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The inconvenience of this system in record-keeping is palliated by various devices, for instance reference to well-known events, reigns of kings, dynasties, local lords, etc. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z
His attempt to palliate the effect of this didactic approach was to create big stories for his characters. 'When the Killing's Done': T.C. Boyle's novel of a California war over invasive species 2011-02-24T00:04:04Z
To palliate its burden, it needs readers and subscribers. How Painkiller Pushers Took Over Coal Country 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z
His role, he said, was “not to ‘sell’ the U.S.A. but to ‘explain’ it, not to palliate its blemishes but to contextualize them.” Daniel Aaron, Critic and Historian Who Pioneered American Studies, Dies at 103 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z
His thoughts on transience — essentially, “if no moment ever returns, we should appreciate all the more each moment that is given us” — palliate Monet’s otherwise terrifying vision. Perspective | Monet’s towering obsession
The easing of lockdown restrictions coincides with preparations by the cash-strapped Caribbean island nation for its tourist high season, which it hopes will bring much-needed dollars to palliate a dire economic crisis. Cuba starts to reopen economy as COVID-19 vaccine campaign races ahead 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z
"We also need to address the economic impact of Covid in poor households, so the financial burden is not palliated by selling or marrying off girls." Covid child brides: 'My family told me to marry at 14' 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z
After a discussion with Ms. H and her family, we decided to try a cycle of low-intensity chemotherapy as an attempt to palliate her increasingly severe symptoms. Perspective | Cancer patients often can’t get full care with covid-19 bogging down medical facilities 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z
The calls palliated some of Collins’s guilt, but not all of it. The Undercover Fascist 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z
But the art that palliates Humbert’s misery has not notably relieved the distress of reviewers, most of whom have felt obliged to ask themselves, “Why has the author done this horrid thing?” Reading “Lolita” in 1958 1958-11-01T05:00:00Z
It might even palliate populism, which is partly driven by voters’ sense that the economy is rigged to benefit the rich and powerful—a hypothesis which the evidence on licensing plainly supports. Occupational licensing blunts competition. It may also boost inequality 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z
Counting it no doubt palliates if not deadens any reservations. Weinstein Work Pulls Lawyer Back Into an Ethical Debate 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z
He, of course, was right about the latter, but why does he always feel the need to palliate any affront to the humanity and dignity of black life in America? Tavis Smiley: The NRA Means Not Really for African Americans 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z
The solution to terrorism is not to pass imperfect laws that will palliate the masses until next time. Orlando Isn’t About Gun Control 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z
Doctors are trained first to diagnose, treat and fix — and second, to comfort, palliate and soothe. Letting Patients Tell Their Stories 1460-09-11T05:00:00Z
Results palliate everything, but without them significant fault lines are exposed. Gary Neville faces huge challenge at Valencia, a club with serious fault lines | Sid Lowe 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z
Thursday's evening show, part of Milan Fashion Week, finished with jackets and skirts, as well as coats, fully decorated in palliates and flower patterns. Prada revamps skirt suits with stripes, tweed, plaid 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z
Charm and high purposes palliated the pure ether of his arrogance. FDR: A Monumental Man 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z
“The word palliate means ‘to remove suffering,’” Anderson says, in whatever form it takes. Palliative Care: It’s About Easing Suffering 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z
They looked broken, powerless, unable to do anything to palliate the beating, just look forlornly at the clock and will it to run down. Spain suffer not just a defeat but a World Cup disaster against Holland 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z
Ultimately, biomedical research offers no value to the public if our work does not result in the availability of safe and effective interventions to cure, treat, palliate, diagnose, and prevent disease. [Editorial] Sequester Cuts May Delay Drug Approvals--And More 2013-09-04T18:25:02.897Z
To palliate their meanness, they invoked the most specious pretexts in vain. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z
I put away her letters and closed the shutters and lit the candles and the rush lamp, and, settling in my chair, I read of another past, to palliate myself, Virgil’s. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z
Had he not jeered at Margu�rite, and endeavored to palliate his offense by repeating the absurd tittle-tattle to the man who had kicked him out of the house? The House 'Round the Corner 2012-04-14T02:00:22.063Z
The displeasure of the Queen Regent was speedily softened by the intercession of Queen Henrietta, and still more by Edward's conversion, which went far to palliate his fault. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z
No foreign customs can palliate a breach of our habits. Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z
Nay, do not shudder: there are many palliating circumstances which he did not know, but which I will relate to you hereafter, in order to calm and tranquilize your mind. The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale 2012-04-06T02:00:27.227Z
I find great comfort in the Scriptures, because I have no secret pangs of unconfessed guilt, or any wish in my heart to cover or palliate my offences. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z
Now I can hardly conceive a style and matter of preaching more calculated to excuse and palliate, and almost encourage sin, than this narrow95 and exclusive so-called Gospel-preaching. Letters to the Clergy On The Lord's Prayer and the Church 2012-03-29T02:00:12.080Z
Now it is undoubtedly true that in many cases an historical examination will reveal special circumstances, explaining or palliating the apparent anomaly. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z
However, they had had very little in the way of weapons, and perhaps their conduct might be palliated by this fact. Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator 2012-03-27T02:00:19.467Z
De Vaux sighed deeply, and still kept his hands clasped over his eyes, for he could not but feel that his uncle willingly deceived himself, in order to palliate the actions of his father. The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale 2012-04-06T02:00:27.227Z
The time will arrive when each palliating circumstance will be calmly weighed. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z
One who offers an apology, admits himself to have been, at least apparently, in the wrong, but brings forward some palliating circumstance, or tenders a frank acknowledgment, by way of reparation. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z
To whiten; to give a favorable appearance to ; to whitewash; to palliate. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z
Mrs. Marks' letter was not meant unkindly, but she never attempted to lessen Tom's fault or palliate his conduct; the truth stood out in all its glaring hideousness. It May Be True, Vol. III (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:14.013Z
He palliates his ignorance by pretending that his taste lies another way. ?sop's Fables, Embellished with One Hundred and Eleven Emblematical Devices. 2012-03-19T02:00:22.807Z
They regarded the Paxton men as victims of Quaker neglect and injustice, and showed a strong disposition to palliate, or excuse altogether, the violence of which they had been guilty. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z
He was uncomfortable inside and his skin was uncomfortable, and Head and Mouth palliated perhaps, but certainly not cured, were still with him. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z
A more difficult question arises when we inquire after a remedy for evils too glaring to be overlooked, and too grave to be tolerated, without an effort to palliate, if not to remove them. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z
I want it understood in the first place that we are not defending; that we are not excusing; that we are not endeavoring to palliate in the slightest degree dishonesty in any Government official. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z
I have no reverence for any book that upholds or palliates the infamous institution of polygamy. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z
The most valuable lives are daily destroyed by diseases, that it is dangerous to palliate and impossible to cure by medicine. A Vindication of Natural Diet. 2012-02-02T03:04:34.883Z
The killing of the Egyptian should be represented as a crime, palliated but not excused by the cruelty of the overseer. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z
During the interval of these few hours of abandonment nothing can palliate or excuse, George Borrow died as he had lived—alone!  The Life of George Borrow 2012-01-26T03:00:14.707Z
Gloss, glos, n. brightness or lustre, as from a polished surface: external show.—v.t. to give a superficial lustre to: to render plausible: to palliate. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z
To claim another man's plantation was a casus belli: to appropriate a patch of forest, reputed to belong to a neighbour, was an offence that could be palliated by a paltry present. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z
It will be in vain, my Lord, to attempt to palliate this circumstance by exaggerated statements and falsehoods; the many thousand witnesses of this tragical event will proclaim it as it happened. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z
The sin of extending the area of bondage so far northwards was scarcely palliated by the other conditions of the compromise. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z
He apologizes for, and attempts to palliate this levity, and affects to believe that Lincoln was a Christian. Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? 2011-12-24T03:07:56.830Z
The unhappy Don Carlos, who was not accustomed to conquer his passions, could never make use of any means to palliate his misfortune. 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
Yet we know that it has passively allowed a great deal to occur, a fact which it subsequently seeks to conceal and to palliate. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z
Other remedies may palliate the disease: this alone will heal it. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z
Here she related what had happened, and endeavoured to palliate her own conduct by describing the dreadful alternative to which she had been, reduced. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z
He may well have wished to add to this glowing denial of his own insinuations some palliating personal explanation. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z
This edict saved the lives of several thousand Aragonese; palliating circumstances afterwards caused the capital punishment to be remitted to all those who were excepted in the general pardon. 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
