Z He was a quiet, well-disposed man, who staid at home, attended to his own business, developed the resources of his dominion, and showed himself a father to his people. The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity 2011-07-19T02:00:18.297Z Here they were comfortably lodged at a reasonable charge, and, moreover, had the advice of two experienced and well-disposed men as to their future plans and prospects. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z Well, monsieur, he was poor, and his fellow-waiters, though well-disposed, were not rich. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z Eh, boys?” turning to his well-armed followers, a score of cowboys and well-disposed citizens, whom he had prudently collected in haste on receiving the first intimation of a riot. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z They were like all Austrians that I have met, exceedingly kind, and well-disposed to the English name. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z This bloody deed excited much indignation in the well-disposed part of the community. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2] With His Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical 2011-06-08T02:00:20.907Z Two daughters, nearly grown to womanhood, well-disposed and modest girls, the pride and support of their mother, and who lived at service, returned home, sick, at the same time, and died in a few days. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z A well-disposed man conforms to the civil laws, as he conforms to custom. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good 2011-05-25T02:00:17.943Z Whitworth, who had been born without a title or great wealth, was a self-made man as far as it was possible for one who owed his opportunities to the generosity of well-disposed patrons. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z Among others I read one exhorting all well-disposed people to surrender arms of every kind by a certain day at a place named. From the Easy Chair, series 3 2011-05-14T02:00:12.237Z He was a well-disposed man, according to his lights, and in his own way he had done a good deal for the place. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z You are much given to making distinctions in the choice of words, are extremely critical and well-disposed. Manual of the Enumeration A Text Book on the Sciences of the Enumeration 2011-05-02T02:00:20.220Z I do not intend to quit it whilst I feel thus well-disposed, until I have put it in fair train for a sketch. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good 2011-05-25T02:00:17.943Z Accompanied by the duchess, he journeyed from place to place, staying whenever possible at the residences of well-disposed noblemen. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z Mr. McHenry, Secretary of War in both cabinets, was undoubtedly an honorable and well-disposed gentleman. Inquiry Into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States 2011-04-24T02:00:09.423Z Burglary, theft and abduction become the simple duty of every well-disposed person when viewed as a necessary means of preventing selfish, depraved and fundamentally immoral people from acquiring wealth which the well-disposed might otherwise secure. Humours of Irish Life 2011-04-19T02:00:16.057Z “I am well-disposed to Master Boyle,” my lord went on. The Great Captain: A Story of the Days of Sir Walter Raleigh 2011-04-19T02:00:15.690Z Those who seemed well-disposed at first, and who had been casting about themselves and gathering up the fragments, with a view to renewing their peaceful pursuits, suddenly abandoned their labors. The Nation's Peril Twelve Years' Experience in the South 2011-03-17T02:00:12.580Z Young gentleman, you will not have to fear any present danger from this well-disposed society of which you have spoken. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z Natalie," proceeded the philosopher, not noticing the interruption, "one may be well-disposed toward the country of one's birth; one may even recognize the duty of fighting, if need be, for its institutions. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z Her parents were well-meaning, honest, kindly, well-disposed, middle-class persons. The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel 2011-03-01T03:00:46.487Z Since the dinner all was running most smoothly; even the sheep-breeder was well-disposed, and only Frau Baronin von Fuchs moved Heaven and earth to circumvent the election of a man with such a dubious past. Withered Leaves. Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:17.540Z During the next few years, exploring parties were sent out to learn of the physical features of the neighboring country, and to make the acquaintance of well-disposed Hottentot clans. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z I have never known a planter refuse to aid, by peculiar indulgences, any of his steady and well-disposed slaves, who desired to purchase their freedom. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z They were well-disposed, at first, and soon acquired some familiarity with the ordinary forms of speech used by the Pioneers. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z "My command," wrote Colonel Bennett, "will render every possible assistance to your well-disposed citizens in extinguishing the flames." The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z She listened indifferently to the confidences of the ladies, all of whom were well-disposed to her, because as everyone soon realised, Lilly had no desire to poach on another's preserves. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z This is a very great trial, and has given much disturbance to many sincere and well-disposed souls. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Teachers and pupils seemed animals of different species, useful and well-disposed towards each other, like a cow and a milkmaid; periodic contributions could pass between them, but not conversation. Character and Opinion in the United States 2010-12-20T17:12:15.253Z Long and often electioneering speeches hang over our legislatures like an incubus and prevent the few who are well-disposed from doing the business of the people promptly. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution "We might be chums of a lifetime," said H. C., shuddering, as the well-disposed ecclesiastic advanced a dusky hand; for we saw it coming and meanly put him in the foreground. Glories of Spain I am sorry to say," he began, "that your sister feels anything but well-disposed toward you. The Gay Adventure A Romance No man can more heartily desire the assistance of God, than He desires to communicate it to a devout and well-disposed soul. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z In summer acquaintances from the neighbourhood came frequently, and relations from home visited us, delighting in the country and in the well-disposed people. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. That they are, on the whole, not well-disposed towards each other is also a fact frequently to be observed. The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen The Count loved him for his honesty, and was very kind to him, and the Jew, although he was a simple man and no scholar, was well-disposed, and served the Count with heart and soul. Yiddish Tales And it was as pleasant a dinner as good fare and good wine and a well-disposed company could make it. Tony Butler He would unite himself to a well-disposed woman, to a noble soul who would love her husband and her duties, but not to a degenerate specimen of womankind. The Progressionists, and Angela. The well-disposed but weak monarch yielded to the more daring counsels of the court, and prepared to crush at once their opponents by force. Lives of Celebrated Women When she straightened I ventured to surmise from the half smile which hovered about her hard mouth that if she was not already well-disposed toward me, she was at least not an enemy. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois O'Grady accordingly left him, to seek his home on foot, followed by Corny, whose cries and heart-rending exclamations induced a considerable crowd of well-disposed citizens to accompany them to the Castle gate. Jack Hinton The Guardsman Now it was strong advice to go at once to Mr Burge, who, in spite of his vulgarity, was very rich and well-disposed. The New Mistress A Tale So let us be pleasant and well-disposed guests, without any tendency to find fault, at this coffee-drinking of the fair sex. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine The blacks, my friends said, were kindly hearted, respectful, and well-disposed, but they were children; easily excited, easily tempted, easily misled, and totally unfit for self-government. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses Severus Alexander showed himself well-disposed towards Christianity and the brief persecution of Maximinus the Thracian was merely a spasmodic expression of hatred against those protected by his predecessor. A History of Rome to 565 A. D. He’s a straight man, is Cetywayo, and well-disposed towards Englishmen, though we have been badgering him more than enough of late. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley They all appeared friendly, and well-disposed towards us. 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. This little dwarf, a divinity with short legs and rotund stomach, drives away the demons who infest the night and are liable to injure the sleeping one, unless protected by this well-disposed and well-armed deity. Oriental Women The great majority of the National Guard are well-disposed towards him. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty He was a well-disposed young man, but his previous education was said to have been very much neglected, and was rather deficient in the necessary learning. Coelebs In Search of a Wife We are striving to protect all good, peaceful, well-disposed and law-abiding men, whether white or black. Ku Klux Klan Its Origin, Growth and Disbandment Others, who were not so well-disposed, were yet afraid to refuse, after the sin of so doing had been so plainly set before them. The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales Several letters which I have lately received give me information, that some well-disposed persons have taken offence at my using the word "freethinker" as a term of reproach. The Tatler, Volume 3 There are not men enough in the courtyards to defend the palace; nor are they perfectly well-disposed. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty How, then, shall the well-disposed person know where to stop, and how to strike the just medium? The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings The men accepted his decision as a reasonable one; they were all well-disposed and tractable on the whole. Under False Pretences A Novel To give, or lend books to those who take no delight in them is a useless expense; while it is kind and right to assist well-disposed young people with every help of this sort. The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales They belong to the Sacs and Foxes, a friendly, well-disposed remnant of people who live half a day's ride to the north-east of this place. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. She was to be fetched away by her mother and her mother's father, who was an English milord, of fabulous wealth and distinction, and, although at present a heretic, exceedingly "well-disposed" towards the Catholic church. Brooke's Daughter A Novel Such supine reports as those of the Consumers' League, an organization of well-disposed dilletantes, and of superficial purposes, give no insight into the real estate of affairs. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times After no penurious commendations of Stowe’s labours, he is permitted “to gather the benevolence of well-disposed people within this realm of England; to ask, gather, and take the alms of all our loving subjects.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Fletcher was for the moment not well-disposed towards Sir Tom. Sir Tom Some had their property fired, or otherwise injured; and a growing feeling of alarm and insecurity began to pervade the peaceable and well-disposed portion of the community. Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign Here she behaved herself with propriety, being a well-disposed child, she was a favourite at Government-house, where she resided under the protection of the governor. Australia, its history and present condition containing an account both of the bush and of the colonies, with their respective inhabitants Soissons, however, died in the same year; but fortunately the Prince of Condé, by whom he was succeeded, was also well-disposed, and retained Champlain as his lieutenant. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France This opens wide the door of fault-finding to well-disposed people, and gives them latitude of conscience to impose on their fellows all the annoyances which they themselves feel. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 They play their little comic parts before a well-disposed but restless audience which is already impatiently waiting for some other "turn." The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures This woman who was well-disposed toward every other creature, who was of exemplary conduct and would not hurt a fly, never even spoke of her own child. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study Both were equally well-disposed, equally helpless and embarrassed. The Rector His time had almost expired, he having been a faithful, obedient, well-disposed prisoner. The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences Landlords are generally reasonable, and meet their tenants fairly enough when the tenants are well-disposed and honest. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule This when done by some well-disposed sailor in a melodrame, constitutes a situation of thrilling interest. The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue The old man had shown him real kindness and was evidently well-disposed towards him. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real Under his leadership, and by the help of the Fellowships of the City, wealthy widows, and other well-disposed persons, the kitchens and other necessary offices were completed for use at his mayoralty feast in 1501. Memorials of Old London Volume I Tully upon Friendship," a part of our printer's affecting eulogy upon the translator:—"O good blessed Lord God, what great loss was it of that noble, virtuous, and well-disposed lord! Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance Meeting Mackenzie he stated this fact, saying at the same time that he found him a well-disposed and capable seaman. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century Several well-disposed men assisted in collecting the grievances, until, with the announcement of the eighteenth, the women felt they had enough to go before the world with a good case. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I They were just as hungry as anybody, and just as well-disposed toward corn, but they had not sufficient strength of beak to break it. A Bird-Lover in the West Cultivated, well-poised, well-disposed persons need never be afraid of indulging their conversation to a certain extent with gossip, because they indulge it in the right way. Conversation What to Say and How to Say it At Westminster and on circuit, whenever he was required to discharge his official functions, the English judge extended his hand for the contributions of the well-disposed. A Book About Lawyers Besides his wish to oblige you, Pitt is personally well-disposed towards Nugent, and I have reason to think that Lord Amherst is so too. Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 2 He thought he should find there a warmer climate, and inhabitants more well-disposed toward him, besides being so much nearer Rome. Hannibal Makers of History By the manner in which she uttered Ambler’s name I detected that she was not at all well-disposed towards him. The Seven Secrets We had discovered that fundamentally we were perfectly well-disposed towards each other, and means had been found for composing our differences. The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty In the meantime his fellow-countrymen on land were peaceable and well-disposed, even bringing three of their children into the camp. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century He had a landlord's idea about land, and was thoroughly well-disposed to stop any encroachment on the part of the Marquis. The Vicar of Bullhampton The feeble moment at Molwitz had not become generally known; and the few who had witnessed the unpleasant affair, were too loyal and well-disposed to call it back to their recollection. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History My lord, being a flighty lad, although a marvellous fine scholar and well-disposed, did agree with my wife in the matter of the ghost; while my lady was of a like mind with myself. A Brother To Dragons and Other Old-time Tales I enjoy the satisfaction of having a very quiet and well-disposed ship's company, who are kept orderly, and, I flatter myself, well regulated, without exercising severity or rigour. Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I These are necessary to maintain their friendship, and to keep them well-disposed for what is asked from them; for not one of them receives an embassy favorably, unless it is accompanied by some present. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 27 of 55 1636-37 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century The well-disposed citizens were intimidated by the violent ones of the opposition. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. At last the mutineers sailed for the Island of Tahiti, where they knew that the inhabitants 98 were well-disposed and gentle, and would be pleased to welcome the white man to live among them. Famous Islands and Memorable Voyages Upon the whole, his book displays all the qualities of a well-disposed man, as well as of an able farmer. On the Portraits of English Authors on Gardening, with Biographical Notices of Them, 2nd edition, with considerable additions A well-disposed young man, who sat near to Derrick, spoke to him in a rapid undertone. That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 The several districts were governed by deputies chosen from the class of Yeris, who were also the sole administrators of justice; which amongst this well-disposed people was generally very mild. A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 My father from the first had perceived and appreciated this young man's talent, and had shown himself particularly well-disposed towards him. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 The soft, fat, double chin generally points out the epicure; and the angular chin is seldom found save in discreet, well-disposed, firm men. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science The Tiger himself was a well-disposed animal; somewhat given to solitary prowling, like his namesakes in a state of nature, but of most untiger-like and facetious humour. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 I never balance between the virtuous and the vicious life, but am sensible that, to a well-disposed mind, every advantage is on the side of the former. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics I remembered then what the mate of the Henry Clay had once told me about a tribe of bloodthirsty men in the interior, called by the well-disposed Esquimaux See-ne-mee-utes. Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume XIII, No. 51: November 12, 1892 The midshipmen’s berth in the Archer was a very happy place, because the occupants were, with few exceptions, gentlemanly, well-disposed, and, more than all, well and religiously educated young men. The Three Midshipmen In Washington's own words the unruly militia left him by companies, half regiments or whole regiments, leaving the infection of their evil example to work its will among the well-disposed. The Campaign of Trenton 1776-77 The steward was a very peaceable and well-disposed person on board the yacht, and elsewhere, but under certain circumstances he was a belligerent colored man. Freaks of Fortune or, Half Round the World Of course, it would drive away from our congregations many of those pious or well-disposed Church people who occasionally mingle with and derive good from us. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada They were also informed that there were numerous tribes upon the lower river, but that they were generally well-disposed. The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago They were generally well-disposed boys, fond of fun and excitement, not exactly the "lambs" of the flock, but certainly not the black sheep. