To the romantic lover the disappointment was all the more severe, because he had made so sure of the young lady's affection; nor was it mitigated by the mode in which Miss Jennings conveyed her declinature. ❋ Various (N/A)
The only men who behaved unhandsomely on the occasion were some of the Irish members, advocates of Repeal, who, with more than national brass, grounded their declinature on the galling yoke of the Saxon, and retreated to Connemara, doubtless exulting that in this instance at least they had freed themselves from "hereditary bonds." ❋ Various (N/A)
His declinature was taken so hotly by the King and Arran that all who were present felt he was as good as a dead man; but 'Mr. Andro, never jarging [9] nor daschit [10] a whit, with magnanimus courage, mightie force of sprit and fouthe [11] of evidence of reason and langage, plainly tauld the King and ❋ William Morison (N/A)
Reid did not undertake to settle that point -- a wise declinature, in the estimation of Mr ❋ Various (N/A)
It was informally offered to Cairns through one of the councillors, but again he sent a declinature, and again he kept the matter carefully concealed. ❋ Cairns, John (1903)
Dr. Livingstone very naturally understood this as a declinature of his proposals. ❋ Blaikie, William G. (1880)
In a Parliament of May 18, 1584, such declinature of royal jurisdiction was, by "The Black Acts," made treason: Episcopacy was established; the heirs of Gowrie were disinherited; Angus, Mar, and other rebels were forfeited. ❋ Andrew Lang (1878)
He was not less brusque in the intimation of his declinature when Pollock gave him the opportunity to send a force in support of Sir Richmond Shakespear, whom, with a detachment of Kuzzilbash horse, Pollock had already despatched on the mission of attempting the liberation of the prisoners. ❋ Archibald Forbes (1869)
Cabul by a courteous declinature to receive an Envoy, assigning several specious reasons. ❋ Archibald Forbes (1869)
It has not been a lack of opportunity for marital contract on their part, but their own culture and refinement, and their exalted idea as to what a husband ought to be, have caused their declinature. ❋ Unknown (1867)
A woman, not a Christian, but a respecter of religion, said to me: "I was persuaded by my husband to go and hear an infidel lecturer once, but going home, I said to him: 'My dear husband, I would not go again though my declinature should result in our divorcement forever.'" ❋ Unknown (1867)
Mr. Struthers adds that, though Dr. Lightfoot, in his Notes of the Assembly, states that Mr. Vines and Mr. Young desired to be excused from the new appointments, there is no notice of any such declinature in the MS. minutes. ❋ David Masson (1864)
At length, Rev.Drs. Edwards and Crowe, the president and vice president of the college, summoned Mr. Smoot into their presence and advised him to send in his declinature longer to receive aid as a beneficiary of the education fund, as they deemed him unworthy of it. ❋ John Hill (1862)
Roman and Saxon -- marking as it does the era of the final declinature of the Roman dominion among us, and the first dawn and commencement of that ❋ James Young Simpson (1840)
But does this declinature involve any countenance to a certain argument which I began by rejecting as abominable? ❋ Thomas De Quincey (1822)
Mr. Dickson appeared before the commission, where after the summons being read, and some other reasoning among the bishops, he gave in his declinature, upon which some of the bishops whispering in his ear (as if they had favoured him upon the good report they had heard of him and his ministry), said to him, Take it up, take it up. ❋ John Howie (1764)
At the first time of his compearance, he declined their authority; and at the second, he adhered to his former declinature, upon which the high commission court passed the sentence of deposition against him, and ordained him to enter himself in ward at ❋ John Howie (1764)
This declinature, with a letter sent by the different presbyteries, were, in ❋ John Howie (1764)
