For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart -- They felt the patriotic impulse and determined, at first, to join the ranks of their western brethren, but resiled from the purpose, preferring their peaceful shepherd songs to the trumpet sound of war. ❋ Unknown (1871)
If he now goes back on that promise, that would be as dishonourable a traducing of his promise as that of Mr. Brown, perhaps the more so given the swiftness with which he has resiled from it. ❋ Unknown (2007)
The Liberal ‘Democrats’ also committed themselves in their 2005 manifesto to holding a referendum on the EU Constitution and thus join Gordon Brown in dishonour and dishonesty by having resiled from that clear promise. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Fourth, there is no evidence that the United States has ever resiled from that position. cynical joe Says: ❋ Unknown (2009)
Fourth, there is no evidence that the United States has ever resiled from that position. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Why, you are invited by America to a ‘peace’ conference, your presence is welcomed by Israel as a diplomatic ‘success’, and you are promised that the return of your territory that remains confiscated because you have never resiled from the intention of using it as you did before ... ❋ Unknown (2007)
Why, you are invited by America to a ‘peace’ conference, your presence is welcomed by Israel as a diplomatic ‘success’, and you are promised that the return of your territory that remains confiscated because you have never resiled from the intention of using it as you did before to try to eliminate Israel will nevertheless be an item to be discussed. ❋ Unknown (2007)
While Maulana Rehman has resiled from his position of opportunistic rebellion, she is unlikely to go back into the fold of the combined opposition without dire provocation by General Musharraf. ❋ Unknown (2007)
"He would have resiled his intemperate remarks, if he had owned a time machine." ❋ Daveberta (2005)
The young sparks, it is true, were as full of extravagancies as overgrown children: the words of their tumultuary discussions were difficultly understood and not often nice: their testiness and outrageous MOTS were such that his intellects resiled from: nor were they scrupulously sensible of the proprieties though their fund of strong animal spirits spoke in their behalf. ❋ Unknown (2003)
The young sparks, it is true, were as full of extravagancies as overgrown children: the words of their tumultuary discussions were difficultly understood and not often nice: their testiness and outrageous _mots_ were such that his intellects resiled from: nor were they scrupulously sensible of the proprieties though their fund of strong animal spirits spoke in their behalf. ❋ James Joyce (1911)
The more I resiled from their excessive civilities, the more I was loaded with them. ❋ Hume, David (1777)
The more I resiled from their excessive civilities, the more ❋ David Hume (1743)
"We have never resiled from stating publicly and acknowledging the debt." ❋ Unknown (2010)
"Insofar as the Afghani witnesses have denied knowledge of a plan, or have denied or resiled from statements previously made to the police, they are not telling the truth," he said. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Or, to shape it slightly differently, the one single question over Deirdre de Búrca's public statements is not that she resiled, but that she resiled at what appears to be the end of a long process where there were countless opportunities for her to do so earlier. ❋ The Cedar Lounge Revolution (2010)
[Taylor] was in [resil] when she saw her sister and boyfriend [making out]. ❋ Appleswiss (2016)
[The new] [girl] is always [resilent]. ❋ Leryna (2023)
[I’m] pretty ‘[resilled]’ [right now] ❋ Int1 (2018)