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany All his family were amiable, and he himself remarkably kind-hearted and well-disposed. Valerie He seemed to be on the best of terms with some well-disposed harlequin. The Flaw in the Sapphire Your object is not only the temporal but spiritual welfare of your country, and your friends are the great bulk of its loyal and well-disposed inhabitants. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada Even then, we are told, "many well-disposed people used much to resort to the hearing thereof, especially when they could get any that had an audible voice to read to them." History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 Perhaps the well-disposed students could have submitted to this disappointment, if it had not been inflicted upon them as a punishment. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany We were becalmed near one of them; and as we wanted water and fresh provisions, and the people were said to be well-disposed, the captain determined to send on shore. Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading Only under rare circumstances are rhinoceroses to be dreaded, for they are generally mild and well-disposed creatures, and usually take to flight when they come in sight of human beings. Adventures in Africa By an African Trader They appeared to be a mild, well-disposed people, and learned to place implicit confidence in the Admiral, who won the affection of the chief by bestowing upon him the cap he usually wore. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold It would enable two well-disposed persons cordially to shake hands when their four other hands were busy with bundles. The Perfect Gentleman Along the seaboard wild pirates nestled, skimmers of the seas of the most daring type, worthy brethren of the Kidds, the Blackbeards, and the Teaches, terrors of the merchantman and the well-disposed emigrant. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II The people in the train were rollicking and well-disposed, and black bottles circulated freely. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War They appeared to be well-disposed towards us, and our friendship was cemented by the feast of quagga flesh which we got ready for them. Adventures in Africa By an African Trader The secretary of the queen presented the pen to her majesty; and at these hours she signed away the goodwill of thousands of well-disposed subjects. The Peasant and the Prince Being an enlightened and well-disposed monarch, he made good use of the power thus acquired. The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar Indeed this very zeal, so ardent on the part of the ministers, and so aided by the well-disposed of the laity, proves that what I have just now asserted is, unfortunately, but too true. Diary in America, Series One Captain Gale, aided by Mr Carr, kept the strictest discipline on board; and we must have gained the character of being very quiet well-disposed traders, without a thought beyond disposing of our merchandise. Old Jack This is all he knows; and his owner, however well-disposed he may be, cannot teach him more. Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time The woman who is well-disposed, and whose husband is a sensible man, may act with propriety so long as he is alive to direct her. Mary Wollstonecraft At Grasse she won all hearts and made many more promises, and finally, arriving at Avignon, she found Clement covetous of the city and well-disposed to her. Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1 She will, I fear, have a tremendous party of many well-disposed, good, moral men, as well as of all those who hate the King and the Government. Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1) From the Original Family Documents However, I could not help hoping that Captain Ralph was well-disposed towards us. Old Jack In this country the word clever is most improperly used in the sense of good-natured, well-disposed, good-hearted. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. Or a well-disposed nature Joinèd with a lovely feature? English Songs and Ballads All this he had found, with, in addition, a well-disposed and industrious people. Official Report of the Niger Valley Exploring Party Radical orators are incessantly telling us of the mental powers and the intellectual cultivation of the working-classes, and I am well-disposed to believe there is much truth in what they say. Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General Little wonder, then, that Crusoe was beloved by great and small among the well-disposed of the canine tribes of the Mustang Valley. The Dog Crusoe and his Master The Hottentots were, therefore, no strangers to vessels, and, as hitherto they had been treated with kindness, were well-disposed towards Europeans. The Phantom Ship He has always appeared to me to be a well-disposed, intelligent lad, Mr W—; and I wish you to understand that I do not approve of this system of eternal mast-heading. Newton Forster The Merchant Service But young De Courcy was not a well-disposed child; he was of a violent, headstrong, and selfish disposition, and was not easily to be checked by the firmest hand. The King's Own A well-disposed answer, Jacob; thy wishes shall be gratified. Jacob Faithful I have been talking to those men, and they are well-disposed towards us. Saved from the Sea The Loss of the Viper, and her Crew's Saharan Adventures “Their father was, I understand, a Roundhead, Kerridge by name, but otherwise a well-disposed, amiable gentleman whom I was glad to serve.” The Boy who sailed with Blake One of the brothers appeared to be a quiet, well-disposed man. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler Ned followed his friend’s advice, and managed without quarrelling or fighting to obtain the respect of even the least well-disposed of his messmates. Ned Garth Made Prisoner in Africa. A Tale of the Slave Trade The inhabitants were peaceable, well-disposed people, who thought as much of themselves as the citizens of other cities of similar importance are apt to do. The Ferryman of Brill and other stories “They may be well-disposed; but we must take care, Selim, that we are not betrayed by them,” I observed. Saved from the Sea The Loss of the Viper, and her Crew's Saharan Adventures He seemed a gentle, well-disposed boy, and when others, on my first going to school, had attacked me, he had always stood aloof. Charley Laurel A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land From the way he spoke, I saw that, though a very quiet, well-disposed young man, he was not one formed to command his fellow-men. Captain Mugford Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors My position would have been very dreadful even had I been with well-disposed companions. From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure He explained his condition to the master, who seemed to be a well-disposed, kind-hearted man. The Three Lieutenants This, from their unprepossessing appearance, we were not well-disposed to do. In the Eastern Seas All these well-disposed murmurs, confused and blended, began to give the theatre the aspect that it wore on great occasions. The Nabob, Vol. 2 (of 2) He, however, was not one of the hostile party, but was very well-disposed towards Mr. Smith. Recollections of Old Liverpool The Princess is your friend, and I understand that the Prince is well-disposed toward me. In Honour's Cause A Tale of the Days of George the First They seemed quiet and well-disposed, though somewhat low in the scale of humanity. The Three Lieutenants Perhaps he had been so long subjected to ill-treatment from others, that he was unwilling to place confidence in those among whom he was cast, until he had ascertained that they were well-disposed towards him. In the Eastern Seas Miss Munns thought him a most well-disposed young man, and did not discover one of the anxious glances at the clock, nor the yawns so dexterously hidden beneath strokings of the moustache. More about Pixie Lord Nugent has seen him, and says he is beyond measure flattered, and well-disposed towards you. Memoirs of the Courts and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 1 It was also considered, whether we should not invite Mr. Whitefield and the two well-disposed preachers of the Episcopal Church for Monday and Tuesday, especially to the examination of the children. American Lutheranism Volume 1: Early History of American Lutheranism and The Tennessee Synod A precious, well-disposed pair of brothers you are! The Rose of Old St. Louis My Dyak hosts seemed well-disposed towards me; yet, I confess, I was not altogether comfortable in their society. In the Eastern Seas And now it is all over with the half well-disposed attitude that had been assumed towards our comrades in the city administration. Socialism As It Is A Survey of The World-Wide Revolutionary Movement Everywhere, in his love of pleasure, in his habits of thought, in his sarcastic scepticism, you see the healthy, clever, well-disposed, tolerant, epicurean, intellectual man of the world. Short Studies on Great Subjects All peaceable and well-disposed inhabitants are called upon to assist the authorities in quelling disorder and apprehending the rioters. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 I am happier than I deserve to be, with such a good, excellent husband, and such well-disposed children. The Home He might leave it to any respectable well-disposed tradesman. A Houseful of Girls There is the bull-terrier, of less size, not a kindly, well-disposed creature to strangers; but irascibly inclined, and unamiable in his deportment; still useful as a watch-dog, and a determined enemy to all vermin, whatever. Rural Architecture Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages, and Out Buildings In 1556 Strype says that "the boy bishops again went abroad, singing in the old fashion, and were received by many ignorant but well-disposed persons into their houses, and had much good cheer." A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide It was led by intelligent and well-disposed men, but its principles were not accepted by the country, and it attempted to secure the recognition of its principles by a policy that was temporizing and expedient. