His harfli and unplealing features are foftened into a fmile of pleafure anid complacency. ❋ Unknown (1797)
Perhaps fome will fay, ** You are very harfli and fevere; why do you dwell fo much upon God*$ favour? ❋ Unknown (1796)
Harold found means to con - vey intelligence of his fituation to the duke of Nor - mandy; and reprefented, that while he was pro - ceeding to his court, in execution of a commiffion from the king of England, he had met with this harfli treatment from che mercenary diipofition of the count of Ponthieu. ❋ Unknown (1796)
And if the doubtful lignification of the word fpecies may make it found harfli to fome, that I fay the fpecies of mixed modes are made by the underftanding; yet, I think, it can by no-body be denied, that it is the mind makes thofe abftradt - complex ideas, to which fpecific names are given. ❋ Unknown (1796)
Were the charge true, he allo«vS | that no reproach could be too harfli for fuch treachery. ❋ Unknown (1795)
In this manner a very beautiful black is obtained, without making the fluff too harfli. ❋ Claude-Louis Berthollet (1791)
Love is too harfli a word for it; but if you knew how my heart akes when you fpeak an unkind word to me, and fprings with joy when you fmile up - on me, I am fure you would place your glory - rather in preferving my happinefs like a good wife, than tormenting me like a peevilh beau - ty. ❋ Unknown (1787)
With me he has for ever thrown afide All the afpcrities of harfli command, ❋ Unknown (1784)
The lines are fometimes, fuch as Elegy re - quires, fmooth and eafy; but to this praife his claim is not conftant: his diftion is often harfli, improper, and affefted; his words ill - coined, or ill-chofen,. and his phrafc unlkil - fuUy inverted ..., ■ i ... ❋ Unknown (1781)
And the ftern brow, and the harfli voice defies And with fuperior greatnefs fmiles. ❋ Unknown (1779)
No conqueror, that I ever heard of has pro/cfgd to make a cruel, harfli, and infolent ufe of his conqueft. ❋ Unknown (1777)
Dar'fl thou with thai harfli grating tonguo Depreciate birds of warbling fong? ❋ Unknown (1772)
Now 'tis not refpcd enough to Men to put them to pain, without ro - fenting it, and endeavouring to aflwagc it: And this it is, this drinefs does not do 9 becaufe it properly conGfts in not doing it, and in faying harfh things harfli - ly. ❋ Unknown (1677)
'Jl. Muis juftly calls cantionibus liberare, a harfli expreflion; and Houb. concludes that this word was borrowed from the preceding; but I rather think that it was written by miftake for' V, and that nn {or, as 4 MSS. ❋ Dimock, Henry, D. 1810 (1791)
It is enough wd make thofe we contradidt believe that they are in the wrong, and that they are deceived* without letting them know by harfli and mortifying words, that there's not the lead (park of Reafon. to be found in them. ❋ Unknown (1677)