These slender excuses may, in some degree, account for and palliate the maladministration of Spanish America from the middle of the sixteenth to the beginning of the nineteenth century. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z
Despite these palliating circumstances, slavery was odious, and persistent negro insurrections began to cause serious concern to the white population. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z
The courtiers and attendants attempted to palliate his cousin's guilt to the child Julian. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z
The stain of murder, which was really on her hands, she was full willing that it should rest on him, only slightly palliated by the lie which she had told. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z
Sir Jaspar, not without evident anxiety, endeavoured to recollect what had dropt from him, that might hurt her; or how he might palliate what might have given her offence. The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z
No re-statement can strengthen, and no excuse can palliate, the case against the Turks. Caught by the Turks 2011-09-09T02:01:01.073Z
"True: the Pope is no hypocrite; but sovereigns are in some cases obliged to permit evils which they palliate and diminish by superintendence and regulation." 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
With such reflections she strove to palliate her own offenses. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z
There is no contradiction here to that word, which hath been miserably perverted in our day, to palliate sinful silence of time-servers, Amos v. A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods 2011-08-21T02:00:31.760Z
No, his infamy cannot be palliated, but it can be understood. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z
What their success was, Dampier did not think proper to tell, for it would not admit of being palliated under the term Buccaneering. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z
There are few palliating circumstances connected with the advent of the Spaniards, either here, in the West Indies, or in Mexico. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z
It always makes me indignant when I see you palliating such faults as these. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z
No peace leading to slavish stupidity; no peace prompting to preposterous prudence, in palliating sin, or daubing defections with untempered morter; no peace inconsistent with truth; they must go together, Zech. i. A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods 2011-08-21T02:00:31.760Z
The mode of her departure had palliated whatever of resentment Mrs. Owen and Peggy might have felt for the girl’s breach of hospitality. Peggy Owen at Yorktown 2011-07-17T02:00:35.830Z
I have stifled its calling, and tried to palliate my wrong-doing by excuses, but neither winter’s cold, nor the ingratitude of an unappreciative country will excuse a man’s not sticking by his convictions. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z
The dreamer sees a worshipper—his wife—enter, to palliate or expurgate her soul of some ugly stain. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z
I can forgive the worst offense if frankly confessed and recognized, but to a palliated error I am unrelenting. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z
You are right; nothing can be said to palliate the crime of falsehood, murder, and robbery! The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z
The man, for instance, who is already suffering from arterio-sclerosis must be warned that worry and work will surely hasten the process and that his nervous symptoms cannot be cured, but must be palliated. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z
Instead, treatment refusers are often at the beginning of their cancer journey, and the interventions they refuse are considered active in that they are intended to cure or control rather than palliate the disease. The Refuseniks: Why Some Cancer Patients Reject Their Doctors' Advice 2011-06-11T23:00:33Z
Such scenes of ribaldry have 523 tainted even immortal pages, and have provoked much idle criticism either to censure or to palliate. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z
Can guilt in Carthage palliate guilt in Rome, Or vice in one absolve it in another? The Inflexible Captive A Tragedy, in Five Acts 2011-05-31T02:00:32.980Z
Men must, therefore, endeavour to palliate what they cannot cure. Essays 2011-05-19T02:00:06.077Z
On the one hand, if he finds significant results, it could lead to groundbreaking methods for palliating some of the world’s problems. Looking for Empathy in a Conflict-Ridden World 2011-05-18T14:15:02.227Z
You have not sought to palliate your offence; nor are you the man to misconstrue the little I may have said concerning the offence itself. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z
Some palliated the evil, and desired that it might be gradually extinguished; but none contemplated it as a permanent institution.” The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It 2011-05-10T02:00:59.100Z
As Conservationists, we are not concerned either to palliate the frequent dangers or to depreciate the frequent valuable services to the public from such aggregations. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z
It is unjust and oppressive; wholly indefensible, and with scarcely a palliating feature. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z
When Avelyn, a little tired of the general atmosphere of lamentation, suggested palliating circumstances, their wrath blazed out in her direction. For the School Colours 2011-04-28T02:00:12.693Z
And some pernicious elf left in the cradle, with human shape, to palliate growing mischief. The Inconstant 2011-04-27T02:00:21.193Z
Even this throwing about of brushes seems to me to have done little or nothing to palliate his poor human preoccupation with the toilette. The Sea Lady 2011-04-22T02:00:07.843Z
And then the men in this case were police—a palliating circumstance! She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z
So far the fraud was palliated by the intention. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z
His boasting speeches are chiefly humorous; jest and merriment account for most of them, and palliate them all. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z
Such fatal counsels, it is evident, accorded too well with his own inclinations, and palliated, perhaps, to himself the weaknesses to which he gave way. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z
Yet the former history of Poland hardly palliates the position which the sovereigns and states of Europe have assumed towards her. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z
I cannot tell what miserable attempts I made to excuse or to palliate, nor what poor ingenuity I practised to make him believe that all was for the best. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z
The actresses can scarcely longer palliate them, by a studied loftiness of demeanor and an imposing elevation of voice. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z
Where the Indians have practised cruelty, it has almost always been in retaliation; but civilised tyrants have put men to the torture without even the palliating apology of vengeance. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z
The facts can neither be gainsaid nor palliated. The Nation's Peril Twelve Years' Experience in the South 2011-03-17T02:00:12.580Z
Neither could the ambiguity in Mr. Douglas' bill, and the necessity for relieving it of this obscurity, palliate such an offense. The Middle Period 1817-1858 2011-03-14T03:01:05.737Z
Sir,—I make no attempt to deprecate your anger, or palliate the wrong I have done you. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z
I cannot go over all she said; nor need I repeat the efforts I made to palliate my want of knowledge of life, which she really appeared to grieve over. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z
He did not attempt to palliate the grave wrong of which he had been guilty; he would have resented such palliation on the part of an apologist. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z
The disorganizing elements are tottering to a fall, and those who had fostered them are seeking to excuse and palliate their course. The Nation's Peril Twelve Years' Experience in the South 2011-03-17T02:00:12.580Z
Never dreaming that she might be questioned, he had been led to palliate, to distort the facts. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z
An irresistible motive, it is forcibly said, palliates or takes away guilt; no one can blame himself for yielding to necessity, and no one can properly be punished for what he could not have prevented. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z
But "a charitable or friendly gift" may easily be palliated simony; that is, there may be a pretense of liberality to conceal the real purpose of purchasing spirituals with temporals. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z
And so she grew up; her extreme beauty palliating to the household all her little willful faults, and the admiration she excited filling the very crevices of her heart. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z
The awful impulse of kleptomania alone seemed to explain but scarcely palliate his first offence against society. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z
No one can deny their existence, or palliate their enormity. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z
They discover Beauties which escap'd the Observation of the Vulgar, and very often find out Reasons for palliating and excusing such Slips and Oversights, as were committed in the Writings of eminent Authors. An Essay on Criticism 2011-02-06T03:00:52.167Z
Even if it were true, it would not palliate the German offence of hurried and clandestine murder; but we know, and the Germans know, that her whole life was spent in doing good for others. A Noble Woman The Life-Story of Edith Cavell 2011-01-27T03:00:42.663Z
Hysteria, that we can by removing suggestions and introspections palliate, or perhaps cure. The Professor's Mystery 2011-01-18T03:00:11.317Z
There had not even been any violent struggle with temptation to palliate the act. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z
Yet 643 the duel dies hard, and even to-day it is approved or palliated by some notable publicists and professors in France and Germany. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z
But if thou desirest to be a Christian indeed, thou must not love, nor excuse, nor palliate thy sins, but thou must hate them, forsake them, and subdue them. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z
Read carelessly, their plea seems to palliate their misconduct; read at all carefully, it adds to their shame. Red Eagle and the Wars With the Creek Indians of Alabama. 2010-12-20T17:12:28.183Z
He was seen resting on the roof of the house, hooked up to a drip to palliate a kidney problem. Under Panetta, a more aggressive CIA 2010-03-21T04:00:00Z
Alex made no attempt either to deny her sin or to palliate it. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z
But these laws are amplified and explained by the same book and by the Imáms.—A fine is not to be accepted for murder unless the crime has been attended by some palliating circumstance. The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments
In other words, two headstrong, domineering people will never get on well alone: there must be the intervention of some gentler spirit to palliate, to excuse, to be a peacemaker, and avert friction. Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources
To palliate an Occult Cancer, and prevent its Ulceration, a Cataplasm or Pultis of Hemlock very fresh may be apply'd to the Part. The Compleat Surgeon or, the whole Art of Surgery explain'd in a most familiar Method.
