10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SINISTROUSLY»
Discover the use of
sinistrously in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sinistrously and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Inquisition Unmasked, 2: Being an Historical and ...
... 1715, is as follows :' “ Sinistrously influenced and advised in my council
respecting the matter of the edict and proscription of the proctor-general's report, I
entered into the resolutions laid before the council of the Inquisition; but being
now- ...
2
The Inquisition Unmasked: Being an Historical and ...
Under these circumstances I judged it proper to remove from my royal person, my
court, and their offices, the ministers who thus sinistrously and fraudulently
advised me, and in consequence thereof, and the mistake which has thence
arisen, ...
3
Encyclopaedia Londinensis, or, Universal dictionary of arts, ...
With a tendency to the left- Many in their infancy are sinistrously disposed, and
divers continue all their life left-handed, and have but weak and imperfect use of
the right Brown. — Perversely; absurdly. — Fall not — to accuse, calumniate, ...
4
The Other hand. An investigation into the sinister history ...
"Many, in their infancy, are sinistrously disposed, and divers continue all their
lives left-handed." In his debunking of popular fallacies, Browne does not join the
ranks of those who despise the sinistral. "Whether Eve was framed out of the left ...
5
The London Quarterly Review
... in character to that which the rugged Scotch philosopher has effected for the
harsh and distempered Prussian king. And now having been so indulgent in the
case of the father, Mr. Tyerman has set himself to be what we may call
sinistrously ...
6
Documents Concerning the Life and Character of Emanuel ...
It was said therein, that I have written, I. That the Holy Scriptures have hitherto
been ill and sinistrously explained, (Apoc. Rev. 1.) which is entirely untrue, as
there is nothing of the kind to be found in the passage quoted. II. That there is no
...
Johann Friedrich Immanuel Tafel, I. H. Smithson,
1841
7
Sir Thomas Browne's Works: Repertorium. A letter to a ...
Fall not into one name with that unclean spirit, nor act his nature whom thou so
much abhor- rest; that is, to accuse, calumniate, backbite, whisper, detract, or
sinistrously interpret others. Degenerous depravities, and narrow-minded vices !
not ...
Sir Thomas Browne, Simon Wilkin,
1835
8
The American Jurist and Law Magazine
... Lord Keeper) was never more puzzled than when a popular cry was at the
heels of a business : for then -he had his jury to deal with, and if he did not tread
upon eggs, they would conclude sinistrously and be apt to find against his
opinion.
9
Dictionnaire françois-anglois et anglois-françois ... revue ...
[unluckj] Si'iistre, mal- heuraa,fachcui, de mamais aiigure. SINISTROUSLY (sin'-is
-ireus U), adu. [perversely, absurd!}] Alechamment, d'unc ma- •mere inique S(
perverse ; almrdcnanl, contrc la Taisoii. SINK (sin'k), s. [a drain] Ei-ier, m. lavoir, m
.
10
The Canoe and the Saddle: A Critical Edition
I lay on the beautiful verdant bank, plucking now dextrously and now sinistrously
of strawberries, that summer, climbing late to these snowy heights, had just
ripened. Medical men command us to swallow twice a day one bitter pill
confectioned ...
Theodore Winthrop, Paul J. Lindholdt,
1863