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Sentences starting with devoted

Devoted Elfonzo-- I hail your letter as a welcome messenger of faith, and can now say truly and firmly that my feelings correspond with yours. [5]
Devoted friendship--was it devoted friendship alone, even with herself? [11]

Sentences ending with devoted

They would become the temporary wives of white men, to whom they were on the whole faithful and devoted. [11]
And he is now become,' --laughing,--'the King's most loyal and devoted. [9]
To meet the need mentioned in this sentence the whole labour of the evening of his life was devoted. [10]
Unfortunately, I rarely met the fair Julie, but, to make amends, I found through her father the way to that province of investigation to which my after-life was to be devoted. [10]
As surely as man is the standard of all things--if it were so, then, then folly would be truth and right.--I, I--my desire--the aim to which my life was devoted. [10]
My Lord and gentlemen, your most humble and devoted. [9]
For this kindness and interposition the lad was grateful and devoted. [11]
Benches were built along the sides for summer use; and a great spinning-wheel at one end, and a churn at the other, showed the various uses to which this important porch might be devoted. [4]

More example sentences with the word devoted in them

He devoted himself zealously to the task, and soon was so successful that the plays at Tauromenium, and the musical performances in its Odeum, attracted the citizens in crowds, and were talked of far and wide. [10]
I remain, forever, your devoted friend and admirer, J. L. Elfonzo. [5]
If I understood you rightly you meant to imply that your life had been attempted, and that one of those extraordinary old men devoted to Serapis had been murdered instead of you. [10]
I can tell you all that you wish to know, my Master, for, during forty-five years, I devoted my humble services to the sick poor there. [10]
He did not yet urge his affection on her, he was simply devoted, and watchful, and tender, and delightedly hopeful. [11]
How differently--so he wrote--had he hoped to end this day which must be devoted to the rescue of her friends. [10]
But I was wondering why you have devoted your talents to the devil," I said, amazed at my boldness. [9]
It was not without regret that he did this, for his cousin was a very charming woman, and devoted exclusively to the most exclusive social life. [4]
Besides, her success with the Roman would be to the advantage of Diodoros, and the freedman was devoted to him. [10]
She devoted it with pleasure to Pontius' guest. [10]
I had already, with Mieczyslaw, devoted myself eagerly to the history of the ancient East, and Lepsius especially approved these studies. [10]
The devoted wife with great pain and risk came the whole journey to Honolulu, and pleaded until the authorities were unable to resist her entreaty that she might go and live like a leper with her leper husband. [5]
The devoted daughter, wife, mother, whose life has been given to unselfish labors, who has filled a place which it seems to others only an angel would make good, reproaches herself with incompetence and neglect of duty. [6]
In the work which led him to the discovery of the retina in the eye he had devoted himself sedulously to the organs of sight. [10]
His son's blood, which flowed for his Emperor's cause, gives him a peculiar claim upon our consideration, and we therefore devoted particular attention to his complaint. [10]
When I understood what he wanted--when I saw that he was preparing a bed of laurels for us, you know, I said to myself: 'That is a monarch,' and I devoted myself to him! [2]
After that we were more devoted friends than ever. [9]
For a whole week Pollux had devoted himself to this task during all the hours of daylight with unflagging zeal and diligence. [10]
Yet his courage was firm as he made his way to London, with Michael Clones--faithful, devoted, a friend and yet a servant, treated like a comrade, yet always with a little dominance. [11]
The other harbour was devoted to commerce, but, in order to prevent the spread of false reports, newly arrived ships were forbidden to enter. [10]
Her musical talent was considerable, and she devoted every leisure hour to playing on stringed instruments and singing. [10]
My second friend was a young Pole who devoted himself eagerly to Egyptology, and whom Lepsius had introduced as a professional comrade. [10]
The magistrate's wife was a religious matron, devoted to her Church, but in her youth she had been by no means fanatical. [10]
If any person wants to start a periodical devoted to decorated teapots, with the noble view of inducing the people to live up to his idea of a teapot, very good; but he has no right to complain if he fails. [4]
But now he wants me--he, Sir, is wholly devoted to the heathen gods-and he wants me . [10]
Though, while with us, she said that she longed to return to the days of the peaceful Garden of Epicurus, she devoted herself eagerly enough to the events occurring in the world and to statecraft. [10]
I took them up again a few years ago, after reading with genuine pleasure in Otto Ribbeck's masterpiece, The History of Roman Poetry, the portions devoted to Plautus and Terence. [10]
M. Bourget has two or three columns gravely devoted to the collating and examining and psychologizing of these sorry little frauds. [5]
His delineations are true and life-like, because they are not mere compositions written to please the ear, but are really taken from the facts and traits preserved in those authentic records to which he has devoted the labor of many years. [6]
Comments upon other topics than those to which his department was originally devoted, especially upon social questions, were made a distinct feature. [4]