There was nothing to palliate what he had seen; and now he must begin life afresh. By Birth a Lady
Neither palliating nor excusing Jahangir’s excesses, the friar did not hesitate to hold a mirror to the girl’s own faults. The Great Mogul
He would not palliate wild, impetuous self-murder, without a justifying cause. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius
Even while he told the truth in a way, Weegman was lying in the effort to palliate his act to some degree. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager
The only thing to be done was to invigorate her system, and thus palliate the neuralgia and postpone the consumption. Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician
The doctor was unremitting in his attention, and was undoubtedly skilful; but he soon found that all he could do was to palliate, for the disease would run its course. By Birth a Lady
Mrs. Ray shuddered; and then some thought, some shadow perhaps of a remembrance, flitted across her mind, which seemed to have the effect of palliating her child's iniquity. Rachel Ray
The profligacy of Louis-Quatorze had been palliated by his passion for splendour, among a dissolute people who loved splendour much, and hated profligacy little. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845
All this may seem the most unjustifiable ambition, nor do we wish to palliate in any way the terribly harsh repressive measures adopted by the Chinese. The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar
Thus it was, in a remarkable degree, in the region where it was my lot to meet and palliate and try to cure diseases. Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician
In the most painful confusion he attempted to stammer out a few palliating words. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I.
There is no better way for palliating that loss than to make that silver immediately available for the payment of the nation’s debts. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897
It only palliated the pain; it never sought to dry up the fountains of human misery. Stand Up, Ye Dead
There would, in their eyes, be no need to palliate such strictly just acts of retribution as these. The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar
"But it's not much of a title," its owner palliated. The Land of Strong Men
The disorganized condition of our neighbor for nearly thirty years, may, partly account for and palliate this fault. History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1
A fault was a fault; telling a falsehood was telling a falsehood; and he made no allowance for the excuses or "palliating circumstances" there might be to consider. Carrots: Just a Little Boy
Wretches," said he to the Milanese ambassadors, "do you presume to bribe me to palliate your treachery? Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century.
They promise a cure, but they can't even palliate the trouble. The Social Gangster
Well, there is nothing woman's wit invents It cannot palliate---- The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise
And while I do not wish to palliate the offense, I fear that you exaggerate the effect upon your engagements. Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins
She would have spoken again,—would, perhaps, have said something to palliate the harshness of her last words,—but by a gesture he forbids her. Faith and Unfaith
He had exaggerated nothing; but, on the contrary, had endeavored to palliate; and this very circumstance had increased the effect of his discourse. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century.
Here was no anxiety, that she could palliate! The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life
I shall palliate nothing; you must know, see, and acknowledge it all, yourself-- A road laborer went up to the count and asked whether he was ill. On the Heights A Novel
Her “Memoirs” display a degree of vanity only to be palliated by the customs of her sex in France; and her opinions on public affairs appear to have fluctuated with her fortunes. Lives of Celebrated Women
"Perhaps I value you so highly that I hate the thought of losing you," says Scrope, palliating the ugliness of his conduct as best he may. Faith and Unfaith
"You perceive, then, that Pietro's claim to the young lady somewhat palliates his violence." Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century.
"I imagine," continued Stoutenburg, "that he hath tried to palliate his own villainies by telling you that he was merely a paid agent in that abominable outrage." The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Such things may palliate, but they do not cure. The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident
Not one, to soften Censure’s hardy crime; Not one, to palliate peevish Grief’s Complaint, Who, like a demon, murmuring from the dust, 470 Dares into judgment call her Judge.—Supreme! Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes
But this attempt, so far from palliating the existing evils, has had the greatest possible tendency to aggravate them; for it has too often vested irresponsible power in hands wholly unfit to wield it. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845
He might have been excused if he bore no good-will to one or other of us; but what could palliate his ingratitude to the Rooneys? Jack Hinton The Guardsman
The horrible scenes of blood through which they had passed might, indeed, excuse much, but there were proofs of national cowardice at this juncture such as scarcely any suffering could justify or palliate. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience
A group of short but striking accounts of eye-witnesses and narrowly-rescued victims remains to testify to the atrocities of that Second of September, which some recent historians have striven in vain to palliate. A Short History of French Literature
The prescription I am leaving will palliate these, but it remains for you to find out what the trouble is and remove it, if you can. Clover and Blue Grass
With a look almost of devotion he gazed upward to the cloudless heaven above him; he would keep himself free from the guilt of palliating his own faults. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine
This language reads as the words of one who is reluctantly compelled to tell the whole truth and then seeks to withdraw or at least palliate the accusation which she has brought. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10)
You are a woman, my dear, with a woman’s gentle heart, ready to defend and palliate. Blind Policy
They while away a weary day, they palliate the small irritations of daily life, they suggest devices to cheat ennui, but they have no share in deeper sentiments; we neither rejoice nor weep with them. One Of Them
In vain for the next two years Henry strove to unsay, to palliate, to disclaim these words. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History
Nor should a university seek to palliate or to deny the charge of being a place of resort for youth. Some War-time Lessons The Soldier's Standards of Conduct; The War As a Practical Test of American Scholarship; What Have We Learned?
The imputations against Shakspeare, of which Pope will palliate the edge, are not Pope's. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845
It was even alleged that a husband murdered his wife for a cannibal repast; upon his trial, however, it appeared that the cannibalism was feigned, to palliate the murder. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia
That alone would serve to palliate any unusual show of eagerness. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly
But in spite of it all, Clement would only palliate and temporise, and finally refused to give any fresh instructions to the Legates or help the King’s cause by any new act. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History
It was Pitt who said, "The atrocious crime of being a young man I shall attempt neither to palliate nor to deny." Some War-time Lessons The Soldier's Standards of Conduct; The War As a Practical Test of American Scholarship; What Have We Learned?
For a time, these were neglected as accidents, or palliated by such remedies as I knew of. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845
All my influence over them was rooted in reality; I had never softened nor palliated their faults. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli)
She suspected that the last promise of the Prefect was little more than an empty word of comfort to palliate his departure. A Struggle for Rome, v. 1
She sought not to varnish her history, or to palliate her own transgressions. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time
They certainly neither require, nor are palliated by, theories of his “megalomania,” of his excessive attention to conflicts of will and the like. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume"
Let us not be misunderstood; we are not justifying or even palliating the mother's conduct. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6.
God forbid that we should ever be supposed to palliate, by even a word, those brutal assassinations which make every man blush to call himself an Irishman! The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life
I felt how readily, if I had been a Frenchman born, I could have excused and palliated to my conscience many things which now were matters of reproach. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II
I will plunge at once into those disclosures which I most dread to utter, and trust to after explanation to palliate the darkness of my tale. The Lamplighter
Such external treatment only palliates the suffering for a little while without removing the disordered vital force that gave origin to its appearance. Plain Talks on Avoided Subjects
Frauds, the logical consequence of lowering office to be mere pay for party services, are covered up, or palliated, to prevent damage to "the party." The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6.
