"Forgoing" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... (it so chanced No others were about) a soul advanced— A fat, orbicular and jolly soul With laughter-lines upon each rosy jowl— A monk so prepossessing that the saint Admired him, breathless, until weak and faint, Forgot his frown and all his questions too, Forgoing even the customary "Who?"— Threw wide the gate and, with a friendly grin, Said, "'Tis a very humble home, but pray ...
— Shapes of Clay • Ambrose Bierce
... now the sole object of their flattering attentions. And he lived up to them. He surrounded himself with an armed escort, and kept changing his house and gardens. His display, his public appearances, the night-watch that guarded him, all showed that he had adopted the style of an emperor while forgoing the title. The greatest alarm was aroused by his execution of Calpurnius Galerianus, a son of Caius Piso.[260] He had attempted no treachery, but his distinguished name and handsome presence had made the youth a subject of common talk, and the country was full of turbulent spirits who delighted ...
— Tacitus: The Histories, Volumes I and II • Caius Cornelius Tacitus
... me at Boston, this nineteenth day of September. 1885, C.M. Lander, who swears the forgoing statement, by ...
— The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 6 • Various |