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 I know that there are well-disposed persons that tremble at this reasoning, because, although they admit its justice, they allege it leads to universal suffrage. Sketches The jolly hunting and drinking squires round Binfield thought him, he says, a well-disposed person, but unluckily disqualified for their rough modes of enjoyment by his sickly health. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series The Parliament readily complied with a suggestion that wore in its aspect the pretence of relieving the well-disposed. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel He had about 1,500 well-disposed national guards from the western or middle class districts, and about 1,000 excellent Swiss infantry of the King's household troops. The French Revolution A Short History For this people are most well-disposed towards obedience and submissiveness, and, on receiving such instruction, they conformed their conduct and behavior thereto. A Traveler’s Narrative The Kurdish chiefs could see that the prisoners were innocent men, kindly and well-disposed, who had fallen a prey to their enemies. Memorials of the Faithful Yet friend Hicks grew more well-disposed toward me, and cared to talk much of himself to me; which always shows that a man thinks well of thee. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878. "Your master's clerks all seem to be well-disposed young men, I'm sure, Jeff—I never see them commit a wrong." The Brother Clerks A Tale of New-Orleans I never balance between the virtuous and the vicious course of life; but am sensible that, to a well-disposed mind, every advantage is on the side of the former. Hume (English Men of Letters Series) The healthy nervous system, however, like the well-disposed and well-fed horse, needs no whip, but is irritated and harmed through its use. Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools But all sin is inconsistent with a well-disposed mind. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Now the younger Stackpole was known for a law-abiding and a well-disposed man, which reputation stood him in stead subsequently; but also he was no coward. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story I had no idea Lord de Burgh was so straightforward and well-disposed a man. A Crooked Path A Novel The taxes which had been refused, he remitted as an act of sovereign favour; and the laws were relaxed—often to the injury of well-disposed citizens. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 433 Volume 17, New Series, April 17, 1852 They were friendly and well-disposed, and the white people residing near them, would almost as soon have distrusted or disturbed each other, as those peaceful red men. Great Indian Chief of the West Or, Life and Adventures of Black Hawk As was customary with the ancients, well-disposed youth will frequent his house, consulting him as an oracle on the true manner of speaking. The Training of a Public Speaker But his comrades in other compartments were not so well-disposed. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben What could a well-disposed, handsome youth do to keep body and, not soul, but clothes together? The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 I answer that, If we speak of that happiness which man can acquire in this life, it is evident that a well-disposed body is of necessity required for it. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition His teachers loved him because he was diligent and respectful; his playmates loved him, because he was kind and obliging; all loved him, because he was an amiable, moral, well-disposed boy. Mrs Whittelsey's Magazine for Mothers and Daughters Volume 3 On my soul, it is, indeed, a blessed, fertile country, full of beauty and of well-disposed hearts. Romance Some Pacific Islanders used to show their joy at meeting friends by sniffing at them, after the style of well-disposed dogs. Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552 Thus the skilful orator makes the populace well-disposed towards him, then attentive. Public Speaking If she is virtuous and well-disposed he should permit no meddling, odious person to come between them, or to suggest to him that he put poison into her tea. A Man for the Ages A Story of the Builders of Democracy The following anecdote will help to relieve the disagreeable impression caused by the incident just related, without obliterating the salutary reflections which it seems calculated to trace on the mind of every well-disposed officer. The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels The people all now wish for it, at least all the well-disposed, for there is not a man of integrity or humanity left in any office. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II They have the character of being honest, quiet, and well-disposed towards the whites. Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. How shall he make them well-disposed, attentive, willing to be instructed? Public Speaking And since the eunuchs who were in attendance upon the emperor were well-disposed toward him, he persuaded the emperor by their devices that Aetius was setting on foot a revolution. History of the Wars, Books III and IV The Vandalic War But some say that he came there purposely, being well-disposed toward the emperor. History of the Wars, Books I and II The Persian War He has now got the entire management of his own affairs, and is a sensible, well-disposed lad. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II We shall often see him thus, caring little to shock the prejudices of well-disposed persons, seeking to elevate the classes humiliated by the orthodox, and thus exposing himself to the liveliest reproaches of the zealots. The Life of Jesus I felt no hesitation about this venture, for I did not intend to ask more of my hens than a well-disposed hen ought to be willing to grant. The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm There was a certain Godas among the slaves of Gelimer, a Goth by birth, a passionate and energetic fellow possessed of great bodily strength, but appearing to be well-disposed to the cause of his master. History of the Wars, Books III and IV The Vandalic War They are a quiet and peaceful people, dislike war, and are humble and well-disposed. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 05 of 55 1582-1583 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century With a well-disposed child at such a time nothing has any value except as it may serve for a common possession, for a bond of union between him and his beloved ones. Autobiography of Friedrich Froebel translated and annotated by Emilie Michaelis ... and H. Keatley Moore. I never saw a more orderly, well-disposed people if let alone by agitators. Sketches From My Life By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha He was then sent amongst some well-disposed spirits who were from his own earth; but they said that he could not be in their company, because he was not of the same character. Earths In Our Solar System Which Are Called Planets, and Earths In The Starry Heaven Their Inhabitants, And The Spirits And Angels There So when Placidia heard this, she thought that Aetius was exceedingly well-disposed towards the emperor's cause and took under consideration the question of Boniface. History of the Wars, Books III and IV The Vandalic War The word went round that there was no fire, "only a rumpus with the soldiers," who had been driven to their quarters; and well-disposed citizens, as they withdrew, were saying, "Every man to his home!" The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 73, November, 1863 Fortunately he had been a well-disposed man, with Catholic sympathies, or grave trouble might have followed. Come Rack! Come Rope! Inwardly she felt well-disposed towards Sulpice now, because he had so gallantly chosen and distinguished her among all these women. His Excellency the Minister They are well-disposed, and they are modest; and as they esteem themselves little, therefore also in the other life they appear small. Earths In Our Solar System Which Are Called Planets, and Earths In The Starry Heaven Their Inhabitants, And The Spirits And Angels There It is for these children, so well-disposed for a practical education, and able to carry its influence so far, that we may consider what can be done in school life. The Education of Catholic Girls That's true, I suspect; rifles are sure to be contraband here; but this is a wild district, and the people won't be too well-disposed towards us, coming and stopping their little game. Round the World in Seven Days Nor do I consider the mass of the negro population in this country as yet prepared for colonization: but I would rejoice to see all well-disposed and intelligent negroes manumitted and colonized. A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin or, An Essay on Slavery These troops are to preserve the well-disposed part of the municipalities, which is confessed to be the weakest, from the pillage of the worst disposed, which is the strongest. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12) How any well-disposed mother can do this I am at a loss to determine. Charles Duran Or, The Career of a Bad Boy By the author of "The Waldos" After supper, at which the drinking was deeper than at dinner, the whole of the revellers repaired to the garden, full of frolic and merriment, and well-disposed for any diversion in store for them. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest I feel in duty bound to do so, since many well-disposed Americans share that error. New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915 Verily, O Rakshasa, thy friends, though well-treated by thee, are still not well-disposed towards thee in consequence of their own vicious nature. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Be kind and well-disposed towards me, as we are even kind to and well-pleased with thee!' The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 It is enough for well-instructed and well-disposed children, generally, to know what the wishes of their parents are. Charles Duran Or, The Career of a Bad Boy By the author of "The Waldos" Yesterday, he sold a pair of silver buckles; he would soon ruin poor Charles, who is really a well-disposed boy. The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, Vol. I. With A Supplement Of Interesting Letters By Distinguished Characters He is a sensible, well-disposed man, and perceived the justice of the sentence; but his love of that species of amusement overcame all his good resolutions. Journal of a Voyage from Okkak, on the Coast of Labrador, to Ungava Bay, Westward of Cape Chudleigh Undertaken to Explore the Coast, and Visit the Esquimaux in That Unknown Region The next moment, a couple of well-disposed Indians came to inform Godin of the murder of his man, which it appeared they could not prevent. Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume I. I think I should not like to be an osprey, for he seems to have such a hard time to get a living, and yet he is an honest, well-disposed laborer. St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 4, February 1878 She was only too well-disposed to smile at the infatuation of the doating father. Gladys, the Reaper His wife was a tolerably well-disposed woman in some instances—she was a tall, thin-visaged woman, and stood high in the community. 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. Letters written to the Ministry and to well-disposed public men outside it were not forwarded, on the pretext that the title of Emperor was used. The Tragedy of St. Helena It broke in, not through well-contrived and well-disposed windows, but through flaws and breaches,—through the yawning chasms of our ruin. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) The mission of Silan has been recently assigned to the Jesuits; they find the people well-disposed and tractable, and soon have many, both children and adults, under instruction. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 13 of 55 1604-1605 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century If they are really such, the knowledge of them in a well-disposed mind will go half way towards a reform. Washington's Birthday A few well-disposed white young persons, of the families to which the slaves belonged, have ventured to teach them, but they dare not let it be known they have done so. Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy, Late a Slave in the United States of America Issued a proclamation against mad dogs, cautioning all well-disposed persons to avoid their society. Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 1, July 31, 1841 He never found her out of humour, dull, perverse, or otherwise than well-disposed to all his desires. The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay Innkeeper, guide, shopkeeper or peasant, all are unaffectedly good-tempered and well-disposed. A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees Many men are mutually well-disposed, yet at table will torment each other. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Claudius was well-disposed to the Jewish race, and before the final storm there was a calm. Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria Over which presently came Phraates king of Parthia, amenable and well-disposed, to return the eagles and such of the prisoners as were still alive. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 The well-to-do and well-disposed tenants are coerced by the thriftless and shiftless. Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) Now they are well-disposed, and it is safe to travel through their land with a comparatively small escort. South African Memories Social, Warlike & Sporting from Diaries Written at the Time I have in consequence directed every exertion to be made to complete the militia to 2,000 men, but fear that I shall not be able to effect my object with willing, well-disposed characters. The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock Secure as he thought in the careful administration of justice in that city, and the character of its well-disposed inhabitants, the good hidalgo was far from thinking that any disaster could befal his family. The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes A wise man—one of the wisest—wrote, apropos of well-disposed people who were seeking a standard of conduct: 'Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.' The Street Called Straight Nor wail'd to all in vain: some here and there, The well-disposed and good, their pennies gave. The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 Nevertheless this concerns the honour of your Order, towards which I have good reason to be well-disposed. Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. I write, so that the luxury of some under the specious guise of economy may not impose upon you as a well-disposed youth. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 31, October, 1873 He who fights for others is smilingly acknowledged by the well-disposed as a stranger in the world. The Authoritative Life of General William Booth No sooner had he opened his lips, however, than he fell from on high, and the Geese exclaimed, "It is the part of friends to give advice and of the well-disposed to listen to it." The Talking Beasts Governor Stuyvesant, though laboring under severe indisposition, visited in person all the adjoining villages, encouraging the well-disposed, stimulating the timid and urging the farmers everywhere to fortify and defend their villages. Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam His god, he says, being good and well-disposed, it is not necessary to propitiate him. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 I sought refuge in the nearest house, tying my ponies up to the windows, and was most hospitably received as a returned prodigal by a well-disposed old man and his courtly helpmate. Across China on Foot Upon Saturday last ... the Duke did rise up, in a well-disposed humour, out of his bed, and cut a caper or two.... Notes and Queries, Number 36, July 6, 1850 He reached Cearà on the 18th, and then, by his mere presence, compelled the insurgents, who had seized the city, to retire, and enabled the well-disposed inhabitants to organize a vigorous scheme of self-protection. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Etc., Etc. Vol. I She was a well-disposed little creature, and those hours spent alone often brought serious thoughts, which molded and beautified her character. Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir His temperament was far too high for most even of the well-disposed people of Blantyre, but Neil Livingstone appreciated his genuine worth, and so did his son. The Personal Life of David Livingstone Although he was one of the few who did not join Llewelyn in this rising, he has ever been well-disposed towards his countrymen. The Lord of Dynevor Not one, well-disposed or ill-disposed towards us, has related anything of the sort, or even dropped the slightest hint of the same. Ten Reasons Proposed to His Adversaries for Disputation in the Name of the Faith and Presented to the Illustrious Members of Our Universities A cross-grained fellow abused a certain person; he bore it patiently, and said, O well-disposed man! The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 2 I left these natives with the impression on my mind that they were quiet, well-disposed people. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 Thousands of inoffensive and well-disposed citizens were the sufferers by this lawless violence. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 7, part 1: Ulysses S. Grant He has always appeared to me to be a well-disposed, intelligent lad, Mr W——; and I wish you to understand that I do not approve of this system of eternal mast-heading. Newton Forster The Hottentots were therefore no strangers to vessels, and, as hitherto they had been treated with kindness, were well-disposed towards Europeans. The Phantom Ship There was a handsome and well-disposed young man, who was embarked in a vessel with a lovely damsel. The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 2 These three men accompanied him to the camp, and as they seemed well-disposed, and showed confidence, I gave the foremost a tomahawk. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 Well, I was not well-disposed to approve of any plan of his. The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales O bounteous Rudra, may we by sacrifice obtain the good-will of thee, the ruler of heroes; come to our clans, well-disposed, and, with unarmed men, we shall offer our libation to thee. Sacred Books of the East All this generally appears when an epidemic is in a nearby village, in order to frighten the bearers of the sickness away, and at the same time gain the aid of well-disposed spirits. The Tinguian Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe He whose hair is of a brownish colour, and curled not too much nor too little, is a well-disposed man, inclined to that which is good, a lover of peace, cleanliness and good manners. The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy I rather think, were I such a quiet, civil, well-disposed person as you, I could have married Lord Glenallan well enough. Marriage If they are really such, the knowledge of them in a well-disposed mind will go half-way towards a reform. George Washington, Volume II All regulated governments, all free governments, have been broken by similar disinterested and well-disposed interference. The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style As a promise of future reward to the well-disposed immortals, a bound pig was then placed beside the door of the dwelling. The Tinguian Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe The members of the league were described in the London Press as unprincipled schemers, as commercial and political swindlers, and as revolutionary emissaries, whom all well-disposed persons ought to assist the authorities in putting down. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters Mr. Ferguson was a steady well-disposed young man, and the service, in all probability, by this extraordinary accident, lost a good officer. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 With Remarks on the Dispositions, Customs, Manners, Etc. of The Native Inhabitants of That Country. to Which Are Added, Some Particulars of New Zealand; Compiled, By Permission, From The Mss. of Lieutenant-Governor King. This I have lately understood to be the case in this quarter from men who are of no party, but well-disposed to the present administration. George Washington, Volume II At last he came across a landlord who was broad enough to rent him a good house, and he found a quiet resting place among a set of well-to-do and well-disposed people. Iola Leroy Shadows Uplifted Two boys may be individually harmless and well-disposed, and yet they may be of so mercurial a temperament that, together, the temptation to continual play will be irresistible. The Teacher Neither do I think it any part of prudence to perplex the minds of well-disposed people with doubts, which probably would never have otherwise come into their heads. