Use hadrian in a sentence
Sentences starting with hadrian
- Hadrian was trembling with fury, he doubled his first as he lifted it in Pollux's face, and going close up to him asked in a threatening tone: "What do you mean by that? [10]
- Hadrian might be very glad if he were like the prefect's guest. [10]
- Hadrian had gone to visit these, for the remarkable pictures on the walls delighted him, but Antinous remained behind, for he had already looked at similar works oftener than he cared for, in Upper Egypt. [10]
- Hadrian had retired to some rooms which formed part of his wife's apartments. [10]
- Hadrian had refused to see it when he learnt that the death by drowning had terribly distorted the lad's features. [10]
- Hadrian however called to him: 'Why are you scratching yourself, my friend? [10]
- Hadrian was supposed to have murdered her father, but no one could positively assert it, though either he or another man had certainly slain the noble Nigrinus. [10]
- Hadrian ordered him to be quiet, and then turning to his companion, he exclaimed: "A perfect monster of a man! [10]
- Hadrian rejoiced in this change in the lad and hastened the preparations for their departure; still, some months passed before he could begin his journey. [10]
- Hadrian now occupied the restored palace, not as an architect from Rome but as sovereign of the world; he had shown himself to the Alexandrians and had been received with rejoicings and an unheard-of display in his honor. [10]
Sentences ending with hadrian
- You are the wife of Verus Caesar; you are certain of it if no signs and omens come to frighten Hadrian. [10]
- The architect, Claudius Venator, was none other than Hadrian. [10]
- So bridle your restive Alexandrian tongues, and let me tell you that my colleague from Rome is in the closest intimacy with Hadrian. [10]
- The praetor had recollected the near approach of his birthday, and also that the position of stars in the night preceding it, would certainly be observed by Hadrian. [10]
- I saunter dreamily on my way and never see misfortune till it runs up against me and falls upon me unawares--" "And so you are spared many a gloomy day," interrupted Hadrian. [10]
- In the outer hall, on either side of the door, was a statue: Truth and justice, two fine works by Aristeas of Alexandria, who flourished in the time of the Emperor Hadrian. [10]
- It is M'sieu' Hadrian. [11]
- If I have forgotten to dissimulate my vexation before you, I beg you to pardon me, and to attribute it to my zeal in securing a worthy reception for Hadrian. [10]
- It had taken a lifetime, it had needed such a moment as this to reveal it to Hadrian. [10]
Sentences containing hadrian two or more times
- The pettinesses which disfigured the man Hadrian will be forgotten by posterity, for the ruler Hadrian was one of those men whom Fate sets in the places they belong to, and who, true to their duty, struggle indefatigably to the end. [10]
More example sentences with the word hadrian in them
- I can tell you that circumstances have occurred which will determine Hadrian to punish any insolent person who may choose to neglect the respect due to me and to my daughters. [10]
- Selene is living, you send her flowers, and if I should think proper to conduct Hadrian to the house of Paulina--" "Oh! [10]
- All that might yet be lacking to the fitting of the restored palace Hadrian himself wished to select and procure and in this occupation so agreeable to his tastes, Gabinius, the curiosity-dealer, was to lend him a helping hand. [10]
- Doris had never worn so unpleasing an aspect to Hadrian as at this instant, in this decisive moment of her life. [10]
- The sharp, north wind which blew through the darkness did his aching head good, and still he racked his wits for some pretext to attract Hadrian from his labors, but in vain. [10]
- At Aelia Capitolina which Hadrian had decorated with several buildings, they refused to sacrifice to the statues of Zeus and Hera. [10]
- In Memphis Hadrian was detained a whole month, for there he was expected to visit the Egyptian temples with Sabina, who had arrived before him, and to submit to many ceremonials invested with the regalia of the Pharaohs. [10]
- I do not want to hear anything about the insolent fellow," said Hadrian angrily. [10]
- Thus the Imperial visit swallowed up millions, and Hadrian, who enquired into every detail and contrived to obtain information as to the sums expended by the city, blamed the recklessness of his lavish entertainers. [10]