Outside of these topics he had devoted a great deal of attention to matters connected with literature and art. [4]
She too, tried to win Paula's favor; but with none of Mary's devoted and unvarying enthusiasm. [10]
Although the conversation to which he subjected her had resulted in her favour, he had deemed it beneficial to place a priest who was devoted to him among the ecclesiastics in the little castle. [10]
From that day to this I have been a devoted and hard-working member of the heaven-born institution, the International Association for the Prevention of Cruelty to Authors, and now I am laboring with Carnegie's Simplified Committee, and with my heart in the work . [5]
He devoted himself to the task with the utmost diligence; but when, at the end of four years, he could write on the last leaf of the roll. [10]
He was subject to the same weariness of the flesh and fatigue of the spirit as all men; yet it was expected of him that at any hour he should be at the disposal of suffering humanity--of criminal or idiotic humanity--patient, devoted, calm, nervestrung, complete. [11]
He was devoted to the people as she was, he understood them; and for the moment their passion of humanity assumed the same aspect, though she knew that what he saw, or thought he saw, lay beyond her agnostic vision. [4]
I never belonged to the American party organization, nor ever to a party called a Union party; though I hope I neither am or ever have been less devoted to the Union than yourself or any other patriotic man. [7]
Do not listen to the advice of this proud caste alone, but read every petition yourself, and, by appointing Nomarchs devoted to the king and beloved by the people, make yourself acquainted with the needs and wishes of the Egyptian nation. [10]
Then she asked to see the architect's plan for joining the museum to the sanctuary, and became absorbed in the first sketch, to which he had devoted part of the night and morning. [10]
I had learned to read Sanscrit and to translate easy passages in the chrestomathy, and devoted myself with special zeal to the study of the Latin grammar and prosody. [10]
She was devoted to me, and I became absolutely dependent on her, who had for me all the love and all the care of a mother. [6]
The blood mounted to his head; he desired the interpreter to inform her that she was to hope for no mercy, and inwardly devoted her to a cruel death. [10]
No one devoted to high art would think of using a socket joint. [4]
Two nuns came to her assistance, and said, not only to the rich widow but behind her back, that they had never seen so devoted and loving a daughter. [10]
Sirona was devoted to every sort of masquerading. [10]
It was unfortunate to be warmly devoted to a master who had no fear, whom he was obliged to serve as a messenger of love, and who now probably scarcely knew himself whither this love would lead him. [10]
It is impossible to be sad when she is by, and she is devoted to me, and dreads my blame, and is always striving to win my approbation. [10]
He was believed to be a devoted vivisectionist; he certainly had methods of cruelty, masterly in their ingenuity. [11]
Yet, all the time, Roscoe was abundantly faithful to his duties at Viking and in the settlement called Sunburst, which was devoted to salmon- fishing. [11]
At the same time, he devoted himself zealously to the duties of his department, and did the country arduous service under circumstances of extreme difficulty. [7]
We devoted some time to procuring surgical and other articles, such as might be useful to our friends, or to others, if our friends should not need them. [6]
On its walls thou canst behold pleasing paintings of the gods to whom thou hast devoted thy life, the most sacred chapters from the book of the dead, and many other beautiful pictures touching thine own life and character. [10]
Sitting here among those who were devoted to him, he looked with kind and fatherly pride at his blooming sons. [10]
They are, I think, devoted to me. [11]
Four minutes are then to be devoted to scraping the powder into a heap, and the second third of the hundred grains of sugar of milk to be added. [3]
Age had altered them but little; her face was now that of a good-looking, plump, easy-going matron, which had lost its freshness through long and devoted attendance on the sick man. [10]
Napoleon, without giving them a glance, turned to Balashev: "Assure the Emperor Alexander from me," said he, taking his hat, "that I am as devoted to him as before: I know him thoroughly and very highly esteem his lofty qualities. [2]
I secretly admitted the truth of his remark, but whenever I yielded to the impulse to write I felt as if I were being disloyal to the mistress to whom I had devoted all my physical and mental powers. [10]
I take from the top shelf of the hospital department of my library--the section devoted to literary cripples, imbeciles, failures, foolish rhymesters, and silly eccentrics--one of the least conspicuous and most hopelessly feeble of the weak-minded population of that intellectual almshouse. [6]
This was in the time when Charles was yet devoted to his Princess of Portugal, and while she was yet happy and undisturbed by rumours--or assurances--of her Lord's wandering affections. [11]
Though devoted to the South, she did not consecrate her fortune to it. [9]
The cook made the signals for dinner, and sent his voice echoing over the lake time and again before these devoted anglers heard or heeded. [4]
It is for the sake of Egypt as you think--if I understand you rightly--that you now offer me the services you have hitherto devoted to my brother's interests? [10]
The study of the natural sciences teaches those who are devoted to them that the most insignificant facts may lead the way to the discovery of the most important, all-pervading laws of the universe. [6]
Therefore he was the more joyfully surprised by the loyal, unselfish love with which she devoted herself to the service of the Queen. [10]
