| 单词 | recreant |
| 例句 | “My King, my lord and my uncle. Is it the court’s will that I pronounce sentence upon this recreant traitor?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “As for the Queen, let her hide and be forgiven. But thou, false recreant knight, what cause had’st thou to slay my brother, that loved thee mom than all my kin?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z When little Vladimir finally relinquished her, with assurances that he was ‘desolated to leave so early’, she was ready to rest, and see how her recreant knight had borne his punishment. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Islam is the only religion which has no recreants—It is very difficult, if not impossible, to form an exact idea of the spiritual state of a Moslem evangelized by a Christian. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z The recreant blackamoor was almost mad with terror, his skin turned a dusky-greyish hue, and his eyes rolled about in an agony of fright. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z Even in that rare moment he was conscious of a regret that it was such a large hand, and his head jerked abruptly as he flung out the recreant thought. Mrs. Balfame A Novel 2012-04-15T02:00:04.827Z Thus did Jacob not only triumph over the heathen gods, by carrying them off captive, but continued to adhere to Jehovah, his own God, who did not desert him in his recreant tricks. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z A recreant in the fight; And fellowship with light. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z He then applied to Judge Hall for a writ of habeas corpus, which was granted, and the recreant statesman was thrown into prison. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z But Peg had gained her aim, by hopelessly discrediting with the heiress the recreant lover. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z Not for the recreant do my numbers ring, The men who spent their lives in sport and spree, Nor for the barnacles that always cling To every craft that cruises Freedom’s sea. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z "Now, Monsieur, I shall be able--in the proper quarter--to report you no recreant." The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z Martyrs indeed they were, by the criminal neglect of recreant men. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z His devotion at last induced her to forget her recreant lover, and, after a short courtship, Bacchus won her as a bride. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z And that night he died—no less than seven different women claiming later to have taken his recreant sweetheart's place at his deathbed. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z Hear me, recreant, on thine allegiance hear me! Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z To cause to undergo a disgraceful punishment, as a recreant knight. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The thunder of subsequent epistles to the recreant Henry had not yet been brought into play. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z She had given the poor Dean, her recreant ally, a very wretched ten minutes; otherwise she had not been successful. For the Cause 2012-02-19T03:00:18.033Z The recreant nun seemed struck and affected by this answer. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z The hand of the avenger should seek out the recreants and put them to the edge of the sword--stem, root, and branch; their houses should be heaps of stones; their homes be made desolate. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z The idea of shooting down, with his own dusky hand, Ireland's recreant son, her bitterest foe, might well raise his spirits. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Indeed, so recreant a scion was he of the stock, that he might have objected possibly to a muscular and fiery wife whose pastime was the chopping of heads. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z The sultan gave him one of his female relatives in marriage, and the recreant knight appeared before Jerusalem at the head of an army of the infidels. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z Let these faithless recreants cease to preach their pernicious doctrine. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z The French sent the conqueror letters of naturalization and a pardon for the death of Van Horn, and the court of Spain issued orders to cut off the head of their recreant admiral. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Joan of Arc went to the rescue and was repulsed, and while bravely fighting in the rear of her retreating troops, fell prisoner to the recreant French and was sold by them to the English. Recitations for the Social Circle 2012-01-17T03:00:22.643Z The defeated party, however, might crave his life, in which case he was allowed to live as a recreant, on condition that he retracted unreservedly the false statements that he had sworn. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z These arrows were collected and hung up on Mount Calvary, where Christ had been crucified, to the scandal of these recreant knights. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z So Agesilan repaired to Constantinople and defied the recreant to mortal combat. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z Against the Imperial generals, recreants, ready to run in the hour of danger, like comedians thinking only of their reputations, his anger is implacable. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z The unhappy theologian proved recreant to his duty at a moment of so much importance. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z One of the regulars was originally scheduled with the recreant Ryan, who appeared for it in due course and retired congealed, with a black look at the grinning O'Byrn. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z So Sir Robert held forth his gage to his lord, and Sir Raoul tendered gage of battle in return, though but fearfully; for needs must he defend himself, or be proclaimed recreant and traitor. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z But the most virtuous heart may prove recreant when it is very much in love. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z An innocent man, if yet protection be Upon the stranger in proud Mantua, I bear to his abode; but on thy head His blood doth rest, a dastard's recreant crow Down drawing Heaven's hot vengeance! The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z Perhaps the recreant wretch had left some papers in his state-room on board the Chatauqua, which would be intelligible in the light which he could bring to bear upon them. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z Beckoning to a recreant priest who had been tampered with and brought along for the purpose, he commanded him in the king's name, to wrest the sacrament from the prelate's hand. 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 So Sir Robert cried that save his foe admitted himself recreant and shamed he would slay him with the sword. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z Christ hath commanded us to proselyte all nations; shall we be recreant to our responsibility? Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses 2011-10-20T02:00:26.230Z Few his words;—but this good sword— Bitter degradement!——Yon proud Duke, he gave— When from this recreant hand the traitor fell! The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z Speeds ne'er to earth a spoiler of His plan, Nor spares His rod a recreant messenger. Elias An Epic of the Ages 2011-10-13T02:00:41.923Z The cowardly Mexicans made no attempt to protect their intrepid friend, who, as he left the sanctuary, paused for a moment and stretched his hands in benediction over the recreants. 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 Very rich is he, and lovelier far than the shamed recreant who has left you in this plight. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z To him "Know-nothingism" transcended all questions of policy, denied the very mission of Democracy, turned back the hour hand of political progress and was traitor and recreant to its teachings. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z Then, taking advantage of the early light, he would approach, with the periscope frequently showing, until he "spotted" his prey—which he hoped would be the recreant German battle-cruiser Goeben, or, failing that, the Breslau. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z How heartrending was the grief of the Psalmist over his recreant son—“Would to God, I had died for thee, my son, my son!” The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z The great towns and small villages in the neighborhood threw off their allegiance, and the camps of the Spanish leaders thronged with one hundred and fifty thousand auxiliaries selected from among the recreants. 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 Ye are recreant none to your knightly vows, And none to your high behest; But the noon sun shines on your burning brows— So, over the river and rest! Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental 2011-09-27T02:00:19.517Z He felt like a knave and a traitor, as if he had been base, disloyal, false to his ideal, recreant to his remembrance. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z "One feels a little like a recreant at leaving it all," said Vickars. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z But it will be seen that Judas carefully closed every door against his Lord's escape, and seized Him with something very like a jibe on his recreant lips. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z When little Vladimir finally relinquished her, with assurances that he was "desolated to leave so early," she was ready to rest, and see how her recreant knight had borne his punishment. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z Sad to relate, in the same letter she tells Franklin that her husband had proved hopelessly recreant to every principle of honor and good feeling. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z It is sad that, fourteen years later, when the end is in sight, Mr. Dillon should be found a recreant and a traitor to his past creed. The Issue The Case for Sinn Fein 2011-07-26T02:00:19.407Z Under the bending cypress trees, Bedecked with pendulous cool grey moss That woos in vain the recreant breeze And silently mourns its loss. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z Oh, then, to what place of shame shall a recreant apostle be thrust down? The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z They are good subjects, legendary and historical, stories of action, not at all theoretical.5 But it will not do: his mind ‘turns recreant to her task.’ Oxford Lectures on Poetry 2011-07-19T02:00:15.897Z The voice of Boldig, the recreant officer of the ship came to her ear. Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils 2011-07-17T02:00:37.407Z Nothing short of that Should make me recreant to my conscience law. 493She, young and hopeful, realises not The want and misery that must ensue To us on her refusal. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z While we have not been wholly recreant in building a heaven on earth, yet we have often cursed this mansion by constructing many hells of smaller or larger proportions. What and Where is God? A Human Answer to the Deep Religious Cry of the Modern Soul 2011-07-03T02:00:08.347Z It is upon these recreant versions that Dr. Brown must fix the charge of inconsistency. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. 2011-06-30T02:00:31.117Z Standing over the recreant officer Rollo swung the butt of his rifle. The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:22.377Z Then came the dwarf and begged Sir Tor to take him in his service, "for," said he, "I will serve no more recreant knights." King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table 2011-06-20T02:00:02.907Z The admiral hath deemed her the chosen subject of Luis' care, and hath left her to be presented to your Highness by my recreant nephew. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z I should feel myself recreant to my duty were I not to express an opinion upon this important subject. Trial of the Officers and Crew of the Privateer Savannah, on the Charge of Piracy, in the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York 2011-06-05T02:00:10.927Z The p. 260cream of the Liberal party have been the seceders here; the men who above all others adorned the Liberal ranks have been the first to renounce the heresies of their recreant leader. The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography 2011-05-29T02:00:07.883Z Here was a disappointment indeed; but in the next breath I assured myself that the recreant must be the male, who for once had been spelling his companion. A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z Then Sir Key cried, "Sir knight of Cornwall, joust with me, or yield as recreant." King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table 2011-06-20T02:00:02.907Z Yea, fair sir; I do but ask——" "Enough, thou recreant! The Winning of the Golden Spurs 2011-05-17T02:00:18.050Z What El Nino’s departure meant for Liverpool fans was evident immediately; he was a rat, a deserter, a recreant, a traitor. Goal: Fernando Torres and That Other Title Race 2011-05-07T22:50:36Z Will the Conservationists array themselves against all law-makers who have proven recreant by their attitude toward clean-cut legislation in aid of Conservation throughout the United States? Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z Already she had related the story of Mr. Frazer's adventure, and her acquaintance had laughed heartily at her account of the good man's flight after the recreant Jill. Amy in Acadia A Story for Girls 2011-04-29T02:00:08.307Z Friend, before I am recreant to your service, may I be aged and bald! King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table 2011-06-20T02:00:02.907Z At first she could not bring herself to forget her recreant lover, but the following year, won by Lincoln's devotion, she accepted him. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z They hoped to obtain a guide—one well acquainted with the galleries, a recreant to the faith of the Gospel—and by his means they felt sure of accomplishing their object. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z Perhaps but for the reminiscence of that scene under the deodara, and its results, he might have hesitated longer—have even turned recreant to the cause of revolutionary liberty! The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z And could I now be the false, the base and recreant villain, to leave her in her premature widowhood alone, exposed to all the calamity of sudden abhorrence and bereavement? Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 2011-04-09T02:00:09.087Z Then shame on the dastard, the recreant fool, That would strike, in the dark, at her now; That would coldly refuse her fair fame to uphold, That would basely prove false to his vow. Songs and Ballads of the Southern People 1861-1865 2011-03-06T03:00:22.800Z Are you never to wear ruby velvet, and diamonds in your hair, and to lure some recreant Carker to a foreign hostelry, and there denounce and scorn him? The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z If elected, he should carry these opinions with him into the Senate, and if the party with which he acted proved recreant to freedom, he would, if he had the power, shiver it to atoms. Presidential Candidates: containing Sketches, Biographical, Personal and Political, of Prominent Candidates for the Presidency in 1860 2011-02-27T03:00:34.390Z "And I meant to settle you before that," hissed the recreant. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z Imperfect prudence is also sinful, for it permits a right judgment to remain ineffectual and is thus recreant to conscience. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z Now see our holy cause betrayed, And recreant prove to all our vows? Songs and Ballads of the Southern People 1861-1865 2011-03-06T03:00:22.800Z She drove from one magistrate’s house to another, trying to discover the little recreant. Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z The South would be recreant to itself; if it would give one vote for its rights to be taken from the Constitution, and remitted to the pleasure of the people temporarily in the territories. Presidential Candidates: containing Sketches, Biographical, Personal and Political, of Prominent Candidates for the Presidency in 1860 2011-02-27T03:00:34.390Z You see our Freehold's touch'd, and by this light, we will beleagure 'em, and either starve 'em out, or make 'em recreant. Beaumont & Fletcher's Works (8 of 10) The Womans Prize; The Island Princess; The Noble Gentleman; The Coronation; The Coxcomb 2011-02-19T03:01:07.890Z Now you know me, Mr. Quarren—a preacher of lofty ideals while prosperous, a recreant in adversity. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z Can manhood fly, And, recreant, brave The silent scorn, the averted eye— Decked in its chains—a cringing slave? Songs and Ballads of the Southern People 1861-1865 2011-03-06T03:00:22.800Z Well, yes, it might not happen often that the former fianc�e and prospective father-in-law put in a good word for the recreant betrothed, so that he and his sweetheart may gain the maternal blessing. The Sign of Flame 2011-01-27T03:00:43.087Z A maid was sent to look through the house for the recreant, but came back without her. Concerning Belinda 2011-01-21T03:00:12.087Z "I can't stand this another moment!" said Anna to herself, at last, and beckoned the recreant knight to approach, with a commanding gesture. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z After a minute he stumbled to his feet and slipped the recreant key smoothly into the lock, and swung his door wide open, and turned back to Ruth. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z I am not sure that my recreant lips had not the impudence to thank God that only I knew the depth of my cowardice and indecision. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z And the freedman, who occupied the vacant field, and rose to opulence, is even more an object of hatred to Juvenal and Martial than the recreant noble or the stingy patron. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Once, a recreant housemaid presenting the establishment with a healthy male infant, Jane was sent to the country for a month, and was only brought back when the house had been fumigated throughout. The Window at the White Cat At the same meeting this vile emissary made this startling assertion in substance—You have not famine and pestilence but what is worse you are cursed with 30,000 recreant priests. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution But the name of Spielberg always possessed sufficient attraction to fill the house tolerably well, and make amends for the recreant members. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History To stay away, without making the effort, would leave him guiltily recreant to an old friendship which, on one side, had been love. The Tempering We are supposed to have proved recreant to the great principles and examples of the liberators of mankind. The Alternative: A Separate Nationality, or The Africanization of the South The open door was closed in his recreant face. The Vagabond in Literature She looked directly at her recreant lover, and he never saw her. Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance They take vows of chastity, to which they are doubtless as recreant as the Roman Catholic priests of Italy and elsewhere. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia He could see only that he had messed things and proven recreant to the strong faith of a chivalrous gentleman and the love of two girls. The Tempering At last, however, even Rachel could not keep the recreant admirer longer. Anne Their discarded distaffs these martial ladies sent to recreant knights who had preferred staying at home to crusading. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) This exquisite Adriana clothed in satin, and gemmed with sapphires, seemed to her the proper 223 angel of the recreant husband. Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance Bonaparte made all sorts of promises of compensation to the recreant Knights, which the Directory were not very careful to keep. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 He has no business whatever; he is not searching for any recreant indorser of a bill, but simply in search of the picturesque. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 A recreant harp, that sings of fear And heaviness in Clifford's ear! The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume IV (of 8) Or even if, having chosen the recreant way, he had had the strength to stick to it, to stay buried.... The Destroying Angel But there were castles of a better sort, nor were all knights recreant to their vows. Women of England False recreant, you left me in peril of death to help a yelping woman, and by my knightly vow you shall pay dearly for it. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Neither for love nor lands will I recreant or swear falsely. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway There had been few moments of her grown-up life, it seemed to her, unspoiled by Tom, her recreant brother. Rose MacLeod You may return to Camelot and make answer that your champion is ready, for I shall die in your quarrel rather than be recreant. Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur If David has a message to deliver, he must deliver it, or he is recreant to his trust.” Prisoners of Conscience "Turn again, thou recreant king and knight," he loudly called. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality I know a venom yet shall sting thy recreant spirit into action. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 In fighting at a disadvantage, instead of at the enemy, we would have been recreant to our trust in our pontoons. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3 "I know well this knight's record; but if he should strike me down through his great might, he shall slay me before I will yield as recreant." Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur But none of them could have wrought the havoc that they did had it not been for the recreant part that Israel on the north and Judah on the south played. Training the Teacher As for Meliagrance, he was given the burial of a recreant and traitor, the cause of his death being inscribed on his tomb, that all might read his dishonor. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality In the crucial hour he proved no recreant to the convictions for which he had battled and bled during a lifetime. Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine For the first time Maurice proved recreant, and wrote that imperative business detained him in New York. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part But if I should do so I would be the shame of the world forever, as a false knight, recreant to his promise. Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur Thus may generations rescue Sleeping heroes from oblivion; May no recreant prove wanting, In a sacred trust of homage. The Song of Lancaster, Kentucky to the statesmen, soldiers, and citizens of Garrard County. When she could speak, she called him recreant and false, declared she should never love him more, and bade him leave the court, and on pain of his head never come near her again. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality "I am going to pick to some ferns for Aunt Pen; when I return I hope I shall find that recreant knight of yours—I mean mine—at the point of death!" Rossmoyne As representatives of the people," they declared, "we conceive that we should be recreant to their rights and true interests, if we should acquiesce in the 'veto power' as used by the Executive . History of the Constitutions of Iowa But I promised to do this battle to the uttermost, and never to yield me recreant. Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur But the most amusing thing of the whole affair was that they all became her partisans against her recreant lover, Grover, who had trifled so wantonly with her feelings. Stories by American Authors, Volume 10 I yield me as overcome and recreant and beseech you, as a Knight and Fellow of the Round Table, not to slay me helpless. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality If we and ours were to suffer such scandal, shame, contempt, blasphemy and arrogance any longer, we would stand recreant before God and the world. The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli But his seeming anger illy concealed his relief that it was not an officered guard, searching for recreant soldiers. The Plow-Woman "Little deemed I that King Arthur would be recreant to his word." Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur Miss Jones had evidently, under the pretence of studying music, come to Leipsic, to look after her recreant adorer, whose silence had begun to alarm her. Stories by American Authors, Volume 10 "His words cut deeply, and I must fight or be held recreant," and with stern countenance he bade the attendants to saddle his strongest horse and bring his arms to the gate tower. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Believe me, Hester, No pain the world could now inflict would harm Thy recreant lover. The Scarlet Stigma A Drama in Four Acts For she knew that he loved and admired her, and she was shamed by a recreant lover before his very eyes. Brooke's Daughter A Novel "Yield you as overcome and recreant, or you shall die." Historic Tales, Vol. XIII (of 15), Part I The Romance of Reality. King Arthur In fighting at a disadvantage we would have been recreant to our trust, to ourselves, our cause, and our country. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital "I will never rise," said Meliagrance, "till you grant me mercy as a yielding and recreant knight." Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality ‘Spottiswoode saw though the farce,’ they say; ‘there was no letter at all, and, courtier and recreant as he was, Spottiswoode had the honesty to say so in his History.’ James VI and the Gowrie Mystery It is grimly given to be understood that the despatch is an ultimatum, and a last chance is being offered for the recreant ally to fulfil her pledge. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) All ends happily as in romance, and the recreant friend is forgiven. An Introduction to Shakespeare But even these recreants and deserters from the great army of humanity have to express themselves in terms of good, and to take their stand on a sheer contradiction. God and Mr. Wells A Critical Examination of 'God the Invisible King' It was even then that the recreant, in silence, was composing the libel, which his cowardice dared not publish, but which his invincible malice has sent down to posterity. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Although an occasional billet came from the recreant spouse to her husband in the Castle St. Louis, no home life nor welcoming domestic fireside threw a charm over his exile. Famous Firesides of French Canada Callista would hear of it, and would learn at length he was not quite the craven and the recreant which she thought him. Callista : a Tale of the Third Century He went about his work as usual, and waited for a chance of winning back his recreant friend. The Talking Thrush and Other Tales from India She got even with the recreant Grant by choosing Ernest the very first time in Post Office. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John And, therefore, this recreant Scot anathematizes the Scottish people for not applauding blasphemy, calumny, and every species of literary criminality! Calamities and Quarrels of Authors A recreant one out of twenty friends would be regarded with more bitter hatred than perhaps six hundred and thirty ordinary enemies. The Landleaguers For to distrust one’s impulses is to be recreant to Pan. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) It would be a long, long time before the recreant warder awakened to discovery and disgrace. The Monk of Hambleton It was dawn when the recreant servant found him there. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman I know that it seems recreant to let another go in your place on such an errand, but it really isn't so. The Quality of Mercy Thy threats, thy mercy I despise, Let recreant yield, who fears to die.— Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. Some of the recreant brotherhood, remorsefully admiring, cheered him up by appearing on the platform of the station to wish him God-speed. Dreamers of the Ghetto But De Clifford will never a recreant turn, While the knightly badge on his arm is borne; And long, beneath the Syrian sun, He fasted and fought, and glory won. The Baron's Yule Feast: A Christmas Rhyme The patriots who had no money deposited in the Post Office made no secret of their indignation, stigmatising their fellow-countrymen as recreants and traitors, but without perceptible effect. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule In fighting at a disadvantage, we would have been recreant to our trust, to ourselves, our cause, and our country. Three Years in the Federal Cavalry But when the recreant herders of Juan Alvarez came skulking across the mesa and told the story of the stampede, a sudden panic broke out that spread like wildfire from camp to camp. Hidden Water We can recall but one passage, a speech made by Arnaldo to the recreant Pope Adrian. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 "You will know in good time, if you do not turn recreant," answered the fairy, with a significant smile. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 Now, can you imagine this as the description of a nineteen-year-old girl's recreant parent, a ruined bankrupt returning to a house deserted by his unpaid servants? The Lightning Conductor Discovers America I involuntarily touched the Reverend Ronald's shoulder in my astonishment, while Salemina lifted her tortoiseshell lorgnette, and we gazed silently at our recreant charge. Penelope's Progress Being Such Extracts from the Commonplace Book of Penelope Hamilton As Relate to Her Experiences in Scotland Then there was piquant Polly Wharton with her smiles and ready tongue, and even Andrew Henry was recreant enough to grace the occasion, which seemed to restore an atmosphere of amity and friendly alliance. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia Deep in her heart she swore she would be brave, even while a recreant tear stole forth unbidden and froze into a little pearl of pathos on her cheek. The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West We condemn the man who neglects to vote as recreant to his duty. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III "And is it Landry, the recreant, the apostate, the only seceder of our family from the just cause, who speaks thus?" said the old woman lifting her head with a haggard expression. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846 The recovery of the stolen treasure is like Menelaus’s recovery of Helen, and it apparently brings as little happiness to Sigurd as his recreant wife did to the Spartan king. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas If you prefer it, I will go to the White House, and bring out the recreant Evans by force.” Not Like Other Girls If Protestantism prove recreant to her high trust, she will have to pass the ordeal of enlightened public opinion and be consigned to her merited obscurity. Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors Even suppose he were to prove the recreant and the impostor predicted, the world would not be able to jeer at me; I could hug my wretched secret, and none would be the wiser. A Romantic Young Lady Then let no recreant tho't or deed Divert thy upward aim. Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly A Story of the Wilmington Massacre. Another mighty resource of the organization, in this connection, is to interdict to the recreant member the use of all caste servants. India, Its Life and Thought Beshrew the recreants! but I had never come away from that breach alive! Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution If woman is cast out of society, and man is placed in a position where he is respected, then I charge upon the pulpit that it has been recreant to its duty. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I He walked slowly; the proximity of his recreant wife gave him neither pang nor thrill. Otherwise Phyllis Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame, And hang a calf's-skin on those recreant limbs. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature With these before us, how could we dare be infidels and recreants to our earlier faith, or smile in scorn at the fanciful loves and cherished dreams of infancy? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 His father-in-law testified in a letter that, so far as he was concerned, the recreant might be freely forgiven. Lafayette He had come so near to proving himself a traitor, a recreant to all that was sacred in his life. The Doomsman Twice they hesitated, craven flesh rebelling against a recreant will. Anthony Lyveden The speaker, who was the father of the recreant young Indian, looked round and about him, as if seeking commendation of his stoicism in the eyes of his auditors. The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 Saint Clare replied; and he confessed that, through having proved recreant to the ideals that had once so clearly presented themselves, he was not the man that he might have been. A Handful of Stars Texts That Have Moved Great Minds I never shall believe that she did not love me then, unconsciously as it must have been, for it was not in a nature like hers to prove recreant to a holy impulse. Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy So messengers were sent in haste to look up the recreant, who finally joined us with cheerful face at the West Gate, which we reached by a rough path outside the north wall. A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia Otherwise she would be recreant to her sacred mission. The Faith of Our Fathers A woman with a child in her arms wanted to charm her recreant husband back to her; a sick one desired relief from the spell which was making her cough her life out. Shapes that Haunt the Dusk It may have been the recreant husband and father, unable longer to deny himself a look at his bairns,—who knows? The Foot-path Way The radiant form of Venus appears in the midst of the rosy atmosphere, Venus holding out to the recreant knight her perfect arms. The Wagnerian Romances Then the two recreants poured forth a stream of accusations against the brothers Columbus, the general purport of which was that they were gross tyrants not fit to be trusted with the command of Spaniards. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest I had not then thought that he would be a recreant, or that he would be deterred by the fear of departure from enjoying the honours which would be paid to him. The Fixed Period Scott, starting breezily down the trail after the recreant horses, whistled a tune as he went, for he was happy. Across the Mesa He paid little attention to the injury, however, for the agitating of the board disclosed the glittering recreant, and he pounced upon it with the precision of a hawk upon its prey, snarling triumphantly. 'Firebrand' Trevison If the virus did not take the schoolmaster ostentatiously washed his hands of the recreant. The New Education A Review of Progressive Educational Movements of the Day (1915) It is, however, reopened at night, and some small pity comes on one for the recreant Gerard, inasmuch as she keeps him awake by wailing about her love. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 Because you are 'Father Rielle,'" she exclaimed, "you think you are entitled to pursue a recreant sheep of the flock even over here! Ringfield A Novel “Or be forever shamed as recreant knight,” cried Aileen, her blue eyes bubbling with laughter. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 A Spanish soldier is represented dragging a fugitive Indian from a lake by a lasso around his neck; while on the shore stands a monk ready to baptize the recreant on his arrival!”27-* Nagualism A Study in Native American Folk-lore and History Shame, despair, dread of the world, waged war within my soul, and made me their recreant slave. The Old Man of the Mountain, The Lovecharm and Pietro of Abano Tales from the German of Tieck To this end she had sent Sydney to Dr. Morgan's to inquire of him news of the recreant German. A Tar-Heel Baron There is but one type of man who is more pitiable—it is he who is recreant to the great cause of freedom for the sake of—money! The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Will you congratulate Mrs. Lemon, with our loves, on her gallant victory over the recreant cabman? The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 Finally, in an alcove, sitting at an empty table, and with no companion, she spied the recreant Tom. Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence The Queer Old Man of the Thousand Islands The thought to draw his gun was strong in him, and he fought hard to force his recreant muscles to do the will of his mind. 'Drag' Harlan He was in the saddle quickly, loping Patches to the crest of a hill near by in hopes of getting a view of the recreant pony. The Range Boss A recreant Greek, Ephialtes by name, sought Xerxes and told him of a mountain pass over which he could guide a band to attack the defenders of Thermopylæ in the rear. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The recreant husband had inherited a fortune in Bermuda, had purchased a steam-yacht, and was still struggling to recover the wife who had discarded him, believing the "Missing Million" was behind her. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing Then Reynard took the book, and swore he lied as a false traitor and a thief, which he would prove on his body, or be accounted a recreant. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes He would have been recreant indeed or a marvellously brave man that would have returned to one of them a confessed runaway from battle. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan There was no refusing that voice, and Ruth turned and ran toward her pony, with something of the confusion and guilt that overtakes a recreant child scolded by its parent. The Range Boss And I may add that I have seen little of you since Friday; not that I had noticed your absence, but meeting you on your favorite promenade reminded me how recreant are men. The Reckoning Becoming alarmed, Mrs. Handsomebody, at last, opened the door of the forbidden parlour, Angel and I peering from behind her, hoping, yet fearing, to discover the recreant. Explorers of the Dawn "Ha! art thou there, base and recreant knight?" shouted Don Quixote in a voice of thunder. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes Let us honor and vindicate our country in its attitude of justice, and in its mission of civilization, and mark with the imputation of opprobrium every recreant defamer of our government and its institutions. The Right of American Slavery A dark, bright, burning eye, such as made the recreant tailor immediately look aside, for he could not endure its brightness. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 Well for the recreant sailor, Crozier is not present in that conclave by the night-heads of the Condor. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea She had driven him from her mind and heart, because she believed him to be a shirker, a recreant, a coward. All for a Scrap of Paper A Romance of the Present War Then said the knight unto Arthur, "Thou art in my daunger whether me list to save thee or slay thee, and but thou yield thee as overcome and recreant, thou shalt die." Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes Most inconsistent, I! alas! that I should say it, far worse than inconsistent, most false to truth and virtue, most recreant to honor! The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 It was possible that, when nothing more was to be gained by falsehoods, his recreant friend would clear his fame once for all. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography England and Germany manufacture nearly all the few fabrics of cotton or wool worn here, because those who should lead, instruct, and employ this people, are blind to their duty or recreant to its obligations. Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851. Mr Jellaby, proved a recreant knight and the Dutch lady had to content herself with the cavalier-ship of the youngest and most diminutive cadet on board, my chum, little Tommy Mills! Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant In years hence, when all things else will seem to have passed away, memory will not prove recreant to the faithful friend of all—the tiny whistle. History of the Eighty-sixth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, during its term of service Then, since they proved recreant, he, Dominic de Gourgues, a simple gentleman, would take upon him to avenge the wrong, and restore the dimmed lustre of the French name. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 She would have nothing to do with recreant soldiers; and she turned away with a face of cold displeasure. Rita Looking in and uttering the command, “Laukapalili!” a vision of her recreant husband appeared. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate At last Kirke's love turns to fierce hatred; she changes her garden into a desert; she calls upon Helios to come and slay her recreant lover. The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas No Eighty-sixth man will be so recreant to the memories of the past as to forget this day's march. History of the Eighty-sixth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, during its term of service I should be recreant to candor were I to attempt to conceal my amazement at the scene now passing before us. History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States "Tell me, Marm Prudence; tell me all! have I broken the bread of a recreant?" Rita I should be recreant to my conscience, and especially to my State, if I did not answer them here and now. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 Who would prove recreant in such a cause? The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy I have heard the news," he wrote to his recreant son, "with the most distressing, afflicting, sorrowful spirit. A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I France and England in North America If we are false and recreant, we shall miserably fail. History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States In the discharge of the work devolving on me from day to day, I felt I should have been recreant to duty, and missed many opportunities of usefulness, had I gone away. Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 Of three hundred persons embarked by Mr. Peel, in a few months not one remained to light his fire; but the recreant workmen were soon reduced to want. The History of Tasmania, Volume I I heard Mackenzie cry out with baffled rage and furiously curse his recreant allies. The Cryptogram A Story of Northwest Canada Be faithful when others are recreant or hostile. Broken Bread from an Evangelist's Wallet For one pulpit that is not "recreant to its trust," there are ten that openly defend slaveholding as compatible with Christianity, and scores that are dumb. No Compromise with Slavery An Address Delivered to the Broadway Tabernacle, New York Other matrimonial advertisements, those of recreant and disobedient wives, appear in considerable number, especially in Connecticut papers. Customs and Fashions in Old New England I must be that one, for she has chosen me, and I will not be so recreant to humanity as to reject her trust.” Cruel As The Grave One daughter survived Immanuel, and in her eighty-fourth year she expressed regrets that her brother had proved so recreant to the teachings of his parents as practically to alienate him from all his relatives. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Then the soldier felt it his "duty" to punish the recreant one by taking his property. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen It was now very evident, judging from their recreant action, that the natives had broken all treaties of peace and violated the laws of friendship, so honorably laid down by the Americans. The Battle of Bayan and Other Battles A month later the recreant lover reappeared and finally married poor disappointed Mary, who died very complaisantly in a short time and left him free to marry his first love, which he quickly did. Customs and Fashions in Old New England The recreant turns, by his foes assailed, To flee!—but his feet to the ground are nailed. Rookwood Great was his grief, vexation, and rage, when the recreant captains came on board and declared that enough had been done, and that it would be dangerous to follow the enemy. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea The habit of rectitude would cover him like armor, and proclaim him still of a chivalry to which he felt recreant. The Indian On The Trail From "Mackinac And Lake Stories", 1899 At this the British lion, of course, growled in his African cage, and bestirred himself to punish the recreant cub. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver It is very easy, even for base and recreant characters, to laud a man's virtues after he has gone to his grave and can no longer stand in their path. Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 Ach—I shook my head and gathered my recreant wits together! Patchwork A Story of 'The Plain People' The Peri, expelled from Paradise, stands at its gate weeping to think "her recreant race Should e'er have lost that sacred place." The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers Through the open window the suspicious venturer saw the recreant ambassadors, gay with laughter. Pipefuls Besides this, the punishment of my mate was exaggerated by the recreant Frenchman into a most unjustifiable as well as cruel act. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver The priest found it easy to locate the recreants among the other rivermen; they shifted their eyes under his rebuking gaze. Joan of Arc of the North Woods To discuss or debate. recreant Cowardly, craven, unfaithful, disloyal, traitorous, apostate, renegade. subaltern Lower in position or rank. History of the United States, Volume 2 With the undying eloquence of anguish He broke forth in such a lamentation as no mortal father ever voiced over the most unfilial and recreant of sons. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern Nor would he come forth, for all that Sir Bors called him coward and recreant. King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls He induced Jonah to take ship for Tarshish when God told him to go to Nineveh, but provided for the recreant prophet no better landing-place than the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. The Wedding Ring A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives and Those Contemplating Matrimony The thought which gave me most uneasiness was not my danger but the knowledge that in leaving my mother to silently brood over the perils which she naturally exaggerated, I was recreant to my pledge. A Daughter of the Middle Border In November, 1783, less than twenty delegates were present, representing but seven States, and Congress had to appeal to the recreant States to send back their representatives before the treaty of peace could be ratified. History of the United States, Volume 2 The guilty Iscariot had received without protest the Lord's service in the washing of his recreant feet, though after the ablution he was spiritually more filthy than before. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern Albert de Wichehalse, her trusty cousin and true lover, had fallen in a duel with that recreant and miscreant Lord Auberley. Frida, or, The Lover's Leap, A Legend Of The West Country From "Slain By The Doones" By R. D. Blackmore This is what makes so many recreant husbands. The Wedding Ring A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives and Those Contemplating Matrimony Under the chandelier, that has been so effectively touched up for this recreant knight, she stands bathed in the soft light of the many candles that beam down with mild kindliness upon her. Molly Bawn A personal inquiry column, where Cupids and Psyches billed and cooed, and anxious Junos searched for recreant Jupiters! The Lure of the Mask The interview between the Lord and His once recreant but now repentant apostle must have been affecting in the extreme. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern "As for death," said King Arthur, "welcome be it when it cometh; but to yield me unto thee as recreant, I had rather die than to be so shamed." Stories of King Arthur and His Knights Retold from Malory's "Morte dArthur" "Why you should call him a recreant knight, I cannot for the life of me understand," she said. Kept in the Dark Moreover, the personality of Jesus has always been the standard of reformation when Christianity has become recreant or laggard or corrupt. Christianity and Progress Under General George von Frundsberg, who joined forces with the recreant constable Bourbon of France and the Spaniards, these lawless Germans invaded the fertile plains of Italy and took Rome by assault. Face to Face with Kaiserism She laid the case before her parents, and, with the aid of her father, obtained a reluctant consent from her mother that one more trial might be given the recreant Philip. Hubert's Wife A Story for You But Accolon was so bold because of Excalibur that he grew passing hardy, and called upon Arthur to yield himself as recreant. Stories of King Arthur and His Knights Retold from Malory's "Morte dArthur" Philosophy, knowledge, experience—were those trusty knights of the castle recreant? The Confidence-Man That same afternoon, Reed Opdyke was astounded to receive a long call from his recreant parson. The Brentons I thought those pictured lips would have broken into voice to rebuke the recreant American, the slanderer of the dead. Pushing to the Front And now, just because you are personally inconvenienced, you prove recreant to the Cause. By the Christmas Fire Finally by a mighty blow from his enemy,—a passing big man of might,—Arthur's sword was smitten in two pieces, and he was called upon to yield himself as overcome and recreant, or die. Stories of King Arthur and His Knights Retold from Malory's "Morte dArthur" One would almost have applied to the young nobleman the term "recreant," had he wavered when the descendant of Mary Stuart claimed his services. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II. Twice in Spenser recreant knights are so dealt with. English Past and Present At this moment, they were attacked by a band of Spanish horsemen, the recreant partisans of Count Julian. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844 Volume 23, Number 4 The magistrates were recreant to their trust, he has performed their functions. Napoleon the Little Mr. Cuyler descended gloomily to his proper milieu, and took up the task of finding a branch office manager to replace the recreant O'Brien. White Ashes The groomsmen are denouncing him, as he deserves to be, as a slanderer and recreant. Marion's Faith. "Or, perhaps he is in search of some fair lady to be its mistress, who may prove less recreant to her promise," suggested Lester. Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems With this handful of warriors he endeavored to retrieve the day, when he was assailed by Tenderos, a partisan of Count Julian, at the head of a body of recreant Christians. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844 Volume 23, Number 4 It was a mother, helpless, sorrowing, and honest at least in her impression of the step taken by her recreant boy. Under Fire Not for a moment did the Doctor believe that his recreant son pondered wisely and deeply these successive epistles of his. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865 He prayed for the poor slave and for the recreant republic, for peace, and that no slave-hunter should again tread quietly the soil of Massachusetts. Pirate Gold "Doff them for shame, And hang a calf-skin on those recreant limbs." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 Sped by the mandate of his recreant train, Lo! commerce, broad winged seraph of the main! Autographs for Freedom, Volume 2 (of 2) (1854) She wrote one long letter to the recreant Parson, and her sister Beaytrice, as they called her, followed it up with another still more alarming. Under Fire He was never after to prove recreant to his trust. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers But now that the discussion was upon him, he said to himself that he would not traffic with the insincerities, he would not be recreant to his own identity. The Ordeal A Mountain Romance of Tennessee The door was thrown wide open and my recreant guests reappeared half-dragging, half-pushing before them a matchless Adonis in glazed tarpaulin trousers and a coarse sailor's blouse. Cape Cod Folks The north was humbled in the dust, by the action of her own recreant sons. Autographs for Freedom, Volume 2 (of 2) (1854) “Shame!” cried Arjun in his anger, “Krishna shall not wage the fight, Nor shall Arjun like a recreant seek for safety in his flight!” Maha-bharata The Epic of Ancient India Condensed into English Verse Only the outbreak of a war with Austria prevented the court-martial which the recreant officer deserved. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers We have come hither to-day from all parts of Germany; we know not each other's names, nor have we ever seen each other's faces; yet no one has proved recreant. Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia It was, however, in a communication written by a degenerate and recreant American who was engaged in reviling his own country. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 The recollection of Sir Ronald's words about her recreant lover—the thought of his insolent and cowardly boast stung her to the soul. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel And now I am a recreant, and he who aided and abetted me in my asseverations of independence remains faithful. The Opinions of a Philosopher Were both their lovers enamoured of the merchant's daughter, or had some continental Circe also spread her fascinations, and made the recreants forget their fathers and their country, as well as their mistresses? The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel I avoid the country, and try to keep my recreant thoughts on such practical subjects as trolley cars, motor-trucks and delivery wagons, rumbling noisily beside me along the street. The Fifth Wheel A Novel Better there in death united, than in life a recreant,—Come!’ Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys Yet whom but me should it haunt?—the executor of my friend, intrusted with his dying wishes, bound to him by ancient ties, and recreant to the high duty of punishing his murderers? Bohemian Days Three American Tales Mitsunaka.—Harsh was my decree, Yet can I think what thy heart's grief must be That as its own my recreant child receiv'd, And now of both its children is bereav'd. Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan My King was misled, deceived, like myself, by the viper we both cherished; even by one of those recreants to whom you owe your exaltation. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel Let the blame fall where it belongs, and let the Church members recreant to duty take their share. Aliens or Americans? He had swiftly ridden to the camp of the recreant Stabber and purposely demanded speech with that influential chieftain. A Daughter of the Sioux A Tale of the Indian frontier The stern Calvinism, by which their fathers had lived and died, was, by these early recreants, first mistrusted, then questioned, and finally abjured. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Reconstruction, then, must come, as the Union came, by the action of the people within the territorial limits of each recreant State. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Grand helmsman of the clamorous crew, The good grey recreant quakes and weeps To think that crime no longer creeps Safe toward its end: that murderers too May die when mercy sleeps. A Channel Passage and Other Poems Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne—Vol VI Benedict Arnold—yes; his sword was recreant, his heart false. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett All night, an anxious watch was kept, in hopes that, at the last moment, some returning feeling of shame might induce the recreants to send up the boats of the ships. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire I had rather prove recreant to the oath I took before I realized the worth of the woman whose happiness I vowed to destroy. The Circular Study Rights must not be confounded under the rule of justice, nor ought the defender of liberty to favour recreant slaves. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator Nor did he fall into the error of speaking of tempests in the stock market; and as for the recreant Storri, no one named him. The President A novel She made no excuses for her recreant lover, no allowances for accidents and misadventures. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' She demanded a special train; she ordered a handcar with which to overtake the recreant train; she called for a taxi to chase across to Williams with her, a mere eighty miles of ten-foot snowdrifts. I Married a Ranger Not only that, but it seems to me that you yourselves are becoming a little recreant to the traditions you yearly celebrate. Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z "In camp or in hall, in lady's bower or tented field, he will proclaim thee recreant; one that took upon himself the state and pomp of royalty without the spirit to defend and prove it." The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History Did this strong-minded, politic, crafty woman feel that her daughter was placed under influences which might draw her from the idols of her mother, and make her recreant to the policy of her father's house? Notable Women of Olden Time I had vowed to my own heart never to shadow her countenance even with transient grief, and should I prove recreant at the hour of greatest need? The Last Man When the recreant drake is met with, however, he goes promptly onto the bill of fare, with other good things. Ways of Wood Folk Great sorrow reigned among all the lords and dames, and Queen Guinevere, on bent knees, had sued the king's pardon for the recreant knight. The Children's Portion Turn recreant and traitor to my country and my king! resign the precious privilege of dying, if I may not live, for Scotland—I tell thee, never! The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History But as he gazed, a black jaguar sprang from the cliff above, and fastened on the fair form of the bride of one of the recreants. Among Famous Books Years afterward, when the man finally appeared, it was all right, and the wedding went on just the same, even though in the meantime the recreant knight had married and been bereaved. The Spinster Book There was something about this kindness of her old disapprover which touched her deeply, and moved her to weakness more than had the sight of her recreant love with another girl. The Portion of Labor In it he taunted Mr. Turnbull with being a recreant to the people, of whom he called himself so often the champion. Phineas Finn The Irish Member Yes," she said mournfully, "the man who vowed at the altar to love and cherish the treasure committed to his keeping, has proved recreant to the trust reposed in him. Clemence The Schoolmistress of Waveland You know the careless and the vain purposes which have made me recreant to the better nature which belonged to that sunny childhood, when we lived and grew up together. Dream Life A Fable Of The Seasons The sacred fire died out on our altars, while recreant priests slept, and so there came upon the nation a breath of pestilence from the sky which swept away the people as if by fire. Prisoners of Chance The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen, Borderman, through His Love for a Lady of France She sat beside the dining-table, and continued to knit, however, pulling furtively on the recreant ball, while her son ushered somebody into the sitting-room, asked him politely to be seated, and then closed the door. The Debtor A Novel Shall you who are pledged servants of Christ, who are bound to him by solemn covenant, be regardless of these vows, or be recreant to Him as his avowed enemies? Mrs Whittelsey's Magazine for Mothers and Daughters Volume 3 Mr. Townsend, in the first paroxysm of rage, had disowned the recreant youth, and turned him from his doors without a farthing of the wealth that was to have been his princely inheritance. Clemence The Schoolmistress of Waveland He had deliberately, and without the slightest cause, violated the most sacred pledges of affection and duty, and had proven recreant to trusts, the very nature of which should have prevented a thought of wrong-doing. The Burglar's Fate And The Detectives Yes, my brave friends, I meant this recreant fool But as a means, a momentary tool. Gustavus Vasa and other poems She trusted me, and shall I prove a recreant? The Black Douglas I was the wilful offender; false to my love, false to my friend, a recreant to every oath wherewith I had bound myself to be true and loyal to these two. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady Then there was a commotion, as the ladies flocked with the children into the hall, with many exclamations of astonishment and reproach, surrounding the recreant young men. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life Since war and sickness had decimated his battalion he looked upon every absentee, from whatever cause, right or wrong, as a recreant deserter. The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood I should be recreant to my deepest convictions of public obligation did I not press it upon you with solemn and urgent insistence. President Wilson's Addresses We saw high up in the wall, frowning over the river, the window of the chamber from which she had thrown herself after slaying her recreant lover in her rage and despair. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland Then the fury of party anger burst upon him, and bowing to the storm, Robert Peel went forth while men hissed after him such words as "traitor," "coward," "recreant leader." The Investment of Influence A Study of Social Sympathy and Service May these lips turn into dust, And this right hand fail, if ever It prove recreant to its trust! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics With a hasty apology, you step forward and tightly clasp the recreant end. Autumn Leaves Original Pieces in Prose and Verse But as neither lamentation nor rage could restore the treasure, cooler heads dispatched a party of horsemen with falcons and lures to decoy the recreant. Atmâ A Romance And further, do I solemnly affirm that neither by voice nor deed have I been recreant to my oath of allegiance, nor false to you. Beatrix of Clare Why she happened to be there, and what had become of the recreant Bonnet, the equally recreant young woman could come and tell her whenever she saw fit. Kate Bonnet The Romance of a Pirate's Daughter In England, a mistress who engages a maid without such credentials is regarded as recreant to her order. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) The same, being delivered, call her gratefully a recreant. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II He brooded over his words, and believed that an avenging God had launched the bolt that killed the father as punishment to the stubborn and recreant son. From the Ranks "He's a coward," said Bernard teasingly, alluding to the recreant Jim. The Voice of the People How! will you turn recreant at the last cast? The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 To beg your life so basely, and to present your sword to your enemy; Oh, recreant! The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 For myself, I were a recreant, and no knight, could I, because of danger, refuse to obey a call to benefit my fellow-men; but, for thee, it is a reckless and unneeded temptation of peril. The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance Love has the waywardness of strange caprice, One can not chain it to a recreant heart, Nor, when around the soul its tendrils twine, Can will the clinging, silken bonds to part. Debris Selections from Poems In that inglorious attack on Buenos Ayres, where our brave soldiers were disgraced by a recreant general, the negroes, slaves as they were, joined the inhabitants to expel the invaders. Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions "I never desire to be with him, or with any man recreant to his work." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 74, December, 1863 But there, like the recreant knight in the Arthurian idyl, he paused and doubted. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned Well, my loves, we must enjoy our breakfasts, even without the recreant Loftus. The Honorable Miss A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town Have you tilted, or are you a recreant knight?” The Claverings They will be considered as venal wretches, apostates, recreant to all their own principles, acts, and declarations. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12) "I have thee now," cried Pellinore; "yield thee as recreant or I will slay thee." Stories from Le Morte D'Arthur and the Mabinogion Treason had purchased prosperity for the recreant son. The City and the World and Other Stories I soon beheld a dark object moving near, and the next minute I was overjoyed to find my recreant steed, quietly searching amongst the tufted moss and sea-reed for a scanty supper. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 I thought that to leave her in slavery, after she had undergone and suffered so much for me, would be proving recreant to the duty which I owed to her. The Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave Indeed he would be recreant to his country's service were he to do otherwise. The Cab of the Sleeping Horse Sir," said one of them, "we are in duresse in the castle of a certain recreant knight, Sir Damas by name, a coward false to chivalry. Stories from Le Morte D'Arthur and the Mabinogion And yet during those years of trust and peril, no Negro proved recreant to his trust and no white man returned to a home that had been dispoiled. The Red Record Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in the United States Your knight of the silver mantle I proclaim a recreant, as treacherous as he is base. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 The stranger overhears them, and concludes that as she has been recreant to her former lover, so too she will be untrue to him. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers With undying gratitude to good Mr. Golly, I left her confided to his fatherly care, knowing he could not prove recreant to the trust. The World As I Have Found It Sequel to Incidents in the Life of a Blind Girl "Knight," said the other, "thou must yield thee recreant to my mercy." Stories from Le Morte D'Arthur and the Mabinogion And the sheriff, ready for the recreant, greeted him without mercy, judging him guilty until he proved himself otherwise. The Man Thou Gavest It was probably about this time that a recreant Irish chieftain tried to induce Agricola to invade Ireland. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 Since we stood up in the presence of the great congregation and attested our love for Christ and said from this time we will serve the Lord, have we not all been recreant? Around The Tea-Table Here we have ample scope for the problem element in teaching and we are recreant to our opportunities and do violence to child-nature if we fail to utilize this method. The Reconstructed School For had he not with malice prepense put down the "most glorious of Christian enterprises," and rebuked his own country in the house of strangers as recreant to freedom? William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist His Excellency frowned, drew himself up, and turned what was meant to be a searching and terrible eye upon the recreant in white satin. Audrey Maurice FitzGerald arrived at Wexford a few days after, and the recreant king at once proceeded to meet him; and with this addition to his army, marched to attack Dublin. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 I must find Some act to let my grey-haired father feel No heartless recreant once called him sire. The Seven Plays in English Verse Ford, when the grievance thrust itself keenly upon him, roused the recreant Sandy by pitilessly thrusting an elbow against his diaphragm. The Uphill Climb No, but purge The living fire upon it, when the name Is brutish and discolour'd.—When kings fail, Let's bastardize the craven to his breed, And hurl him recreant down! Cromwell It would be distinctly recreant to its duty, in case it failed to provide for the economic prosperity of such a population, and for their educational discipline and social improvement. The Promise of American Life The proper name of the recreant "regulus" has not been discovered, so that his infamy is transmitted anonymously to posterity. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 Where it is not, parents are recreant to their duty. The Christian Home I undertook to produce my recreant squire and I have failed. Helmet of Navarre The statutes of every state in this Union provide a way by which a recreant official may be ousted from his office or otherwise punished. Elements of Debating In abandoning and replacing him a democracy is not recreant to the principle of individual liberty. The Promise of American Life Berintha had a plain face, but a strong heart, and when she saw that Amy Holbrook was preferred, with steady hand and unflinching nerve, she wrote to her recreant lover that he was free. Homestead on the Hillside Many parents express surprise that all they can say to their children does no good; they remain stubborn, self-willed and recreant. The Christian Home She therefore—notwithstanding her mother's decree—sets out in the garb of a knight to challenge her recreant lover and defeat him by means of her magic lance. The Book of the Epic That brother is recreant to every honorable feeling who can trifle with the solemn pledge he has taken. The Jericho Road This was a recreant knight--but also a man who had suffered long and greatly, who, if eye and intuition could be trusted, suffered now. Sir Mortimer You must allude, then, to those recreant tribes; which, while in their own eyes presenting a sublime moral spectacle to Mardi,—in King Bello's, do but present a hopeless example of bad debts. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II Convince the recreant child that you correct him from motives of love, and for his own good. The Christian Home Thou art not now her victorious bridegroom; thou art her mangled victim, scattered on the precipices, as a slave found treacherous, recreant, ought to be and must. Past and Present At the hour of bed-time, therefore, when it was supposed the recreant disciple would seek his old quarters, every thing was prepared for his reception. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists Tristram was born in the forest, where his mother Isabella, sister to King Marc, had gone in search of her recreant husband. 97-100. Matthew Arnold's Sohrab and Rustum and Other Poems The victor king sat in judgment upon the recreant, surrounded by his chief nobility and vassal kings. Edwy the Fair or the First Chronicle of Aescendune Think of this, ye who have been recreant to your duty,—ye who have not followed Abraham to the mount of oblation, nor brought up your sons as an offered Samuel. The Christian Home Antonyms: fertile, arable. desert, v. forsake, abandon, leave, run away from. deserted, a. forsaken, desolate, abandoned, derelict. deserter, n. renegade, turncoat, delinquent, backslider, apostate, recreant, poltroon, rat, traitor. desertion, n. abandonment. Putnam's Word Book The King has promised that when next he is called forth to fight the recreant King of France, he will take the Prince with him, and he has promised that we shall go with him. In the Days of Chivalry What, then! would you have had me take such sunshine, faint-hearted recreants to my bosom at our first acquaintance? Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete Or why should they not have their pens publicly broke over their heads, as the swords of recreant knights in old times were, and an oath administered to them that they should never write again? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863 But alas! how many Christian parents are recreant to this duty! The Christian Home Thomas was the eldest and the only one who proved recreant to the religious faith of his fathers. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great Meantime Mabel, who knew nothing of her loss, conceived the generous idea of willing all her possessions to her recreant husband. 'Lena Rivers "It was in answering Robert Browning;" she wrote, "that my mind refused to bring forward argument, turned recreant, and sided with the enemy." Robert Browning Then came the dwarf and begged Sir Tor to take him in his service, “for,” said he, “I will serve no more recreant knights.” The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights What mother, prompted by such sympathy, can be recreant to the duties of her household? The Christian Home Bill after bill struck hard and home on the privileges of the recreant clergy. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History A murrain seize that traitrous knight, For that he lies!" he cried— "A base, unchristian paynim he, Else, by my beard, he would not be A recreant to his bride! John Smith, U.S.A. Here I have been, nor has the task been light, Holding all Erin's warriors at bay: No foot of ground have I in recreant flight Yielded to any man or shunned the fray. Poems Then Sir Key cried, “Sir knight of Cornwall, joust with me, or yield as recreant.” The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights Sacrilegious villains!" cried he, "give up your impious purpose, and resign the body of the recreant lost one. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 473, January 29, 1831 A long glazed building is likewise in progress for monkeys, who may thus disport their recreant limbs in an exotic atmosphere. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 528, January 7, 1832 "Are you still speaking for the district?" inquired Rachel, conquering a recreant lip to put the question, and putting it with her finest scorn. The Shadow of the Rope For years Miss Anna had sacrificially demeaned herself in the service of Harriet, who would now have felt herself a recreant friend unless she had promptly detailed every annoyance of her life. The Mettle of the Pasture Yield therefore as defeated, and a recreant knight, or thou shall surely die.” The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights But in that one second I had seen that which turned my frozen blood into liquid lava—a tail, Sir!—a dog's tail, fluffy and curly, projecting from beneath that recreant's left arm. Castles in the Air Arthur, whose mind, in the mean while, had been poisoned by officious courtiers, besieged his recreant wife and knight; but although repeatedly challenged, the loyal Lancelot ever refused to bear arms directly against his king. Legends of the Middle Ages Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art "Or if there be any who entertain such thoughts, we will make them outcasts among us, and the finger of scorn will be pointed at them as recreant to their holiest duty." Fort Lafayette or, Love and Secession Ludlow stood at one ladder and the free-trader at the other, in order to be certain that none proved recreant in so trying a moment. The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas Yet am I fully loth to slay thee; yield, then, therefore, to me as recreant.” The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights Do you think that the people of to-day are recreant in their respect for or adherence to law? The Making of a Nation The Beginnings of Israel's History I wonder if that man beats his wife, or if he just converses with her as he does with a recreant fare! As Seen By Me I went with him part of the way, but became so tired of my companion, that I turned recreant and fled, to enjoy a more spirited excursion of my own. The Mother's Recompense, Volume 1 A Sequel to Home Influence A sound shook him, as the unseen wind makes the tall poplar shudder—a voice struck terror in his ear, and sickness to recreant heart. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843 Now, therefore, I pray you rebuke me no more till you see me beaten or a recreant, and then bid me go from you.” The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights Burr and Failer, acknowledge yourselves a couple of recreant knights: Sir Timorous is mine: I have won him in fair field from you. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 02 Nelson, arise! thy country gave A heartfelt tear, a hallow'd grave: Her eyes are dry, her recreant sons Dare to profane thy mould'ring bones! The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 561, August 11, 1832 The recreant maid saw something of this upon her face. The Purchase Price In fine sunny weather the monkeys may be here seen disporting their recreant limbs to the delight of crowds of visiters. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 535, February 25, 1832 Chase not the recreant, milk the willing ewe: The world hath Galateas fairer yet. Theocritus, translated into English Verse He, meanwhile, who should have cheered and sustained her, was afar off, neglectful, recreant to his vows. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 18, April, 1859 When this man proved recreant and sold the group, now numbering seventeen souls, and the purchasers undertook possession, the case was litigated as a suit for freedom. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime Not a knight of them all but plighted faith to follow where he led, and to hold himself recreant and shamed if he failed his oath. French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France But the story does not end here, for this recreant knight was ungrateful enough to complain to his friends in the most outrageous manner of the treatment which he had received during his captivity. Bayard: the Good Knight Without Fear and Without Reproach Open, earth!And hide my recreant knighthood in thy gulf!Yet, mercy, Madam! for till this strange dayWho e’er saw spinning wool, like village-maid,A royal scion? The Saint's Tragedy Here we sit down and rest our recreant limbs, leaving the reader to enjoy the innumerable reflections which our poor mention has called up. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 363, March 28, 1829 Is a recreant rebel likely to find sympathy in that breast which for half a century stood unchallenged for loyalty and truth? Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada Says the archangel Michael to the Lord God: "Shake them up, the recreants, with an earthquake." Folk-Tales of Napoleon The Napoleon of the People; Napoleonder It is worthy of remark, that of the thirteen original States, only two were so recreant to the principles of the Revolution, as to make a white skin a qualification for suffrage. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 4 of 4 If Ohio contains such a recreant to her constitution and policy, I hope he may have the boldness to stand forth and avow it. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 He was reproached with his pusillanimous desertion; the commander of the caravel manned his boat and hastened to the relief of the admiral, followed by the recreant master, covered with shame and confusion. MacMillan's Reading Books Book V The officer who is intimidated by threats, or by his own fears, is recreant to his duty, and no better than the mob which threatens him. The Marrow of Tradition From her rage against her recreant cavalier she went on to rage against life built on a man-made plan for the benefit of man. Wild Wings A Romance of Youth They would be recreant to the dictates of duty, and disregardful of those of honor, were they to leave Venetia in the hands of Austria. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861 Is there an independent American to be found, who will become the recreant slave to such an unholy combination? The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 Now does the southwest collect his routed forces, checked but not conquered; he again advances on his recreant foe and seizes the vacant throne without a struggle. Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume I. How now, recreant friar," said Marian; "what have you to say why you should not suffer instant execution, being detected in open rebellion against your liege lord? Maid Marian The speaker, who was the father of the recreant young Indian, looked round and about him, as if seeking commendation of his stoicism in the eyes of the auditors. The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 Thus a British officer was met on his own boasted ground and proved recreant. A Sketch of the life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and a history of his brigade False recreants in all knightly strife, Their way was wet with woman's tears; Behind them flamed the toil of years, And bloodshed stained the sheaves of life. The Poems of Henry Timrod Most joyfully would I embrace a thousand deaths, rather than that you should prove a recreant. Memoirs of Carwin, the Biloquist Tempt me not again, for the next time shall be the last, and the fish of the nearest river shall commute the flesh of a recreant knight into the fast-day dinner of an uncarnivorous friar. Maid Marian Curse me if I heed your counsel and turn recreant because of you, and do not do my utmost in the fight. Four Arthurian Romances Malvoisin," said the Knight, "I thank thee—thou hast touched the string at which my heart most readily thrills!—Come of it what may, recreant shall never be added to the name of Bois-Guilbert. Ivanhoe Finding her so obstinate, he had said to her, 'Die, recreant!' but had found her no more open to reason on that point than the other. Holiday Romance And how shows this recreant conduct in a man on whom unequal laws are known to have fallen heavy? Hard Times Thereupon they depart, and say: God give him an ill night, for an evil knight and a vanquished and recreant, and command the dwarf that he move not on any occasion. The High History of the Holy Graal And the Queen has to consent, and Lancelot has to promise, that if Meleagant can prove him recreant, she shall come back with him again without the interference of any one. Four Arthurian Romances Be Mowbray's sins so heavy in his bosom, That they may break his foaming courser's back, And throw the rider headlong in the lists, A caitiff recreant! Ivanhoe Consider the man who stands by his duty and goes to the stake rather than be recreant to it. What Is Man? and Other Essays A recreant of James's time was momentarily perverted from his religion by the arguments of that great theologian, and the fortunes of the family somewhat restored by his timely weakness. Vanity Fair I must now leave the reverend gentlemen in the hands of Him who knows best how to deal with a recreant ministry. Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom; or, the escape of William and Ellen Craft from slavery Now they all go about making game of you—old and young, little and great—calling you a recreant. Four Arthurian Romances My nerves are not easily shaken by trifles, but on this occasion I started to my feet in a fright—called out—received no answer—summoned back my recreant courage, and looked under the seat. The Woman in White It is interesting to observe that care for the poor Indians is the argument given for the course to be pursued in dealing with a recreant member! The Moravians in Georgia, 1735-1740 It is grimly given to be understood that the despatch is an ultimatum, and a last chance is being offered for the recreant ally to fulfil her pledge. A Footnote to History Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa When little Vladimir finally relinquished her, with assurances that he was 'desolated to leave so early', she was ready to rest, and see how her recreant knight had borne his punishment. Little Women I could not help myself, unless I were willing to be false and recreant and disloyal. Four Arthurian Romances For to distrust one's impulses is to be recreant to Pan. Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers But I should be recreant to my method, and the reader would have the right to accuse me of charlatanism and bad faith, if I had nothing further to advance concerning prescription. What is Property? If some day she had declared, in a sudden burst of passion, that she was outwearied and sickened, and that she gave up her recreant lover, Rowland's expectation would have gone half-way to meet her. Roderick Hudson They veered a corner sharply, skidding on the wet asphalt and all but grazing the rear wheels of a recreant taxicab. Humoresque A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It Who could prove a recreant, and witness such a spirit! The Spy "I see," said the Baroness, with a meaning look, "that you are but a recreant knight, or else you would not part with a lady's glove so easily." Vivian Grey "Mr. Dodge must have remained behind to console the ladies," returned Paul, "finding that your second mate had abandoned them, like a recreant that he is." Homeward Bound or, the Chase Mrs. Hudson was doubtless too sincerely humble a person to suppose that if he had been recreant to his vows of vigilance and tenderness, her still, small presence would operate as a chastisement. Roderick Hudson And he seems to have persuaded himself that, if she did not avail herself of it, she would be a recreant to the cause of liberty and humanity. Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. During all these fourteen months Daisy and I had rarely spoken of her recreant ruffian of a husband--or, for that matter, of any other phase of her sad married life. In the Valley Old friends would look beyond his grave, to my dishonored one, And hide the virtues of the sire behind the recreant son. Farm Ballads It had become such an actual matter of traffic, that Richard of Cornwall positively obtained from Gregory IX. a grant of the money thus raised from recreant Crusaders. Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II I could plunge into Erebus, and give battle to the legion phantoms of hell, to accomplish my fixed purpose!—Fixed!—Fixed!—Hoot me, hiss at me, despise me if I turn recreant! Anna St. Ives Hence, after the lapse of more than an hour, Boots-Mercury beheld my recreant relative emerge, and from this point followed him—always with extreme caution—back to the Black Swan. Charlotte's Inheritance Or, with a lifeless heart and recreant blood, Sighs not for daughters fair as well as good? Wild Flowers Or, Pastoral and Local Poetry Her ladyship, however, was proud to show that she had too much sense and spirit to accept again the homage of this recreant knight. Tales and Novels — Volume 07 I am infinite in resources as well as this recreant man, and come he shall. The Abbot's Ghost, or Maurice Treherne's Temptation A Christmas Story I tamely quit the field the moment an adversary appears; turn recreant to myself, and coward-like give up my claims, without daring to say such and such they are? Anna St. Ives However, Cousin Hans understood human nature, and he had seen enough of her that morning to know that her feelings towards her recreant lover could not have been true love. Tales of Two Countries A presuming young man ventured to suggest that the recreant members who would not pay in the face of the whole congregation would hardly rush to the Deacon's door to give in their "rate." Sabbath in Puritan New England False recreants in all knightly strife, Their way was wet with woman's tears; Behind them flamed the toil of years, And bloodshed stained the sheaves of life. War Poetry of the South But it is certain that they were not indifferent to its evils nor recreant to their humanitarian principles. Unitarianism in America Dogs fear the steady eye and spring at the recreant back. Pausanias, the Spartan The Haunted and the Haunters, an Unfinished Historical Romance |
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