- The dispute as to which temple should be assigned as the residence of the newly-found Apis gave Hadrian much to do. [10]
- Thus it came to pass that I did I not take the time of Hadrian for the background of a tale till after I had dealt with the still later period of the early monastic move in "Homo Sum. [10]
- When Hadrian returned to him he asked his permission to go to bed. [10]
- Hadrian, who liked to be alone and undisturbed when observing the heavens, had preferred this erection--even after he had made himself known to the Alexandrians--to the great observatory of the Serapeum, from which a still broader horizon was visible. [10]
- On the way thither, Hadrian asked: "Is the steward so miserably paid that he is forced to content himself with such meagre fare? [10]
- When Hadrian should think proper to throw off his disguise, it might easily occur to him to let Pollux feel the effects of his power. [10]
- Three weeks after these events Hadrian was again in Alexandria. [10]
- When Verus entered the palace Hadrian had returned thither but a few minutes previously from the city. [10]
- Hadrian stood in the midst of the crowd, and at the instant when Verus appeared on the scene had wrenched the torch out of the hand of the infuriated tailor. [10]
- In the eating-house the huge eater and drinker, who laughingly pressed him to do his part, so as not to make a present to the landlord, had filled Hadrian with repulsion. [10]
- Hadrian smiled for the first time since the death of his favorite, and desired the architect to bring Balbilla to him. [10]
- When Plutarch conducted the Emperor and his friends to see the Bacchus Antinous, which Pollux had completed in the clay, Hadrian was deeply struck and wished to know the name of the master who had executed this noble work of art. [10]
- Hadrian had requested the Alexandrians to postpone the theatrical displays and processions that they had prepared for him, as his observations as to the course of destiny during the coming year were not yet complete. [10]
- Thus it happened that no one paid any special attention to Hadrian and his companions who allowed themselves to be unresistingly carried along the streets by the current of the crowd; and yet each one of them was, in his way, a remarkable object. [10]
- He frankly confessed that here he was working only for effect, and talked to Hadrian exactly as he would have discussed the same subject with any other fellow-artist. [10]
- The lad knew that Hadrian would be expecting him, still he did not seek his tent. [10]
- When he saw that Hadrian was occupied he made a chamberlain conduct him to Antinous. [10]
- But I can tell you man, that Hadrian is as much a friend of dogs as I am--and fonder of me than even of dogs. [10]
- Couches and divans stood between the statues, and under a canopy at the upper end of the vast room stood a throne on which Hadrian sat when he held audience. [10]
- While Doris was still speaking with Pontius, Hadrian and his wife came towards the anteroom. [10]
- As matters now stand it need not be complete, and Hadrian will see the good intention all the same. [10]
- When Hadrian looked round for the Bithyman, the ship-in which the prefect was standing between the images of the Emperor and Empress, while Julia, Balbilla, and her companion, and other Roman lords and ladies were sitting in it--had come quite near to them. [10]
- Hadrian at once recognized the suppliant, but to-day he found no kind word for her, and the glance he cast down at her was anything rather than gracious. [10]
- The host, Lykortas, pointed out to Hadrian an old gentleman who was busy in the court that was so prettily decorated with still-life, engaged in choosing the raw materials of a banquet he wished to give some friends in the evening of this very day. [10]
- Hadrian will, with pleasure, dispense with the honor. [10]
- But Hadrian was physician enough to see that he was well, and even if he should allow himself to be deceived, he, Antinous, was a deceiver. [10]
- Hadrian, as he passed the old ruined monument on his way from Mount Kasius to Egypt, had determined to replace it by a new one, and had entrusted the work to Pontius whose labors at Lochias were now nearly ended. [10]
- At the door of the splendid room which he had intended for Hadrian he was met by Sabina's chamberlain who undertook to conduct him at once into the presence of his mistress. [10]
- In the soul of the architect, who had hitherto been one of the Emperor's warmest admirers, a slight aversion began to dawn, and he was glad, when, at last, Hadrian decided to withdraw to rest. [10]