Do not help me to excuse myself,—do not teach me to palliate my pitiable weakness. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part
The social conditions existing in Greece at the time of Epicurus may in some degree palliate his sentiments, but virtue and honour will make themselves felt at last. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition
During the night she wrote a very long answer to Sir William pleading her own cause, expatiating on her own feelings, and palliating any desperate deed which she might be tempted to perform. Lady Anna
Is religion in the pulpit but a plausible means of palliating the crimes of statesmen, owing to the ambition of its professors? A Morning's Walk from London to Kew
I dare not hide it, I dare not palliate it; else the horror with which it covereth me would make me do so. Thoughts on African Colonization
It is not an attempt to show what is right, but to palliate and find out plausible excuses for what is wrong. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature
As he sought to discover fault or flaw in himself, search as he might, he could find naught that might palliate the flippant faithlessness of his beloved, or the treachery of his brother. The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories
And he, with wonderful skill, with hearty love for the girl, and in true mercy to her feelings, palliated the crime of the would-be murderess. Lady Anna
“I have devised means for palliating all these difficulties,” I answered eagerly. Stories by American Authors, Volume 2
They must not support, they must not palliate it. Thoughts on African Colonization
She could, however, palliate the position by a reference to the abnormal circumstances. When Ghost Meets Ghost
She did," admitted the Bishop; "but then of course," he added, wishing to palliate the offence, "it was a very hot day. His Lordship's Leopard A Truthful Narration of Some Impossible Facts
The first will but palliate, the second increase our evil. The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe
The lowest estimate—1,000 victims—is that of the Abb� Caveyrac, whose undisguised aim was to place the number as low as possible, so as to palliate the atrocity of the massacre. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2
He explained the circumstances under which the act had been performed, which seemed, at least so far as he was concerned, to palliate the deed. Cyrus the Great Makers of History
However, a remark of Mr. Alibone's—who seemed to know—that the lady's uncle was a belted Earl, and no mistake, palliated the Earldom and abated class prejudice. When Ghost Meets Ghost
There was no doubting it, no denying it, no palliating it even. The Story of a New York House
It is not desired here either to insist on the occurrence of those scandals or to palliate them. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations
The probability of mental derangement palliates the absurdity of this system in the originator, but throws the burden of responsibility from the master upon those who are insane enough to adopt it. History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion
Abstaining from animal food palliates, when it does not cure, all constitutional diseases. Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery
She had a right to clear herself from a condemnation which she did not deserve—a right, at least, to make known the palliating circumstances in the case. A Manifest Destiny
When a man does evil in order that good may come, one tries to find an excuse for him, tries to palliate his offense in any reasonable way. The Lieutenant-Governor A Novel
In calling the thing by its right name, he silences, beforehand, every attempt at palliating and extenuating it. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1
The only palliating characteristic of the despicable wretch was his bravery, and he really did do his utmost to gain a shot at the Indian who had threatened him. The Wilderness Fugitives
It is found easier by the short-sighted victims of disease, to palliate their torments, by medicine, than to prevent them by regimen. Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery
But this favorable report, which was made by the Governor to palliate his desertion of his post, was far from being true. Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688
This crime my testimony could in no way palliate. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7
But this is certain: one wrong neither justifies nor palliates another. The Vote That Made the President
No need to overlook, to palliate, to forgive! A Prairie Infanta
How did she know what was to arise: who was to strike the blow: whence it would come: what could she still do to palliate its effects? The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court
Can you say one word to palliate what you have already admitted? Name and Fame A Novel
And yet Sir Boreas palliated even this crime! Marion Fay
These facts illustrate anew that standing temptation of the critic of American literature to palliate literary shortcomings by the plea that we possess certain admirable non-literary qualities. The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures
No grave for his dust; no monument for his name, to palliate his faults and perpetuate his virtues. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846
Theodora, I will not attempt to palliate the conduct which necessity obliges me to pursue; but the circumstances in which I am placed admit of no alternative. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance.
He had palliated his conduct by saying to himself that Gilbert had given Cecily up, but the excuse would not serve to absolve him from the sense of unfriendly behaviour. Changing Winds A Novel
"The stupid old fool's letters weren't really worth anything," Sir Boreas had said, as though attempting to palliate the crime! Marion Fay
Jesuitry palliated what threatened to seem monstrous, even to him. Love and Lucy
It was necessary for Cortez and his followers to paint the character of the Aztecs in darkest hues to palliate and excuse, in a measure, their own wholesale rapine and murder. Aztec Land
Nay, do not attempt to palliate a name in which I glory. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance.
No, but we might find a means of palliating it. Changing Winds A Novel
"No, not justify—I do not justify them even to myself—not justify, but palliate them, Alden—palliate them at least in your eyes, if in no others." Victor's Triumph Sequel to A Beautiful Fiend
“Well, I didn’t put my name and ad-dress on it,” Tom palliated the ingratitude while he buttered a hot biscuit generously. Rim o' the World
Every murder is palliated, because it arises from "the occupation of land." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844
This saving clause gave the German note the aspect of a preliminary to the usual backdown and to an admission of liability, with the palliating excuse of ignorance of the vessel's identity. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War
It was characteristic of him that he should palliate his submission to the conventional thing by inventing a sensible excuse for it. Changing Winds A Novel
If Germany could not show extenuating circumstances that palliated the sinking of the Arabic, the President must act on his Lusitania warning, or remain silent—must go forward or recede. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War
They will serve to illustrate the condition of those who were within reach of the savage enemy; and perhaps, to palliate the enormities practiced on the christian Indians. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State
The other kind of attack accused Pope of wasting his talents in The Dunciad, but palliated blame by reminding him of his demonstrated ability in more worthy poetical pursuits. An Essay on Satire, Particularly on the Dunciad
Burgoyne, with nothing to palliate, wrote very frankly. The Siege of Boston
The histories of “A Boy I Knew” and the “Four Dogs” are absolutely true, from beginning to end; nothing has been invented; no incident has been palliated or elaborated. A Boy I Knew and Four Dogs
It was not an exhibition of which a Fearless Firer might have been proud, nor did the screams of laughter greeting it serve to palliate his anger. Sunlight Patch
In reference to diseases, to palliate is really to diminish their violence, or partly to relieve the sufferer. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions
In this way I sought to palliate my selfish plan. A Son of the Middle Border
Professing to describe the people as I found them, I must endeavour to draw a faithful picture, neither attempting to palliate their vices, nor to exaggerate their virtues. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton
That is how they palliate these sins against good taste and propriety. Our Bessie
Are we from this to think lightly of sin? or, by example and conduct, to palliate and overlook its enormity? The Mind of Jesus
"When we palliate our own or others' faults we do not seek to cloke them altogether, but only to extenuate the guilt of them in part." English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions
When surgical treatment is contra-indicated, all that can be done is to palliate the symptoms by bromides, opium, phenacetin, caffein, and other drugs. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
And these deeds are done and palliated by men who profess to love their neighbours as themselves, who believe in God, and pray that His will be done on earth!” Life of Charles Darwin
They have the furtive look of conscience skilled In palliating failures unexplained. Too Old for Dolls A Novel
Mary felt these cruel acts of selfishness and pride very keenly, but, womanlike, she palliated and excused them, and loved him still. Mary Queen of Scots Makers of History
How do cloak and palliate agree in original meaning? English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions
When excision is impracticable, it is only possible to palliate the symptoms by dusting with orthoform, or applying local anæsthetics, and by attending to the hygiene of the mouth and removing all sources of irritation. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
"The minister avoided every attempt to palliate or to defend in any way the attitude of Serbia." The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers
But what weak prejudice might palliate or plead for, his better judgment condemns. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed
The Southerners have long continued habit, apparent interest and dreaded danger, to palliate the wrong they do; but we stand without excuse. An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans
What is it to extenuate, and how does that word compare with palliate? English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions
Crude, and even disgusting as it appears to an intelligent Christian, it has its palliating features. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months
I have no desire to palliate my thoughts or words. Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1
All that can be said to palliate Edward's mistake is that it was, at first, difficult to perceive that there was a Scottish nationality at all. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII
In many of their publications, I have thought I discovered a lurking tendency to palliate slavery; or, at least to make the best of it. An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans
For after their sins of murder, blasphemy and the like their whole aim is to seek means whereby to excuse and palliate the same. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood
Another Englishman, particularly disposed to palliate matters, said there must be some mistake about it; he had been here before, and the people of Burgos were proverbially honest. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months
If she said this with any idea of palliating the possible lawlessness of her action in the eyes of her companion, she wasted her words. The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel
To palliate or conceal any evils or disorders in our situation, can answer no good purpose; they must be known before they can be cured. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI
We have no right to palliate a feeling, sinful in itself, and highly injurious to a large number of our fellow-beings. An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans
But it is the nature of hypocrites to excuse and palliate their sin or to deny it altogether and under the show of religion, to slay the innocent. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood
Disgusting as it appears to an intelligent Christian, it has its palliating features. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands
Let this suffice to palliate my 'unmanly' pleading. Macaria
It is not improbable that this prejudice against gownsmen on the press was palliated by circumstances that no longer exist. A Book About Lawyers
I must needs say, that some of our young men treated Mr. Osmore, the first officer of this prison ship, in a manner not to be excused, or even palliated. A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In England ... And Last, At Dartmoor Prison. Interspersed With Observations, Anecdotes And Remarks, Tending To Illustrate The Moral And Political Characters Of Three Nations. To Which Is Added, A Correct Engraving Of Dartmoor Prison, Representing The Massacre Of American Prisoners, Written By Himself.
