On the contrary, idealist that I was to the most pronounced degree, my philosophy had always recognized and guerdoned love as the greatest thing in the world, the aim and the summit of being, the most exquisite pitch of joy and happiness to which life could thrill, the thing of all things to be hailed and welcomed and taken into the heart. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Indeed, this be of that which is incumbent on us, O King, and I say, ‘Praised be Allah!’ in that He hath guerdoned thee with His gifts and vouchsafed thee of His mercy, the welfare of the realm; and hath succoured thee and ourselves, on condition that we increase in gratitude to Him; and all this no otherwise than by thine existence! ❋ Unknown (2006)
He also bestowed on them robes of honour and guerdoned them and divided the kingdoms between himself and his brother in their presence, whereat the folk rejoiced. ❋ Unknown (2006)
Let a Christian knight, crippled in war with the Saracens, present himself on the drawbridge, he is guerdoned with ❋ Unknown (2008)
He raised his visor as the smiling princess guerdoned him — raised it, and gave ONE sad look towards the Lady Fatima at her side! ❋ Unknown (2006)
He also bestowed on them robes of honor and guerdoned them, and divided the kingdoms between himself and his brother in their presence, whereat the folk rejoiced. ❋ Naipaul, V.S. (1981)
Had they swayed the sceptre justly, they had been repaid the like, But they were unjust, and Fortune guerdoned them with dole and teen. ❋ Anonymous (1879)
Had they used their power with justice, they had been repaid the like; But they wrought unright and Fortune guerdoned them with dole and teen. ❋ Anonymous (1879)
I am guerdoned in advance for every grief coming before death. ' ❋ George Meredith (1868)
He hath guerdoned thee with His gifts and vouchsafed thee of His mercy, the welfare of the realm; and hath succoured thee and ourselves, on condition that we increase in gratitude to Him; and all this no otherwise than by thine existence! ❋ Anonymous (1855)
For, gold is a creature of God, representing many excellencies: the sweat of honest Industry distils to gold; the hot-spring of Genius congeals to gold; the blessing upon Faithfulness is often showered in gold; and Charities not seldom are guerdoned back with gold. ❋ Martin Farquhar Tupper (1849)
He raised his visor as the smiling princess guerdoned him -- raised it, and gave ONE sad look towards the Lady Fatima at her side! ❋ William Makepeace Thackeray (1837)
_A knight in the king's service of Spain thinking himself ill guerdoned, the king by very certain proof showeth him that this is not his fault, but that of his own perverse fortune, and after largesseth him magnificently_ 462 ❋ Giovanni Boccaccio (1344)
At last, he happened upon one who offered, so he were well guerdoned, to do the thing by nigromantic art, and having agreed with him for a great sum of money, he joyfully awaited the appointed time, which come and the cold being extreme and everything full of snow and ice, the learned man, the night before the calends of ❋ Giovanni Boccaccio (1344)