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 03 Swift's Writings on Religion and the Church — Volume 1 Therefore he had the wine-bearers, who were well-disposed to him, administer some drug that abated the visitor's ferocity. Dio's Rome, Volume 6 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus And Alexander Severus Jane Eyre"--a brother of her friend Ellen; but she refused him as she explains: "I had a kindly leaning towards him as an amiable and well-disposed man. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters It behoveth a man to be well-disposed towards the king in all his interests, and not to indulge in speech that is alike unpleasant and profitless. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Virata Parva Deprived of this sensible and well-disposed intermediary, the Genevese stiffness and the Provencal ardor were not likely to hit it off. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 This last was refused, and although a parliament assembled it was instantly prorogued, and no measures were taken to provide for the safety of the well-disposed. The Story of Ireland "The air is good," said he, "and the inhabitants well-disposed: I shall not be very ill off there, and I hope Marie-Louise will put up with it as well as I shall." The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 364, April 4, 1829 When the seizure of the king was known, those who were previously well-disposed to my father immediately joined us, and all opposition ceased. Hindoo Tales Or, the Adventures of Ten Princes He says: The patient was a little girl about ten years of age, bright and intelligent and one of twins, the other being a boy, equally bright and well-disposed. The Wonders of Prayer A Record of Well Authenticated and Wonderful Answers to Prayer They must bear inconveniences to stay in one another's houses; but these, to the well-disposed, are only a source of amusement and adventure. Summer on the Lakes, in 1843 Against these measures--so calculated to precipitate a rising, and by which the innocent and well-disposed suffered no less than the guilty--Grattan, Ponsonby, and other members of the Opposition protested vehemently. The Story of Ireland "Nothing," said he, "is so subversive of discipline, or so unjust, as to allow people to sham, for this causes the well-disposed to do the work of the lazy." American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime I shall begin," says Steele, "with a very earnest and serious exhortation to all my well-disposed readers, that they would return to the food of their forefathers, and reconcile themselves to beef and mutton. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 289, December 22, 1827 Having spoken plain to society, having won the sympathy of men, let us see if we cannot compel the attention of these well-disposed but thoughtless damsels. A Practical Illustration of "Woman's Right to Labor" A Letter from Marie E. Zakrzewska, M.D. Late of Berlin, Prussia He never had appeared well-disposed towards us, and, I make no doubt, had I not been so hospitably taken into the cabin, we should all have got an earlier taste of his humour. Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" It shows Palacio to have been an intelligent observer, and a kindly, well-disposed man,—not free from the superstitions of his time and race, but less credulous than many of his contemporaries. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861 Where remote and speculative objects do not excite a predominant interest and passion, gross and immediate ones are sure to carry the day, even in ingenuous and well-disposed minds. The Spirit of the Age Contemporary Portraits This latter class of colored people are well-disposed towards the whites, and always willing to meet them more than halfway. The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man And there is no doubt that Martin was monstrous well-disposed to regard his position in that light, after his recent experience of the Screw, and of Mrs Pawkins's boarding-house. Martin Chuzzlewit "No matter who drives," said the friar, "so that, like a well-disposed subject, you yield cheerful obedience to those who can enforce it." Maid Marian And why is it, that all well-disposed persons are shocked, and public decency scandalised, by such exhibitions? Sunday under Three Heads Now the mind revolts against this by mere natural antipathy, if it is itself well-disposed; or the slow process of reason would afford but a feeble resistance to violence and wrong. The Spirit of the Age Contemporary Portraits But, this is a reason for, and not against, its being made as acceptable as possible to well-disposed men of decent behaviour. The Uncommercial Traveller A well-disposed boy comes in my way who may be even a little wanting in such advantages for getting on in life, but is honest and industrious and requires a helping hand and deserves it. Our Mutual Friend He had got a lodger at last, of just his own way of thinking—a serious, well-disposed man, who abhorred gaiety, and loved retirement. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people It was to the advantage of the Holy Roman Emperors to have a well-disposed priest elected to the Holy See. The Story of Mankind Both the nurse and doctor said, that that mother of his made her way here, against difficulties and pain that would have killed any well-disposed woman, weeks before.' Oliver Twist And at the other side the groove continued on over the land—a well-disposed, respectable groove that supplied hotels at every stopping-place, and hotels on wheels between the stopping-places. Love of Life and Other Stories Law never made men a whit more just; and, by means of their respect for it, even the well-disposed are daily made the agents on injustice. Civil Disobedience ‘There are at least some well-disposed men in the world,’ ruminated the misanthropical Dumps, as he proceeded towards his destination. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people Why truly by refusing to sleep quietly in her comfortable deal Coffin, as a peaceable well-disposed Spirit ought to do, and coming to plague me, who never wish to set eyes on her again. The Monk; a romance Law never made men a whit more just; and, by means of their respect for it, even the well-disposed are daily made the agents of injustice. Walden There was so much of him; he was so rich and robust, so easy, friendly, well-disposed, that he kept her fancy constantly on the alert. The American I never fell for his face very hard, but he always seemed quiet and well-disposed. The Haunted Bookshop As the childlike battle of voices rose, the congregation, many of whom had only met on the staircase, felt themselves pathetically united and well-disposed towards each other. The Voyage Out "I hope she will prove a well-disposed girl," continued Mrs. Norris, "and be sensible of her uncommon good fortune in having such friends." Mansfield Park For ten years during the early part of the reign of Victoria, Chartism was like a dark shadow over the land, causing much uneasiness among peaceable and well-disposed persons. Queen Victoria Story of Her Life and Reign, 1819-1901 Nevertheless the inclination to acquire territory was strong and there was a widespread desire to accede to the wishes of Russia who was understood to have been well-disposed toward the United States during the war. The United States Since the Civil War Even Harper, powerful and well-disposed as he acknowledged himself to be, had laid great stress upon the importance of detaining the Virginians during that hour. The Spy Had I known of the favour intended us, I should have brought out the sheik a service of knives and forks from Birmingham; for he really seems a well-disposed and gentleman-like man. Homeward Bound or, the Chase The Zealots' desecration of the Temple deprived them of Divine help, and it was madness to suppose that God would be well-disposed to the wicked. Josephus All the Boer-log with whom we dealt had purwanas signed by mad Generals attesting that they were well-disposed to the State. Traffics and Discoveries I never balance between the virtuous and the vicious course of life; but am sensible, that, to a well-disposed mind, every advantage is on the side of the former. An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding Hamblin especially noted the boiling from the bottom of the canyon of a beautiful large spring, the same which today irrigates the lands of the well-disposed Indians. Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert They are, indeed, no more than a passport to beg with; a certificate that the owner wants five shillings, which induces well-disposed Christians to charity. Joseph Andrews, Volume 2 Side by side with well-disposed citizens were men of suspicious character, who only sought in insurrection opportunities for pillage and disorder. History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 I am now decided in my own opinion, that the people in this neighbourhood are perfectly well-disposed; and as to this anonymous letter, it is a mere trick, depend upon it, my good sir. Tales and Novels — Volume 04 With this man so well-disposed a day—a single hour—of the white man's miracles would have cemented his friendship. The Leopard Woman We practise the virtues, when we are well-disposed, because we are free; but our liberty and our will do not suffice; it is necessary for God to help us, and that is "grace." Initiation into Philosophy The constitutional clergy followed a plan more conformable to the gospel, which gained them the affection of the well-disposed part of the nation. Paris as It Was and as It Is Mrs. Knight was a stout, gentle woman, who moved slowly, and had a face which made you think of an amiable and well-disposed cow. What Katy Did This great schism of the West created sorrow and alarm among well-disposed Christian people. Outline of Universal History Under such urgings as these, David Marshall began irritably to impugn the motives of those men whose philanthropic disposition had earned for them the approval of the well-disposed. With the Procession It was a very peaceful and well-disposed world just then. Earthwork out of Tuscany Being Impressions and Translations of Maurice Hewlett That the native races are generally well-disposed towards the Dutch is borne out by the number that take service under the Government as police and as soldiers. Dutch Life in Town and Country And—just thus stands the author of this little work, offering his trifle to the gentle and well-disposed reader, who is inclined, may be, to be pleased with it, and to adopt it. In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc Here have we a bold and well-disposed pupil indeed. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 So that altogether the man was a mystery; a mystery, however, toward which the kindly people were well-disposed. The Heavenly Twins Here, however, several of the well-disposed and more respectable inhabitants espoused their cause, and that part of the stolen property which could be recovered was ordered to be restored. Life and Travels of Mungo Park in Central Africa The well-disposed child, besides, does not like mixtures which have something of artifice and deception in them. Amiel's Journal He hoped by this means to relieve the colony from the idle and disaffected; to weaken the party of Roldan, and to retain none about him but such as were sound-hearted and well-disposed. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) The country, as he anticipated, was well-disposed and furnished him amply with supplies. Caesar: a Sketch He had thought simply that everybody must be naturally well-disposed towards the work of a new man, even if it was not very good. Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House Hawkins was quite right— so far as I could see; Maud was anchored until some well-disposed person brought a hack-saw and cut off her shackles. Mr. Hawkins' Humorous Adventures There is an uneasy desire among a vast many well-disposed persons to get the fruits of the Christian Faith, without troubling themselves about the Faith itself. The Pilot It had never for a moment occurred to him to distrust any of them: they seemed so cordial, so well-disposed towards him! Jean-Christophe Journey's End Be kind and well-disposed towards me, as we are even kind to and well- pleased with thee!' The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Sabha Parva He seemed a well-disposed, off-hand man, telling us, among other things, that he had run away from the U.S. schooner Enterprise, in the Pacific ocean, four years ago. Journal of an African Cruiser The girl's a quiet, well-disposed creature—and the other two there are the same. The Fallen Leaves They were received with acclaim by a well-disposed public greedy for novelties. The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) We are always well-disposed to people when we have done them a good turn, and Christophe was so frankly delighted with it all that his joy infected them. Jean-Christophe Journey's End Cicero's excessive vanity led him to overdo his part, and to nauseate at times even well-disposed hearers. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius I wasn't feeling particularly well-disposed towards the Family that night. The Adventures of Sally Mike had not been well-disposed towards the invaders before, but now he ran amok, hitting out right and left at random. Mike When one looks at the pretty portrait, one cannot blame any kind of "Sultan" for feeling well-disposed towards the original. Old Calabria "As a well-disposed subject and as jack of all trades, and what else?" The Precipice A well-disposed group of notes in music will make you sometimes weep and sometimes laugh. The Two Paths It is not well, however, to annoy even a well-disposed bear; for Bruin, like the rest of us, resents practical jokes of too unpleasant a nature. Short Stories and Selections for Use in the Secondary Schools When my father shall know this, Tyndarus, how well-disposed you have proved towards his son and himself, he will never be so avaricious but that he'll give you your liberty for nothing. The Captiva and the Mostellaria The two cases resembles each other in the main: an infatuated father is blind towards his well-disposed child, and the unnatural children, whom he prefers, requite him by the ruin of all his happiness. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature Connecticut did not offer assurances of a peaceful settlement; the Indians were numerous there, and not well-disposed; and in the south, the Dutch of New Amsterdam were complaining of an infringement of boundaries. The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 And all well-disposed people must rejoice to have such a quiet end of it. Erema — My Father's Sin They named Arthur Dee, the son of the possessor of the stone, a promising and well-disposed boy of only eight years of age. Lives of the Necromancers We employ them down in Lancashire, and with the prospect of good pay they work about as well, and are as trustworthy, and quiet, and well-disposed to the law as the people of this country. Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, Volume 1 I conceived it likely, therefore, that the well-disposed neighbours might have assembled to hold some chapel of ease of this nature. Rob Roy — Volume 02 The mistress of the establishment is a conscientious lady, well-disposed and observing her religious duties. The Grip of Desire His success emboldened others, and, ere long, the buffoon had an admiring audience around him, that was well-disposed to laugh at his witticisms, and to applaud all his practical jokes. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons This was a man of no great force of character, well-disposed and kindly, but of straitened means, and lacking in the qualities that secure success. Mahomet Founder of Islam But can they be well-disposed to their oppressors? An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African Translated from a Latin Dissertation, Which Was Honoured with the First Prize in the University of Cambridge, for the Year 1785, with Additions Ho, the Governor-General of the Two Kiang; the Tautai of this port; and the Treasurer of the district, all well-disposed to foreigners, have been gradually removed from the councils of the Commissioners. Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin Human progress will never be advanced by oligarchies, no matter how gentle and well-disposed. Holland The History of the Netherlands It is just this harmless and exceptionally well-disposed character of the child which wins all hearts, so that one cannot help treating him with peculiar love. Erick and Sally But the pressure from the outside was not all of this sinister sort; friendly representations from the genuinely well-disposed Powers did a good deal to bring the combatants to a mutual understanding. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) In the interest of these well-disposed but easily puzzled believers of the ill-instructed and uncritical sort, a series of anti-agnostic tracts for the million would really seem to be called for. The Faith of the Millions (2nd series) And he laid before the Society a plan for establishing a colony, where well-disposed Indians might be gathered together. Metlakahtla and the North Pacific Mission Two things, men of Athens, are characteristic of a well-disposed citizen; so may I speak of myself and give the least offence. Mosaics of Grecian History Yet so it was; and by gently raising the movable iron frame at the top, a well-disposed person might hear every word that was spoken in the snug recess below. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale This is why the well-disposed man can hardly esteem without at once feeling love for the object. Aesthetical Essays of Frederich Schiller For it shows most clearly the state of our whole case, and, when carefully considered, can teach abundantly concerning the whole matter, and can console well-disposed minds. Apology of the Augsburg Confession Those who had been well-disposed toward them were either banished or cowed into silence. China In this bloodless revolution we have an instance both of the determination, and peaceable, orderly, and well-disposed tendencies of the Greek people. Mosaics of Grecian History "Two gentlemen of the Inns of Court, civil and well-disposed men," who had gone "out of novelty" to hear her, afterwards told Gangræna Edwards of some "discourse they had had with her." The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 Their mother asked me quite gravely whether "the savages" here were well-disposed, as she had heard that they sometimes met strangers with a shower of arrows. Here, There and Everywhere Therefore let all well-disposed minds beware of consenting to the godless counsels of the adversaries. Apology of the Augsburg Confession But I was not lying; Handel was a Catholic, and so am I, and so is every well-disposed person. The Note-Books of Samuel Butler To the fretful man others seem fretful; to the envious man, envious; and so with the well-disposed, gentle, and generous; sunshine prevails over shadows. The True Citizen, How to Become One She turned the offending but well-disposed neighbors out of the room; she locked the door, and kneeling down by the babies, gave them a perfect baptism of tears and kisses. A Girl of the People "We are quite sure," he writes, "that no really well-brought up and well-disposed boy ever thinks of such a thing." The Making of an American Force may be warded off by force; but a well-disposed child, inclined to love and sympathy, has little to oppose to scorn and ill-will. Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life They were on the ground-floor of a large tenement that fronted on a rather narrow street, and their neighbors seemed quiet, well-disposed people. Without a Home Yet, in the most quiet and well-disposed neighbourhoods, occasionally the most startling atrocities are committed, occurring when least expected, and sometimes perpetrated by the very person who is least suspected. The Book of Were-Wolves He invited not only his kindred, friends and acquaintance, but also the Wise Women, in order that they might be kind and well-disposed towards the child. Household Tales by Brothers Grimm The people are quiet and well-disposed to strangers, though few ever come to this region from afar. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley A plain story, and an honest heart, will make all clear to a well-disposed listener. Jack Tier The major, in his way, seems a well-disposed sort of man, inclined to "do right" by his negroes, and willing to afford them an opportunity of employing their time after task, for their own benefit. Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter He has given spiritual nourishment to all well-disposed men by real internal teachings, as well as by outward miracles. Light, Life, and Love : selections from the German mystics of the middle ages An amiable boy; seems boy, ignorant, but apparently out of health and spirits. well-disposed. It Is Never Too Late to Mend The countess observed a kind of affectionate reserve, like a well-disposed person who has seen all her advances repelled, and who is hurt, but quite ready to be friends at the first sign. The Clique of Gold In this struggle the most cruel, the coarsest, the least Christian elements of society overpower the most gentle, well-disposed, and Christian, and rise by means of their violence to the upper ranks of society. The Kingdom of God Is Within You "She seems to be a very well-disposed woman." Finger Posts on the Way of Life "So!" said the chief abruptly; then he added: "I am told for certain that his wife is a well-disposed woman." The Thrall of Leif the Lucky A Story of Viking Days Two or three well-disposed prisoners had been set to review their past lives candidly, and to relate them simply, with reflections. It Is Never Too Late to Mend Brothers and sisters seldom know each other; and these two, by virtue of widely differing characteristics, were scarce more than mutually well-disposed strangers. The Crown of Life Nobody had a right to call himself well-disposed towards society until he had grasped the elementary fact that the only way to improve the universe was to improve oneself, and to leave one's neighbour alone. South Wind It was kept by a kindly Irishwoman who had children younger and older than Teddy, and well-disposed toward Teddy, and it was only half a block from the Park. Martie, the Unconquered Under these circumstances, there was a general gathering of the well-disposed inhabitants of the cabins scattered around, to adopt some measures for their mutual protection. David Crockett His Life and Adventures I replied that I had, and that your Eminence was extremely well-disposed towards this country, sympathising deeply with his Majesty in his troubles, caused by the disobedience and faithlessness of the Puritans. Studies from Court and Cloister: being essays, historical and literary dealing mainly with subjects relating to the XVIth and XVIIth centuries Wilfrid wrote with ever fuller assurance that his father's mind was growing well-disposed, and Emily knew that he would not tell her other than the honest truth. A Life's Morning She seemed to have become genuinely well-disposed towards him of late, though in rather a mocking, maternal sort of fashion. South Wind At present he was well-disposed to all men; even against capitalists and 'profitmongers' he could not have railed heartily Capitalists? Demos Yes; but he really felt so well-disposed to her, so determined to make her a comfortable provision for the future; and had the money been hers, impossible to have regarded her thus. The Nether World For this farmer, a clever and well-disposed man, cultivated a large patch of melons for the Hooksett and Concord markets. A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers He has an eye for the picturesque, a kindly feeling for all well-disposed people, a pleasant touch in describing customs, and shrewd judgment in estimating character. Laperouse "Be assured, Monsieur Tabaret, that this mistake has cost me enough to make me realize the danger of allowing a well-disposed witness's zeal to cool down." Monsieur Lecoq The author hopes that all well-disposed persons will excuse the imperfections they may meet in this Address. Address to the Inhabitants of the Colonies, established in New South Wales And Norfolk Island This Hulsen is personally a well-disposed man, but without any knowledge of the business under his care. Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 1 In mercy, therefore," exclaimed Dwight, "to the sober, industrious, and well-disposed inhabitants, Providence has opened in the vast western wilderness a retreat, sufficiently alluring to draw them away from the land of their nativity. Rise of the New West, 1819-1829 With regard to the Tempi I am very yielding in my small pieces, and gladly allow well-disposed artists to decide this. Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 from Rome to the End They were clever, good- looking, well-disposed young people, and upon the whole it may be said that the sun shone brightly on Thwaite Hall. The Mistletoe Bough All the greater and lesser princes would at once and without hesitation place themselves under the wings of this powerful alliance—the well-disposed cheerfully and out of conviction, and the unpatriotic ones through fear. Louisa of Prussia and Her Times All well-disposed persons are earnestly requested to return to their ordinary occupations, and to abstain from assembling in large groups, and every protection will be afforded to them by the authorities. The Eureka Stockade In it Borrow states that as the inhabitants of the cities had not shown themselves well-disposed towards the Scriptures, it would be better to labour in future among the peasantry. The Life of George Borrow I have only pleasant relations with them both, and the Minister Trefort is already well-disposed towards me, because he knows that I save him unnecessary annoyance and expense. Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 from Rome to the End As ever I remain your well-disposed king, FREDERICK.' Old Fritz and the New Era Under such circumstances, with Europe none too well-disposed and the Kaiser watching events with a jealous eye, it was very important to the United States not to be without a friend. The Path of Empire; a chronicle of the United States as a world power M`Gill further stated that the supposed 'Declaration of Independence,' on the model of the American one, is a gratuitous falsehood, which must have originated from some well-disposed for, or well-affected to, Toorak small-beer. The Eureka Stockade And the writer, a well-disposed Protestant, did not see how it could well be otherwise, and took it for granted that every one would admit the truth of his assertions without the slightest hesitation. Irish Race in the Past and the Present Pedro was liberal in sentiment, popular among the Brazilians, and well-disposed toward the aspirations of the country for a larger measure of freedom, and yet not blind to the interests of the dynasty of Braganza. Hispanic Nations of the New World; a chronicle of our southern neighbors I should be very sorry to admit that a robust and well-disposed young man need ever despair. Washington Square It is well-disposed and desires to mend matters; it undertakes the suppression of robbery, theft, embezzlement, waste, premeditated or unintentional arrogation of authority, extravagance, negligence and failure. The Modern Regime, Volume 1 The following is for the edification of all the well-affected and well-disposed of the present and future generation:- V. R. NOTICE. The Eureka Stockade To assist them in their deliberations a crowd of the well-disposed entered pell-mell along with them. The French Revolution - Volume 2 The King was very well-disposed; his measures were intended only to preserve order and the public peace. The French Revolution - Volume 1 My dear friend, In my last two Letters I have given the state of the argument as it would stand between a Christian, thinking as I do, and a serious well-disposed Deist. Confessions of an Inquiring Spirit and Some Miscellaneous Pieces The people were far from being well-disposed to them, and some of their guides tried to mislead them, and could not be trusted. A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 He asked for Marianne, and heard that she was one of the best of children—amiable, well-disposed, only almost too sensitive. The Heir of Redclyffe Other sections2641 admit to their sittings all well-disposed spectators, all women, children, and the nomads, all agitators, and the agitated, who, as at the National Assembly, applaud or hoot at the word of command. The French Revolution - Volume 2 Good-neighborhood, alone, would exact some such provision from every well-disposed community, and there cannot be a doubt that good policy coincides. New York He was an intelligent and well-disposed young Tapuyo, an expert sailor, and an indefatigable hunter. The Naturalist on the River Amazons I believe it is the happiest time of any woman's life, who has affectionate feelings, and is blessed with healthy and well-disposed children. Oldport Days Thus—Jones ate his supper that night, a mild and well-disposed individual. The After House I also felt well-disposed towards my kind patron, and began to laugh heartily at everything. Childhood "The lady is, at least, well-disposed for conquest, I think," said Mary Van Alstyne. Elinor Wyllys, Volume 2 They were all half-breeds, simple, well-disposed people, and explained to us that they were inhabitants of Cameta, who had come thus far, eighty miles, to spend the summer months. The Naturalist on the River Amazons That I'll answer for, Pathfinder! for you strike my fancy as being well-disposed and upright. Pathfinder; or, the inland sea My pupils are wild and unbroken, but apparently well-disposed. Life of Charlotte Brontë — Volume 1 Stockman," answered Ulysses, "you seem to be a very well-disposed person, and I can see that you are a man of sense. The Odyssey Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original We know quite well that in anything he writes there'll be something for a well-disposed reviewer to make a good deal of. New Grub Street As nearly all of them were friendly and well-disposed to him, this gave him pleasure, and brought back sometimes the wish that he was as free as they. Frank's Campaign, or, Farm and Camp That assistance is still appreciated by us and by all our people, but we must not forget that the Germans also were not behindhand, and have always been well-disposed towards us. Native Life in South Africa |
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