But what Mezentius may think of me, I do not care a straw; to others I make this announcement clearly and unshrinkingly: if any of you that are here present had any part with me in these same solemn ceremonies, give a sign and you shall hear what it is I keep thus. ❋ Apuleius (2008)
The luster of her terrible red hair showed itself unshrinkingly in a plaited coronet above her forehead, and escaped in one vagrant love-lock, perfectly curled, that dropped over her left shoulder. ❋ Unknown (2003)
His youthful look, aided by his light hair and his plump beardless cheeks, his easy manner and his ever-ready smile, his eyes which met unshrinkingly the eyes of every one whom he addressed, all combined to make the impression of him a favorable impression in the general mind. ❋ Unknown (2003)
All that is great and good within my reach, you will see, and yet, I think it wise that you should turn from the luxury of wealth and self-indulgence now and then, to look unshrinkingly upon the squalid misery and wantonness that haunt the greater half of the world. ❋ [pseud.] Vera (N/A)
This royal bird was sacred to him, probably from the fact of its being the only creature capable of gazing at the sun without being dazzled, which may have suggested the idea that it was able to contemplate the splendour of divine majesty unshrinkingly. ❋ E.M. Berens (N/A)
"What shall we do, Mary?" whispered the poor child, burying her wet face upon Mary's shoulder that received its burden unshrinkingly; ❋ Ann S. Stephens (N/A)
She bent over him, and for the first time unshrinkingly and with infinite tenderness, laid her lips on his. ❋ Margaret Pedler (N/A)
'Emancipation' was emblazoned upon your banners, those men who, with their ancestors, had been enslaved through five generations, rose as one man to stand by this republic, the last hope of oppressed humanity upon the earth, until they numbered one hundred and seventy-five thousand arrayed in arms under your banners, doing firmly, unshrinkingly, and defiantly their full share in securing the final victory of our arms. ❋ William Horatio Barnes (N/A)
Dr. Spring belongs are brought unshrinkingly forward, constituting as they do, in his opinion, vital and essential portions of the system of revealed religion. ❋ Various (N/A)
I tramped him up and down the gleaming planks in the keen salt wind for half an hour, and he shadowed me unshrinkingly. ❋ David Christie Murray (N/A)
He as earnestly devised the means, as calmly counted the cost, and as unshrinkingly turned him to the task, as if it were his own freedom he would have won. ❋ William Still (N/A)
Louis felt sorry he had allowed himself to say so much; but he stood unshrinkingly before his interrogator, and replied: ❋ Unknown (N/A)
The bold black eyes of the caged birds flash out unshrinkingly on the strangers, who inspire curiosity, and not always aversion, if the language of those eyes be interpreted according to the Western code. ❋ Various (N/A)
It is controlled by fixed laws; it is only "blind" to those who have not investigated its nature, and office unshrinkingly, with an eye to a complete understanding of its true function. ❋ Anna Bishop Scofield (N/A)
Then were the glorious sentiments of the martyr made manifest; -- then it was, that stretching out his right hand, he held it unshrinkingly in the fire till it was burnt to a cinder, even before his body was injured, frequently exclaiming, "This unworthy right hand!" ❋ John Foxe (N/A)
All you can do is to urge upon him the superior beauty of frankness; to praise him and love him, especially when he does acknowledge a fault, thus leading him to see that the way to win your approval -- that approval which he desires so intensely -- is to face his own shortcomings with a steady eye and confess them to you unshrinkingly. ❋ Marion Foster Washburne (N/A)
The faults and vices which disfigure and disgrace even the most advanced forms of civilization are unshrinkingly laid bare, and the proper remedies prescribed. ❋ Various (N/A)
I care not a straw what Mezentius may think of me; but to others I make this announcement clearly and unshrinkingly. ❋ Lucius Apuleius (1914)
She sat down beside him on the old bench and looked unshrinkingly in his face. ❋ Lucy Maud (1910)