Devilish, therefore, is that argument whereby men take the name of God to palliate their sins. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood
At last the Chancellor committed himself openly to a hostile vote upon a vital measure, and left it no longer possible for the Minister to palliate their differences by private negotiations. Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 2
Japanese annals attempt to palliate his discomfiture by a story about the abuse of a flag of truce, but the fact seems to have been that Kawabe no Nie was an incompetent and pusillanimous captain. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era
No amount of generosity, then, can palliate injustice, or stand as a substitute for justice. A Manual of Moral Philosophy
He endeavored to palliate the evil of the temple-worship, and to clothe its acts with spiritual significance. A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions
I am not the apologist of the Spanish Inquisition, and I have no desire to palliate or excuse the excesses into which that tribunal may at times have fallen. The Faith of Our Fathers
I fear that you can do little more than palliate her condition, but even that would be very much for us. Doctor Jones' Picnic
The magistrate is a great friend of the Colonel’s, plays cards with him every evening, and to palliate the affair, and silence public indignation, he made an official visit to the commandant’s house. Major Frank
There was nothing in the attendant circumstances that were connected with the act of Nero in murdering his mother, which could palliate or extenuate the deed in the slightest degree. Nero Makers of History Series
Imperitus is almost afraid to speak in her company; for, instead of assisting and palliating his natural deficiencies, she is the first to ridicule and expose them. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 6, June 1810
We certainly do not wish to excuse or palliate the evil deeds of Catholics, who, with all the blessed aids which their religion affords, ought to be much better than they are. The Faith of Our Fathers
It is not pleasant to palliate injustices, tyrannies, and lusts. Ancient States and Empires
Nothing, of course, can palliate the extreme baseness of your behaviour. Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers
After all, even in a pagan Pantheon, there are other divinities besides a cleverly palliated Priapus and a comparatively ladylike Cotytto. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800
And he did not want the failure palliated. The Fighting Edge
The President of the Royal Academy would hide and spy for a month if he could palliate his conduct by that picture. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley
One of the first acts was to disgrace the freedman, Pallas,—the prime minister of Claudius,—and to destroy Britannicus by poison, which crimes were palliated, if not suggested, by Seneca. Ancient States and Empires
But the most distinguishing trait of his character was his honesty, and this feature redeemed and palliated his few irregularities. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History
I don't suppose he can utterly deny, but he can palliate. A Sheaf of Corn
In a leading article entitled "Bad Advice" the Cologne Gazette takes the Lokalanzeiger to task for attempting to palliate the British "starving-out policy" and exportations from America of war supplies. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915
A laureate of the Institute of France has discovered grounds for palliating this blow to property. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09
It is the prerogative of great wealth that it can often cure what others can only palliate, and can establish permanent sources of good which will continue long after the donors have passed away. The Map of Life Conduct and Character
I have never known of his acts being approved or palliated by any other person than a Republican. Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage
"For one or two of them there would be room here," said Arthur, trying to palliate the matter. The Bertrams
Two only were convicted of capital offences—one of arson, the other of robbing the mails—and these, because of palliating circumstances, were finally pardoned by the president. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3.
Still, he could not think that she was palliating his offence; and he was quite aware that she had saved his life. Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters
And—have you, as his counsel, gathered no palliating proof? The Diamond Coterie
"Fanaticism may palliate, but could not conceal the utter prostration of the race." Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage
Applications of Oil of Arnica to the affected parts at night, warming them before a fire, will serve greatly to palliate the sufferings, and frequently effect a perfect cure. An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art Containing the New Discoveries and Improvements to the Present Time
In saying this we are not apologizing for, or palliating fraud or wrong doing, but merely asking for fair and considerate treatment—not hasty, unreasoning condemnation. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers
Enmity, hatred, and every evil passion, have done their worst to palliate murder and to blacken innocence, but the ineradicable spot cannot be fixed to the fair fame of this true woman. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851
His conduct is not palliated by the indecency of his opponents. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration
The reverence for Shakspeare, which is an inwrought element in the character of the author, may palliate, if it does not excuse the presumption of her enterprise. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851
Applying hot cloths to the head, removing them occasionally to let the water evaporate, will greatly palliate and will not in the least, interrupt the action of the medicines. An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art Containing the New Discoveries and Improvements to the Present Time
Think you I had humbled myself thus, had I not been firm to resist? think you I have had no temptation to deceive you, to keep back a part, to palliate? and lo! The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1
Constantly he had to stand on his defence against attempts to palliate the effrontery of the Winchester judgment by experimental accusations that he had been tampering with new conspiracies. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography
Various remedies having been taken without effect, an Infusion of Digitalis was directed twice a day, with a view to palliate the more urgent symptoms. An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases
We were not aware that in those moments of irritation and revenge we exaggerated his faults, and palliated our own. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851
Pulsatilla is the proper medicine to palliate and regulate the symptoms. An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art Containing the New Discoveries and Improvements to the Present Time
Mayo, in spite of his bitter memories of Julius Mar-ston's attitude, felt impelled to palliate in some degree the apparent enormities of the steamboat magnates. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916
He had not yet left the Thames when he sent Coleburne back to shore with a letter for the Company, in which he endeavoured to palliate and justify this certainly very strange proceeding. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World
In these desperate cases it often procured a plentiful flow of urine, and palliated a disease which medicine could not remove. An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases
A truly good mind is always grieved at improper conduct in others, and ever seeks to palliate, rather than to judge with severity. Who Are Happiest? and Other Stories
Later in the case, though Nux may palliate, it will not cure. An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art Containing the New Discoveries and Improvements to the Present Time
If I except the fight, which was greatly palliated by the circumstances, and the sleeping on guard when we were in camp, your conduct has been entirely unexceptionable since you came to the Institute. In School and Out or, The Conquest of Richard Grant.
She was not studying how to conceal or palliate her offence, but how she could best tell the whole truth. Hope and Have or, Fanny Grant Among the Indians, A Story for Young People
Small doses of calomel, Dover's powder, infusum amarum, and sal sodæ palliated his symptoms for a while; these failing; blisters, squills, and cordials were given without effect. An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases
There can be no justification of Lord Cornwallis's policy; but there were some mitigating circumstances that palliate the severities which he inflicted. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 From 1620-1816
If the feet are cold, as is often the case, putting them into hot water will palliate the symptoms, and not interfere with the medicines. An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art Containing the New Discoveries and Improvements to the Present Time
I hope none of my young friends will think this even palliated his offence. In School and Out or, The Conquest of Richard Grant.
Where defects are uncurable, the teacher must show how they may be palliated and sometimes even converted into graces. A Treatise on the Art of Dancing
Frederic of Saxony had also written to his holiness, to palliate the conduct of Luther. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges
This disaster of the British arms in that quarter seems not to have been palliated by those precautions and that presence of mind which, even in defeat, reflects lustre on a commander. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 From 1620-1816
The Committee on the Judiciary having taken into consideration the above and other palliating circumstances, proposed a resolution that Mr. Patterson "is duly qualified and entitled to hold a seat in the Senate." History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States
Let it not be palliated, as if consistent with humility. The Young Maiden
In the time of Frontenac there was a palliating motive for such barbarous warfare. A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I France and England in North America
But both were loose perversions of a half-truth, shifts palliated by the uncertainties of a revolutionary epoch. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.)
