Harboured

"Is there some secret sin harboured and indulged in thy bosom, which hinders the operation of divine comforts?" ❋ Unknown (1721)

The girl who left school without an O-level to her name now harboured a quiet ambition to study psychology and mental health. ❋ ANDREW MORTON (1992)

"Well - that's another way of saying that I 'harboured' you - gave you shelter," said Fatty. ❋ Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 (1961)

If he please, he can bring an action for restitution of conjugal rights; and he may seize her even by force, when "harboured" against his will, by friends or relations. ❋ Unknown (1854)

The great sanhedrim issued out a proclamation, strictly charging and requiring that if any person in city or country knew where he was (pretending that he was a criminal, and had fled from justice) they should show it, that he might be taken, probably promising a reward to any that would discover him, and imposing a penalty on such as harboured him; so that hereby he was represented to the people as an obnoxious dangerous man, an outlaw, whom any one might have a blow at. ❋ Unknown (1721)

And Mr Goon has _also_ put in a complaint - that when Ern ran away, I 'harboured' him. " ❋ Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 (1961)

Blair admits in his autobiography that he appointed David Miliband in 1994 despite suspecting his young aide harboured rather old Labour instincts. ❋ Jonathan Freedland (2010)

I admit that I harboured hope that a crisis caused by a transfer of wealth and freedom – but not responsibility – upwards would spark a new conversation about fairness and economic common sense. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It is true that the Norwegian Progress Party has harboured far right tendencies in the past; many were not surprised to learn that the attacker was a former party member. ❋ Eirik Bergesen (2011)

Could the lack of rage and the quiet private despair be explained by a refusal to admit that we harboured hope in the first place? ❋ Unknown (2011)

I think so – and that's why I'm admitting I harboured hope. ❋ Unknown (2011)

He also harboured ambitions to the throne in Duryodhana. ❋ Unknown (2010)

That she had also harboured thoughts about Ellie that weren't fair. ❋ Karenhealey (2010)

Given the scepticism surrounding the Development Agenda harboured by some ACTA countries, they may be less willing to promote the Agenda since their chief global policy priorities now occur outside of WIPO. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I admit that I harboured hope that if our politicians wouldn't lead the charge to re-alance the power ratio, we the people would. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Here's an extract:Sir Simon, who lives in Maida Vale with his civil partner, Robert Davis, Westminster Council's planning supremo, admits that he once harboured personal ambitions to become Mayor himself. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Has Chavez invaded other countries territories, harboured ex-nazis, practiced massive kleptocracy, had women raped by dogs, set Indian schoolchildren on fire, enabled rampant death squads, blown up Americans in the state capital, had people taken from jails and thrown out of Helicopters? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Afghanistan under the Taliban was a godly hellhole that squashed heroin production but harboured Al Quaeda, so it effectively was a criminal enterprise. ❋ Unknown (2009)