- What Verus was now projecting he regarded as being a simple act of self-defence; and after all, it consisted merely in detaining Hadrian for an hour, interrupting him in an idle occupation--the observation of the stars. [10]
- This was no novelty to the architect; he advised her to have patience till Hadrian should have cooled, and he promised her that later he would do every thing in his power for Pollux, whom he loved and esteemed. [10]
- But Keraunus was not in the humor to accept caresses; he pushed her aside with an angry: "Leave me alone," and then went on: "If Hadrian were to ask me 'Where are your daughters on the occasion of the festival? [10]
- And yet Hadrian never gave up a wish he had once expressed in words. [10]
- Hadrian had slept most comfortably; only a few hours it is true, but they had sufficed to refresh his spirit. [10]
- Hadrian had striven more earnestly than his predecessors to raise the fallen dignity of the Senate, and still he could count securely on its consent to any measure. [10]
- Wherever Hadrian granted money for the extension of a temple, he was required to perform the ceremony of laying a stone with his own hand. [10]
- And now let me just ask you before I go: Can you tell me what Hadrian read in the stars? [10]
- Summer and winter Mastor was accustomed to leave his master's bedroom before sunrise to prepare everything that Hadrian could need when he rose from his slumbers. [10]
- And that P'tite Louison, she kiss us hevery one, and say to M'sieu' Hadrian, 'Charles, I love you, but I cannot go. [11]
- Hadrian was no longer satisfied with the artist's society, for the conversation in the next room was to him far more attractive than that of the worthy young fellow. [10]
- When M'sieu' Hadrian leave, he give her two seats for the theatre, and we go. [11]
- Hadrian opened the leather bag, took out a roll, hastily broke it open, and then, after rapidly glancing at the contents, exclaimed: "What is this? [10]
- On the return journey from Thebes to Alexandria Hadrian met his wife at Abydos, and revealed to her his intention of proclaiming the son of her choice as his successor. [10]
- And if Hadrian is to order works from every master whose art he dabbles in, he will require a fleet on purpose to carry his purchases to Rome. [10]
- Every man who is a friend of the divine Hadrian come with me now and have them out of their houses. [10]
- Hadrian had heard in what way Antinous had perished. [10]
- When Hadrian was in the humor to brood and be silent the whole day long, he never disturbed him by a word; but in these moods the Emperor found his favorite's society indispensable, for the mere consciousness of his presence soothed him. [10]
- I found Hadrian in the greatest agitation; he charged me to superintend the work of rescuing all that could be saved. [10]
- It was only in the cities that Hadrian met his wife, for he pursued his journey by land and she hers by water. [10]
- Hadrian walked on in front of him, silent and thoughtful. [10]
- He lost himself in contradictory statements, and although he did not directly admit it, he left his interrogator in the certainty that Hadrian was in Alexandria. [10]
- Hadrian looked round in bewilderment, and asked: "Where is Mastor? [10]
- Hadrian gave her his permission to return to Rome from Alexandria, and on the very same day messages were despatched with letters both to the Senate and to the prefects of Egypt. [10]
- First Hadrian made him lead him along the seashore by the Bruchiom to the temple of Poseidon, where he performed some devotions, then he looked into the garden of the palace and the courts of the adjoining museum. [10]
- Hadrian had given him his freedom before he died and had left him a handsome legacy. [10]
- Hadrian looked at him and said, shaking his head: "Why you too look as if some danger were threatening you. [10]
- I will defend him against all comers, for, as I say, Hadrian is my brother. [10]
- He seemed to hear again every word of the dialogue that had taken place yesterday between Hadrian and himself. [10]
- His pupil, after he had accomplished the easy transfer of his parents, had returned to the palace, and there, to his delight, came across Mastor, who soon fetched him the garments and masks that he had lent the day before to Hadrian and Antinous. [10]
- She sincerely reverenced Hadrian, and his favorite's beauty had an irresistible charm for her artist's soul. [10]
- And if then Hadrian watched by his bed it would be that, perhaps, of a dying man, but not of a deceiver. [10]