He was usually spoken of as a "good fellow," and those who palliate or deny most of his wild deeds declare that local history has never been as fair to him as he deserved. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado
Don't come back here, but attempt for once to palliate the offense of your birth and go interview that Francis female. Greener Than You Think
And there is no greater subtilty of Satan, nor no stronger self deceit, than this, to palliate and cover vices with the shadow of virtue, and to present corruptions under the similitude of graces. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning
The latter was very humble, acknowledged his error, and made no attempt to palliate it. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany
"And a charming host," she added, to palliate Sue's evident disappointment. Blue Bonnet in Boston or, Boarding-School Days at Miss North's
The fact that the great man had afterward sought to palliate the sting of the term did not actually help matters any. Walter and the Wireless
She required that trumpet to celebrate her exploits, and palliate the crimes committed in the pursuit of her ambition. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847
There are many specious coverings gotten to palliate this wickedness and enmity, and so many invisible and spiritual wickednesses in the heart, that it is no wonder that they lurk and dwell without observation. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning
If, he argues, circumstances can palliate dishonesty, they can compel and justify murder. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry
On the face of it there is nothing that seems not merely to justify, but even to palliate, the conduct of Fox and Burke. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III
McLeod said this in the tone of a man who, while admitting his fault, looks about for palliating circumstances. Wrecked but not Ruined
“Do not try to palliate your conduct, Gascoyne,” said Mr Mason, earnestly. Gascoyne, the Sandal-Wood Trader
He had been in his cups at the time but that did not palliate the offense. The Fighting Shepherdess
Now, however, I intend to be stupidly prosy, with malice aforethought, and without one mitigating circumstance, except, perchance, it be the temptations of that above-mentioned ambitious little devil to palliate my crime. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52
I mention this conversation, to shew in what a dexterous manner this American gentleman attempted to palliate one of the grossest outrages ever committed by his countrymen. Diary in America, Series One
The women were very indignant,—all except Miss Furnival, who did not say much, but endeavoured to palliate the crimes of Lady Mason in that which she did say. Orley Farm
So that when Napoleon was accused of cruelty in putting her from him, there were ever some champions ready to palliate the act by putting her unfaithful conduct before their opponents. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century
There was even a palpable deficiency in Henry’s claim, which no art could palliate. King Henry the Fifth Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre
The proprietor should then make haste and get rid of him; for it is very rare that the malady, however it may be palliated for a while, does not reappear with greater intensity than before. Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure
The last clause may have been inserted for the purpose of palliating the disgraceful usage. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1
Campbell also reports the stories, but adds, in regard to the wife murderer, "upon his trial it appeared that cannibalism was feigned to palliate the murder," p. Colonial Records of Virginia
Disobedience to law was not to be excused because of corruption among the law's representatives, nor was wickedness in any individual to be condoned or palliated because of another's villainy. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern
You may imagine the state of anxiety I lived in during that week, which his disappearance did nothing to palliate, but rather heightened by leaving everything so mysterious and uncertain. The Tale Of Mr. Peter Brown - Chelsea Justice From "The New Decameron", Volume III.
"It is that humanity," said he, "which seeks to palliate disease by the application of nostrums, which scatter its seeds through the whole system." Union and Democracy
To say of a person that he is aggravated is as incorrect as to say that he is palliated. 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.
A further examination showed that Poodles had browbeaten and threatened him; and we were disposed to palliate Pearl's offence, in consideration of his poverty and his dependent position, after he had confessed his error. Breaking Away or The Fortunes of a Student
Some days after this horrid transaction, the French court endeavoured to palliate it by forms of law. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs
It is directed to the palliating circumstances in the actual state of slavery, not to a broad defence of slavery itself. The Philosophy of the Moral Feelings
Thus the partisans of Napoleon invented arguments by which they palliated his faults and justified his errors. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I
Here about me my people know me, and may palliate the mistake of a day by the recollection of a lifetime's honour. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn
I palliate, I do not justify, the conduct of the students. Breaking Away or The Fortunes of a Student
We have no wish to palliate any act of Calvin's which is manifestly wrong. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs
There are no palliating circumstances, no mitigating conditions—nothing on God's green earth—that will even to the slightest degree excuse this worthless class. Sparkling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Reading A compendium of valuable information and wise suggestions that will inspire noble effort at the hands of every race-loving man, woman, and child.
Abortive attempts were made by the pure royalists to palliate the treachery of the government. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I
Or at least, it was evident if they were, that in the statement, they must have been so palliated and softened, that a really honest confession had not been made. The Teacher Or, Moral Influences Employed in the Instruction and Government of the Young
There was no attempt to palliate a single inconsistency or to deny one dubious act. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898
It is the motive that either palliates or makes the crime. The Paternoster Ruby
His mode of conducting the Provincial Administration may perhaps be to some extent palliated by the circumstances attending his appointment. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion
I have no desire to palliate my sin. Olive A Novel
It must be indulgent, so far as the view which the teacher takes of the guilt of the pupil, is concerned; every palliating consideration must be felt. The Teacher Or, Moral Influences Employed in the Instruction and Government of the Young
No life is ever commonplace when that lamp burns beside it, and no wealth, or genius, or greatness can palliate its relentless gleam. St. Cuthbert's
Here she related what had happened, and endeavoured to palliate her own conduct, by describing the dreadful alternative to which she had been reduced. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals
Yet if she could be examined by a commission to the ghosts, she would probably have some palliating circumstances to allege in mitigation of judgment. Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American
No pretext was wanting for palliating to my own mind this despicable robbery; or, rather, it wanted no such pretext.  Peter Schlemihl
There are traces in his life of occasional craft and untruthfulness which even the exigencies of exile and war do not wholly palliate. The Life of David As Reflected in His Psalms
He would live no longer where his convictions of duty were to be subordinated to, and palliated by, the penurious and cruel teaching of the slave institution. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens
We do not wish in the slightest degree to palliate the coarse language, the debasement, the harsh villainy, which shock the virtuous when visiting the haunts of poverty. The Lifeboat
Yet although we are bound to condemn Sam, we are entitled to palliate his offence and constrained to pity him, for his period of duty during the past week had been fifteen hours a day. The Iron Horse
I pretend not to justify or even to palliate my clandestine elopement. The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees
The endless contradictions and perplexities, crimes and follies, of our Egyptian policy became too obvious to be concealed or palliated, and at the beginning of 1884 the Government resolved on their crowning and fatal blunder. Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography
This," says he, "is called a palliated usury. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1
Well, I did not do the deed,” continued Vanslyperken, attempting to palliate his crime to himself; but it would not do, and Mr Vanslyperken paced the little cabin, racked by fear and guilt. Snarley-yow or The Dog Fiend
He was too honourable to attempt to disguise or palliate the facts: on the contrary, he laid all the blame upon himself; and enhanced the merits of the two midshipmen. The King's Own
It seems hardly necessary to endeavor to palliate Franklin's error in failing to detect the duplicity of de Vergennes. Benjamin Franklin
You told a lie; nothing can palliate or do away with that! Brave and True Short stories for children by G. M. Fenn and Others
Without manufactures, without trade, without comfort to palliate such degradation, we were proclaimed converts to Utilitarianism. Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry
He is supposing a bad case of inconsistency, and is not palliating it at all. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy.
He dwelt on his old servant’s affection, self-sacrifice, and devotion to himself; he palliated his faults, and magnified his virtues; so that poor Hubert had to retire baffled and heart-sick. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found
Men’s minds are generally ingenious in palliating guilt in themselves. Book of Wise Sayings Selected Largely from Eastern Sources
This was a political fault, which no circumstances can palliate. Memoirs of the Courts and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 1
Some have endeavoured to excuse or palliate it, but it remains as one of the indelible stains of the Spanish Conquistadores upon the history they were making. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development
I believe rather, that this report was spread to palliate and excuse the murders they themselves committed in cold blood after the battle of Culloden. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III.