It is not the men whose duties have made them familiar with this class of subjects who are most likely to offend by scenes and descriptions which belong to the physician's private library, and not to the shelves devoted to polite literature. [6]
I passed through the library with him into a little room evidently devoted to his experiments. [6]
And that was the last I saw of this noble man, the true friend of America, who devoted his glorious talents and his life to fighting the corruption that was rotting the greatness of England. [9]
His objections exceeded the highest hopes; he dug his claws into the wood and devoted himself to Sarah's countenance with unremitting industry. [9]
As, protected by the guards, and probably watched by the governess and my brothers and sisters, I devoted myself to this amusement, my mother went down into the cabin to rest. [10]
And last of the goodly procession came Miss Monflathers, bearing herself a parasol of lilac silk, and supported by two smiling teachers, each mortally envious of the other, and devoted unto Miss Monflathers. [12]
He now left the gardens for the most part to his men, while he devoted himself to other cares with double diligence, and to the strictest exercises of his faith. [10]
Yet the zeal--nay, the enthusiasm--with which I devoted myself to the study was so great that it conquered every difficulty. [10]
Later one of the earliest articles he wrote for Harper's Magazine was devoted to it. [4]
Iras had ordered the commander of the Mellakes, or youths, a body-guard composed of the sons of aristocratic Macedonian families, to expel the troublesome creatures, and it diverted the thoughts of these devoted soldiers of the Queen to strike at them with their swords. [10]
One room in the building was devoted to the preservation of ancient archives. [5]
I felt sure that while she did not wish me for a lover, she was not averse to my playing the devoted cavalier, who should give all, while she should give nothing. [11]
It is said that the off days are devoted to rehearsing from some time in the morning till ten at night. [5]
Sonya was more tender and devoted to him than ever. [2]
There was a temple devoted to prayers for rain--and with fine sagacity it was placed at a point so well up on the mountain side that if you prayed there twenty-four times a day for rain you would be likely to get it every time. [5]
She began to teach her Science, she began to heal, she began to gather converts to her new religion--fervent, sincere, devoted, grateful people. [5]
Young Krebs has talent, and if only he had devoted himself to the honest practice of law, instead of stirring up dissatisfaction among these people, he would be a successful man to-day. [9]
The hour between sunrise and mass was devoted to this work, in which Eva was to help her, and it would afford her much information; for her aunt raised many plants which possessed healing power. [10]
Should the author succeed in making the picture of the remarkable woman, who was so differently judged, as "lifelike" and vivid as it stamped itself upon his own imagination, he might remember with pleasure the hours which he devoted to this book. [10]
Mrs. Clemens, in spite of her frail health, devoted much time to her dying friend, until by the time the end came she was herself in a precarious condition. [5]
We hired a sort of open baggage-wagon for the trip down the valley to Chamonix, and then devoted an hour to dining. [5]
Besides, her adopted son Erasmus, the new Wittenberg master of arts, had devoted himself eagerly to music, and composed several hymns which, if Damian Feys permitted it, would be sung in the Convivium musicum. [10]
Now I mean something permanent, devoted to the poor as a life occupation, like a nun or something of that sort. [4]
Since there was so much time to spare that nineteen years of it could be devoted to the construction of a mere towhead, where was the use, originally, in rushing this whole globe through in six days? [5]
Passionately devoted as she was to her religion, she had yet refused to marry a Mormon. [13]
In her agitation she had not noticed them, and the devoted Heaver had not drawn her attention to them. [11]
But we also shared a noisy amusement, that of pistol practice, to which we daily devoted an hour. [10]
When the storm shall be past he shall find us still Americans, no less devoted to the continued union and prosperity of the country than heretofore. [7]
The convalescent could scarcely expect anything more than beneficial advice from Herophilus; for this tireless investigator rarely rendered assistance to the sick in the city, because the lion's share of his time and strength were devoted to difficult researches. [10]
For she could scarcely conceive of a life that should not be devoted to the accomplishment of some definite work, and she had-no doubt that in her own case everything else would yield to the professional career she had marked out. [5]
I wish to say at the beginning that I will hand to the reporters that portion of Judge Trumbull's Alton speech which was devoted to this matter, and also that portion of Judge Douglas's speech made at Jacksonville in answer to it. [7]
Daphne did the same, and he willingly obeyed her advice; for, loudly and recklessly as he pursued pleasure in social circles, he showed himself tenderly devoted to her when he found her alone in her father's house. [10]
Already, for the sake of the good cause, he devoted himself with the utmost zeal to the task of convincing Althea; she, however, did not make it an easy one, but presented clever arguments against his assertions. [10]
And the old sailor-man is full of sound religion, and is as devoted a student of the Bible and misquoter of it as you can find anywhere. [5]

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