- He related to Hadrian the hapless artist's history and begged him to forgive him. [10]
- When at last Hadrian stepped back from the happy caricature and called upon him to say whether that were not indeed the Roman lady, Pollux exclaimed: "It is as surely she, as you are not merely a great architect, but an admirable sculptor. [10]
- As an artist Hadrian ought not to have vilified beauty, as a man he ought not to have insulted unprotected innocence. [10]
- Nex' day M'sieu' Hadrian come, too, and we have dam good time--Florian, Octave, Felix, Emile, they all sit and say bully-good to him all the time. [11]
- Indeed if Hadrian had not left her there and had he been in the mood to hear her farther, she was not now in a fit state to answer him another word. [10]
- The chief streets had been decked with ropes of flowers strung from mast to mast and from house to house, and by the harbor, close to the river shore, statues of Hadrian and his wife had been erected. [10]
- Keraunus expected some greeting, but Hadrian spoke not a word, cast a glance at him of the utmost contempt and passed by him without taking any more notice of him than if he had been a pillar or a piece of furniture. [10]
- All that was gracious, all that was attractive in the old palace had vanished at Sabina's visit, and even Hadrian himself was a different man to what he had been a few days previously. [10]
- But Hadrian has good eyes; he pointed to the door, saying, with the gravest face: 'I have just lately refused to give your father anything. [10]
- Hadrian stepped cautiously forward, his face wearing meanwhile a satisfied smile. [10]
- At last a formal disputation had arisen, and the dialectic keenness and precision with which Hadrian, in the purest Attic Greek, had succeeded in driving his opponents into a corner had excited the greatest admiration. [10]
- Hadrian has known for several days past that some great misfortune threatens him. [10]
- Pontius did not find the Emperor at Lochias, for Hadrian had moved at mid-day to the Caesareum. [10]
- Hadrian let Pollux feel his power, but he has always been friendly to me. [10]
- Hadrian paid no farther heed to him, but read the despatches one after another, hastily but attentively, wrote brief notes on the margins, signed a decree with a firm hand, and, when his work was finished desired the Greek to leave him. [10]
- Hadrian will be enchanted with this portrait of his beautiful and devoted favorite. [10]
- Papias, the former employer of the man who had disappeared, was no longer in the city, having been sent by Hadrian to Italy to execute centaurs and other figures to decorate his villa at Tibur. [10]
- Verus shirked the duty of attending it with Titianus and the other dignitaries of the court, and remained sitting motionless by the window; it was not till Hadrian was gone from the room that he came forward into it again. [10]
- Out from a door with a jomp come M'sieu' Hadrian, and pick her up. [11]
- The world cannot dispense with Hadrian, but Antinous is a mere nonentity, whom none will miss but Caesar, and for him Antinous flings himself into the jaws of death. [10]
- Has Hadrian then determined after all to inhabit the Caesareum? [10]
- During all this delay and hesitation the minutes slipped away, and at last it was so late that Hadrian might return and it was folly to think of carrying his plan into execution. [10]
- Cool headed in danger, indefatigable on foot, content and serviceable in all circumstances, the young fellow seemed to Hadrian to be a comrade created by the gods themselves for his special delectation. [10]
- Now if we could only succeed in preventing Hadrian observing the heavens merely during the third hour after midnight we should preserve him from trouble and anxiety, which will torment and spoil his life. [10]
- Antinous shuddered, he could not help thinking of the Daimons of which Hadrian so often spoke. [10]
- And then Hadrian could give him information as to every building in the city about which his companion evinced any curiosity. [10]
- The praetor was conducted through the reception-rooms to the private apartments, and here he had not long to wait, for Hadrian wished to speak with him immediately. [10]
- How should Hadrian choose for his son and successor a man who was destined to die before him? [10]
- The Toparch, the chief municipal authority, at once set to work to reinstate the statue which was itself uninjured, for Hadrian might arrive in a few hours. [10]
- Hadrian must also be inclined to read them in my favor. [10]
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