Now it is undoubtedly true, that in many cases an historical examination will reveal special circumstances explaining or palliating the apparent anomaly. A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885
It will be apparent, when I deal with that period, that I do not palliate the real unreason in divine right as Filmer and some of the pedantic cavaliers construed it. A Short History of England
This, he maintained, palliated the heroine's surrender to passion and made her "distress in the last Act . . . much more liable to pity." Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois
Sometimes it may be palliated, though not justified, by the hardship which is often, without doubt, suffered by those who have to seek a new occupation. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 443 Volume 17, New Series, June 26, 1852
This horrible accusation the writer can attempt neither to palliate nor to deny. Woman's Work in Music
Of course I feel that injustice, dishonesty, cruelty, selfishness are in no way palliated because they take cover and occasion in a real movement of national feeling. Letters to His Friends
In criticising the defects of our educational system, we have too long mistaken symptoms for causes, and believed that we were removing the latter when we were only palliating or at best excising the former. What Is and What Might Be A Study of Education in General and Elementary Education in Particular
The only thing I was glad about was that I had not attempted to ask forgiveness, or to palliate my conduct. Man and Maid
He complained loudly of certain evasions, by which many palliated real infractions of their vow of poverty. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March
My position as an officer of the King would palliate deserting the ship which had brought me over. The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV
Mr. Allen trusted that the Democratic party had yet honor enough left to inquire into the matter, and that the Whigs even, would not palliate it, if satisfied of the fact. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis
The fog palliated many a monstrosity of wooden ornament, little balcony, or carved pinnacle. Frontier Boys in Frisco
The defence often made that no real injury resulted from the experiment, cannot palliate the offence against personal rights. An Ethical Problem Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals
Tell me, sir, is this enough to justify my hatred of mankind, and palliate my seclusion from the world?—Kings—laws—tyranny—or guilt can but imprison me, or kill me. The Stranger A Drama, in Five Acts
These facts explain, and in some measure they palliate, the peculiarities of his career, which provoked criticism and an adverse popular judgment when he came to the Presidency. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2
Nor was all this palliated in any way by the conduct and manner of the alleged criminal. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis
He felt a desire to explain, to palliate, to minimize. The Calico Cat
How these experiments will be palliated and excused it is easy to foretell. An Ethical Problem Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals
No, nothing can palliate my guilt; and the only just consolation left me, is, to acquit the man I wronged, and own I erred without a cause of fair complaint. The Stranger A Drama, in Five Acts
He could only refuse; palliating the refusal with vague promises as to the near future. The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2)
Evidently absorbed in a selfish ambition for power, this fault is in some degree palliated by the circumstance of the early age at which he was promoted to the public counsels. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
The destruction of the life of an unborn human being, for the reason that it is small, feeble, and innocently helpless, rather aggravates than palliates the crime. Plain Facts for Old and Young
Far be it from us to patronize or palliate the infamous practices, the unjustifiable practices, committed in French veterinary schools, and in many French Medical schools, in the matter of vivisection. An Ethical Problem Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals
Without troubling himself greatly about her guilt, which, though with many palliating circumstances, he admitted, he undertook to exemplify in her the beauty and exaltation of noble suffering. Essays on Scandinavian Literature
During the interval of these few hours of abandonment nothing can palliate or excuse, George Borrow died as he had lived—alone! George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends
None of this came from Marchmont's lips; he made no effort to amend or palliate his last bitter speech. Quisanté
Some of these conditions require the attention of a skilled physician to remedy; but all will be palliated more or less by a course of treatment similar to that described for the previous condition. Plain Facts for Old and Young
I would palliate her weakness as far as I could consistently with a pure and high standard of action. Cape Cod Folks
The last of them, Mr. Carruthers, writing in 1857, observes upon the pain given to Pope by the treachery of Swift—a treachery of course palliated by Swift's failure of mind. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series
And Frederick William took no pains to palliate this reproach, or to disguise his sadness with a veil of politeness. Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia
According to Kate's idea, nothing could excuse or palliate this sin. Can You Forgive Her?
Let us consider its difficulties, and palliate while we anticipate its errors. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel
And to make the case as extreme as possible, we will assume that there were no palliating circumstances whatever. Heart and Soul by Maveric Post
At the same time, the position occupied by the Spaniards was so strange, and even desperate, as to palliate, though it cannot excuse, such a course of action. By Right of Conquest Or, With Cortez in Mexico
It certainly palliates irritation of the urinary passages, and helps to relieve against gravel. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
Such adventures may rescue pride and honour, may cause momentary dismay in the victor and palliate disaster, but they will not turn back the advance of the victors, or twist inferiority into victory. Anticipations Of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human life and Thought
There was even a palpable deficiency in Henry's claim, which no art could palliate. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part B. From Henry III. to Richard III.
In the chaos of this rudderless age state and church are making desperate efforts to palliate the evils of nonreligion and its consequence, non-morality. Heart and Soul by Maveric Post
To avert the tendency to death, we must endeavour to palliate the symptoms and neutralize the effects of the poison. Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
It may be said to Elsie's credit that she did not spare herself or even attempt to palliate her own offenses. Jane Allen: Right Guard
These were his thoughts,—it can neither be denied nor palliated. How Women Love (Soul Analysis)
For almost the first time in history he plainly said that poverty was a disgrace as well as a danger to the state and should be, not palliated, but extirpated. The Age of the Reformation
At every step we are met by arguments which go to excuse, to palliate, to confound right and wrong, and reduce the just man to the level of the reprobate. Lectures on Modern history
It should be for a jury to decide what view should be taken of that act, and to say how far the outrageous provocation offered should be allowed to palliate the offence. Phineas Redux
Their cruelty will be justified or palliated, since they know thee not. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793
It is therefore criminal and degrading, and the guilt thereby incurred cannot be palliated by the plea of habit. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals
If Nora had been in a calmer mood herself she would not have been so stupid as to attempt to palliate her offense. The Land of Promise
Many have studied the word of God to justify sin, or palliate guilt, by the examples of the former dispensation. Notable Women of Olden Time
He said that it was entirely wrong, unworthy even of barbarians, and was not to be endorsed or palliated in either principle or practice. Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories
He was studious to palliate the vices of this woman, as long as he was her only paramour; but, after her marriage with his father, the tone was changed. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793
Much may be said to palliate errors on the part of the prosecutors and judges, from the heat of the times, arising from the great interests then agitated. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12)
You are not to palliate or aggravate the offences of your brethren; but in the decision of every trespass against our rules, you are to judge with candor, admonish with friendship, and reprehend with justice. The Mysteries of Free Masonry Containing All the Degrees of the Order Conferred in a Master's Lodge
He palliated the infamous vices of the great Frederic, and brought philosophy on its knees before the mistresses of Louis XV. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution
Alicia hurried in with something palliating—she could remember flippancies of her own that had been rebuked—but there was no sigh or token of disapproval in Arnold's face. Hilda A Story of Calcutta
I thought that perhaps the one sin might palliate the other. Phineas Finn The Irish Member
Every one knows that in common society palliating names are given to vices. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12)
There was no disposition within her to sue for mercy, nor did she purpose denying or palliating her having taken the money. The Trials of the Soldier's Wife A Tale of the Second American Revolution
In this reply the minister palliated the charges made against the Assembly by the emperor, and seemed rather to excuse France than justify. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution
Treatment.—When the symptoms have once developed they can only be palliated. Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition.
