Reposed

Examples

• But, to that nature, the very unbounded trust reposed in him was bond and seal for the most scrupulous accuracy. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• This is how you repay the trust which we have reposed in you. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• The innocent suffers; but she whom I thought amiable and good has not betrayed the trust I reposed in her, and I am consoled. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• You shall never repent the trust you have reposed in me. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• As night approached, I found myself at the entrance of the cemetery where William, Elizabeth, and my father, reposed. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• Such confidence could not safely be reposed in people of a very mean or low condition. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• On the hob, a kettle steamed; on the hearth, a cat reposed. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• He placed it between them, reposed his arm on the back of Caroline's chair, and thus began to read. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Resting my head on Helen's shoulder, I put my arms round her waist; she drew me to her, and we reposed in silence. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• All the white beds--the lits d'ange, as they were poetically termed--lay visible at a glance; all were empty: no sleeper reposed therein. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• I reposed complete confidence in no one but Biddy; but I told poor Biddy everything. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Thus much I thought proper to tell you in relation to yourself, and to the trust I reposed in you. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• He betook himself to books with ardour, and reposed from study in the society he best loved, that of his sister and myself. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• A passing seraph seemed to have rested beside me, leaned towards my heart, and reposed on its throb a softening, cooling, healing, hallowing wing. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Mr. Cruncher reposed under a patchwork counterpane, like a Harlequin at home. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• One figure reposed upon the bed. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• We divided ourselves, like seamen, into watches, and some reposed, while others prepared the morning's repast. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Then the curtain fell, and the audience reposed and ate candy while discussing the merits of the play. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• I thought the simple confidence reposed in us by Mr. Peggotty and by himself, was, in itself, affecting. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• So am I, added Jo, slapping the pocket wherein reposed the long-desired _Undine and Sintram_. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• The different rates of profit, therefore, in the different branches of trade, cannot arise from the different degrees of trust reposed in the traders. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• Fourthly, the wages of labour vary according to the small or great trust which must be reposed in the workmen. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• The darling love ought to have reposed unbounded confidence in her benefactor and benefactress. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• She reposed beside her beloved, and the tomb above was inscribed with the united names of Raymond and Perdita. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.

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