Shewn

Examples

• For I have already shewn [Sect. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• His father had never conferred a favour or shewn a kindness more to his satisfaction. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• He had just read Elton's letter as I was shewn in, and handed it to me directly. Jane Austen. Emma.
• Ryland had shewn that he preferred him. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• No mercy was shewn by death; we ceased to expect it, and every day welcomed the sun with the feeling that we might never see it rise again. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• She had hardly been able to speak a word, and every look and action had shewn how deeply she was suffering from consciousness. Jane Austen. Emma.
• But in remote parts of the country, the rate of profit, as has already been shewn, is generally higher than in the neighbourhood of a large town. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• You are resolved to think him blameable, because he took leave of us with less affection than his usual behaviour has shewn. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• But in the manner in which they both govern their new subjects, the natural genius of an exclusive company has shewn itself most distinctly. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• When shewn the body, she fell into violent hysterics, and kept her bed for several days. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• Thirdly, As to free-will, we have shewn that it has no place with regard to the actions, no more than the qualities of men. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• For I _had_, Fanny, as I think my behaviour must have shewn, formed a very favourable opinion of you from the period of my return to England. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• You swear, I said, to be harmless; but have you not already shewn a degree of malice that should reasonably make me distrust you? Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• Why else should he have shewn such unwillingness to accept your invitation here? Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• You have shewn that you can dance, and you know we are not really so much brother and sister as to make it at all improper. Jane Austen. Emma.
• Why should she lose a pleasure which she has shewn herself so deserving of? Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• The administration of justice, it has been shewn, instead of being a cause of expense was a source of revenue. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• She only wished that it were less openly shewn; and once or twice did venture to suggest the propriety of some self-command to Marianne. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• She soon went to pieces; I was shewn where she had been, and saw her disjoined timbers tossed on the waves. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• It may seem impertinent in _me_ to praise, but I must admire the taste Mrs. Grant has shewn in all this. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• There were many other views to be shewn; and though the weather was hot, there were shady lanes wherever they wanted to go. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• Your telling it will be the greatest act of friendship that can be shewn Marianne. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• You have shewn yourself very, very different from anything that I had imagined. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• A thousand and a thousand thanks for all the kindness you have ever shewn me, and ten thousand for the attentions your heart will dictate towards her. Jane Austen. Emma.
• I had not been long in my own room, after breakfast, when Mr. Crawford was shewn in. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• These were my first reflections; but I soon learned that Mr. Kirwin had shewn me extreme kindness. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.

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