Sismondi may be rather harsh in pronouncing Petrarch to have been all his life a Troubadour; but there is something in his friendship with the Lord of Milan that palliates the accusation. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch
I do not say that this does or can for one moment supersede the positive right of another person; but it would palliate the injustice in some degree. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12)
The book-making spirit has undoubtedly entered far too largely into many of the most characteristic of British sports, and I have no desire to palliate or excuse our national shortcomings in this or other respects. The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin
After swallowing the refreshment, and the palliating mouthful of water, he resumed his seat and his narrative. David Harum A Story of American Life
Statistics versus children.—Such teaching palliates educational situations without affording a solution. The Vitalized School
I had no right to speak them then; nothing can excuse or palliate the weakness which allowed me to. Princess
Even the many dark shades in his character, which could not escape her discernment, she was ever ready to palliate; and her bland influence often restrained the violence of his stern and vindictive temper. The Rivals of Acadia An Old Story of the New World
But pirates such as Edward Low showed not one palliating feature in their infamous characters. Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts
If the lessons had been tedious, one might perhaps at least have palliated such conduct, but the instruction was very far from tedious. Craftsmanship in Teaching
This publicity cannot be palliated by the plea of extraordinary vehemence of passion; several attachments of this sort succeed each other, and are of equal notoriety. Corinne, Volume 1 (of 2) Or Italy
Who does not see that this is a remedy which aggravates, whilst it palliates the countless diseases of society? Percy Bysshe Shelley as a Philosopher and Reformer
Mr. Hurdlestone, instead of denying or palliating the charge, even boasted of his guilt, and entered into a minute detail of each revolting circumstance—the diabolical means that he had employed to destroy her peace. Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers
Just before his execution Anne was admitted to see her husband, but instead of offering to do anything that might comfort him or palliate his dreadful misfortune, she simply stood and contemptuously glared at him. Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts
At the same time it is not desired to palliate their real defects. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century
He certainly gives new views of a nation whose splendor has masked and palliated their barbarous ambition. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4
He cannot comment on them or explain them, or palliate their misdeeds. Inquiries and Opinions
The situation was abominable, but her utter childishness palliated it. The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories
I seek no longer to palliate my action. From the Ranks
This severe person instantly took the cue that the Count dexterously gave her by affecting to palliate Jaune's erratic conduct. Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2
It would be a poor service to India to palliate the evils and extravagances of Śâktism, but still it must be made clear that it is not a mere survival of barbaric practices. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2
It is simple, naked stealing, in no wise to be excused or palliated, and utterly disgraceful. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
The achievement of copying the entire Bible with one's own hand in that age is so great that it palliates some of the glaring evils of the inhuman system of monasticism. Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation
Other remedies may palliate or postpone the day of settlement, but this is all-sufficient and the reconciliation which it effects is a permanent one. The Art of Public Speaking
The utmost to be done is to palliate, to mitigate, to respite, to put off the evil day of the Constitution to its latest possible hour,—and may it be a very late one! The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12)
See, I desire neither to palliate nor falsify. Idolatry A Romance
And yet I shall now proceed to prove, that Mr. Jefferson Davis did not only palliate and excuse, but justified the repudiation, in fact, of those bonds by the State of Mississippi. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
She turned her chair towards the fire as she spoke, and hardly palliated this act of dismissal by the faint "excuse me," which accompanied it. The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance
Distress like hers might palliate far greater offences than she ever committed. Jack Sheppard A Romance
In travel by sea, Gilbert tells us the four chief indications are to prevent nausea, to allay vomiting, to palliate the foul odor of the ship and to quiet thirst. Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century
Yet his follies, his vices, his crimes, are all palliated or even applauded by this specious fa�on de parler—"He was mad—quite mad!" English Satires
The smallness of his head, the indefinite colour of his hair, palliated what had occurred and made them feel incredulous of their knowledge that presently much importance would be attached to it. The Judge
With these words, and, as if striving by extraordinary courtesy to palliate the pain which he had inflicted on Arundel, he accompanied the two to the door of the apartment, where he dismissed them. The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance
And many an honest peasant went home from the feast lamenting the behavior of the young heir, and trying to excuse or palliate his viciousness by the vulgar proverb: "Boys will be boys." The Lost Lady of Lone
Frequent changes of clothing will palliate the annoyance of fleas and pediculi. Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century
We are not defending the crime of robbery, neither would we rashly palliate it, although there are instances of it which deserve not only palliation, but pardon. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One
I do not attempt to palliate his faults, and there will be a heavy reckoning to pay. The Child of the Dawn
No sentimental arguments can palliate such open tyranny. A Short History of Scotland
Then she went through with him, diligently, all the arguments which she had used with Florence, palliating Harry’s conduct, and explaining the circumstances of his disloyalty, almost as those circumstances had in truth occurred. The Claverings
Their piety, I take it for granted, justifies the fervor of their zeal, and may palliate the excess of it. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12)
Papa," she replied, "it grieves me to hear you, sir, palliate the conduct of such a person—to become almost the apologist of principles so utterly fiendish. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One
Far from desiring to conceal or even to palliate the evil in the representation, I wish to lay it down as my foundation, that never greater existed. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12)
"Do not try to palliate your conduct, Gascoyne," said Mr. Mason, earnestly. Gascoyne, The Sandal-Wood Trader A Tale of the Pacific
The parting with ready money was a grievous thing to Archie, though in this case the misery would be somewhat palliated by the feeling that it was a bona-fide sporting transaction. The Claverings
Such an example set to the mob by the first magistrate of the city tends greatly to palliate their offence. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12)
The disgusted O'Brien at once changed its name to Bertrand Russell, after some philosopher who palliates German methods of warfare, and gave it to a tinker. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, June 6, 1917
But perjury however palliated, and whether in Old World despots or in New World anarchists, involves, in the dread language of Scripture, the being "clothed with cursing as with a garment." Thirteen Months in the Rebel Army Being a Narrative of Personal Adventures in the Infantry, Ordnance, Cavalry, Courier, and Hospital Services; With an Exhibition of the Power, Purposes, Earnestness, Military Despotism, and Demoralization of the South
The attempt of the Prophet to palliate his own conduct, excited the haughty chieftain still more, and seizing him by the hair and shaking him violently, he threatened to take his life. Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet With a Historical Sketch of the Shawanoe Indians
The circumstances of the case, if they were known to us, though they could never excuse such a proceeding, might perhaps partially palliate it. The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3)
But Mr. Faringfield saw no palliating circumstance in this evidence of womanly feeling. Philip Winwood A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American Captain in the War of Independence; Embracing Events that Occurred between and during the Years 1763 and 1786, in New York and London: written by His Enemy in War, Herbert Russell, Lieutenant in the Loyalist Forces.
But in the world of grim fact which he had accepted for himself was no palliating mirage. Success A Novel
As all the instrumentalities which I as a slave, could bring to bear upon the system, had utterly failed to palliate my sufferings, all hope and consolation fled. Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave, Written by Himself
And the sooner the people contemplate the unavoidable result the better; the more hope that the evils may be palliated or removed. American Eloquence, Volume 1 Studies In American Political History (1896)
They guessed he loved the woman to whom he spake, but he may have been pleading with her not to give him away, to palliate his acts of espionage. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement
The poet thus draws our attention to the youth of the animal, in order to palliate the little creature's after-guilt. St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 2, December, 1877
We may excuse and palliate it, and write history so as to let men forget it; it remains the most inexcusable and despicable blot on modern human history. The Negro
His charities were large, wide-spread, religiously advertised in the donation columns of the daily papers, and doubtless palliated the effects of multitudes of other people's sins. Pearl of Pearl Island
But the outrages and injuries of England—bred up in the principles of the Revolution—I can never palliate, much less defend them. American Eloquence, Volume 1 Studies In American Political History (1896)
Let us palliate no longer; if we do, God will not prosper us. The Curious Case of Lady Purbeck A Scandal of the XVIIth Century
As society is now, good, pure women, by so living, cover up and palliate immorality and help to violate the law of monogamy. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years
If evil is in any degree to be palliated because it is hereditary, those who most condemn it in the abstract, may still look with compassionate leniency upon the career of Lord Byron. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction
This view enabled him to put forward an argument which, while ostensibly palliating the over-taxation of Ireland, in reality condemned the whole of the political system established by the Union. The Framework of Home Rule
His absence was the only palliating circumstance in that hour of sick suspense. The Keeper of the Door
A practice which by the law was always forbidden could be palliated only by a danger so great that the nation had become like an army in the field. The Life of Froude
Apologies, at any rate, or diatribes produced by the necessity for palliating or for denouncing the misdeeds of other times, only add a new element of confusion to the turmoil of political warfare. England's Case Against Home Rule
Englishmen have heard much of the cruelties of Irish rebels at Wexford, which I shall neither palliate nor excuse. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800
A hired villain! without even the paltry excuse of an interested motive to palliate the offence. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue
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