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Sentences starting with lest

Lest the envious world should not believe his own story, Smith had Baker, his steward, and several of his crew examined before a magistrate at Plymouth, December 8, 1615, who support his story by their testimony up to a certain point. [4]
Lest any man think I mean to be ill-natured when I talk about our pilgrims as I have been talking, I wish to say in all sincerity that I do not. [5]
Lest he see the scalding tears in her eyes, she turned away and conquered them. [9]
Lest Cynthia might suspect how his head was throbbing, Wetherell tried bravely to eat his breakfast. [9]
Lest my parish should suppose we have forgotten graver matters in these lesser topics, I beg them to drop these trifles and read the following lesson for the day. [6]
Lest this confession should make me seem very aged, I will add that the visit took place in 1851, and that the man was then one hundred and thirteen years old. [4]
Lest anything should happen, it might be well for you to give me your address. [9]
Lest I should forget it, I will give you my answer before proceeding with the line of argument I have marked out for this discussion. [7]
Lest it should fall down it is under-propped with forks, wires, and what not. [4]

Short sentences using lest

Vanish, lest I throttle thee! [5]

Sentences containing lest two or more times

He bent over it with a slight suspension of breath that was both caution lest he frighten her and chill uncertainty of feeling lest he find her dead. [13]

More example sentences with the word lest in them

I would desire you to give my particular respects to Fanny; but perhaps you will not wish her to know you have received this, lest she should desire to see it. [7]
I do not wish to name the day when it will end, lest the end should not come at the given time. [7]
The good Jain wipes off a seat before using it, lest he cause the death of-some valueless insect by sitting down on it. [5]
Of Mrs. Siddons, who was then old, he scarcely dares to give his impressions lest he should be thought extravagant. [4]
At this Andreas whispered to her: "You are afraid lest I should prevent your coming with us? [10]
Who stands firm while others tremble lest their power pass to-morrow? [11]
Some men, mostly Whigs, who condemn the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, nevertheless hesitate to go for its restoration, lest they be thrown in company with the abolitionists. [7]
He is crucified wherever his brothers are slain without cause; he lies buried wherever man, made in his Maker's image, is entombed in ignorance lest he should learn the rights which his Divine Master gave him! [6]
Happy little enclosure, where thieves cannot break through and steal, where Death himself hesitates to enter, and makes a visit only now and then at long intervals, lest the fortunate inhabitants should think they had already reached the Celestial City! [6]
Do you know what brought tears to the eyes of the guards?--What made the captain and the sailors turn their heads away from us, lest we should see that their faces were wet? [11]
I wish you well, for a pride founded on self-respect is pleasing in mine eyes; but take heed lest pride degenerate into vainglory. [10]
In a thousand ways she was reminded, lest she drive it from her belief. [9]
This desirable impression was not lost on Mrs Jarley, who, lest Nell should become too cheap, soon sent the Brigand out alone again, and kept her in the exhibition room, where she described the figures every half-hour to the great satisfaction of admiring audiences. [12]
I, whose sight was long trained to darkness, could see a great distance round us, and so could prevent a trap, though once or twice we let our canoe drift with the tide, lest our paddles should be heard. [11]
Thus my brother was in great peril lest Ursula's prophecy should be fulfilled by his own fault. [10]
He thought she was anxious, as on a former occasion, lest his election to the office of Eletto might prove his ruin, so he drew her towards him, exclaiming "Have no fear, Bonita. [10]
I, in my view, dared not, lest it might injure you, and you had suffered enough--nay, more than enough--through him. [11]
A dozen held tremblingly to the pirogue's gunwale, lest they fall and drown. [9]
He knew how to weaken his divinity, on occasion, as well as an old housewife to weaken her tea, lest it should keep people awake. [6]
He hardly dared to turn round to his comrades, lest his emotion should be seen. [11]
I myself saw to the horses which transport them thither and heard Pentaur, one of the crown-prince's fan-bearers, call to them, 'Keep eyes and ears open, and let the house of Rhodopis be surrounded, lest he should escape by the back door. [10]
Did you write to the government and say he ought not to be free to roam, lest he should discover more treasure-chests and buy another estate? [11]
She had decided to receive them, but feared lest the prince might at any moment indulge in some freak, as he seemed much upset by the Rostovs' visit. [2]
We took care to moor at night, where we could be seen as little as possible from the river, and divided the watches lest we should be surprised by Indians. [9]
I scarcely dared to look in to see who it was, lest I should find it a dream. [11]
They had concluded to hide the cheques, lest harm come to them; but when they searched they were gone from under the patient's pillow--vanished away. [5]
How much better to do it while we can, lest the war ere long render us pecuniarily unable to do it! [7]
During all this time I had but one piece of money--a silver ten cent piece--and I held to it and would not spend it on any account, lest the consciousness coming strong upon me that I was entirely penniless, might suggest suicide. [5]
But prithee master thy tongue, lest we be all beaten till we die! [5]
But their leader thought it well to postpone the attack till after sunrise, lest any of the fugitives should escape. [10]
Quickly, however, as though fearful lest he should think he could trouble her composure, she laid a hand upon herself. [11]
Let us never think about them, lest they should pursue us again. [12]
And they sat there by the light of a flickering candle, with the door bolted and a cassock hung across the window, lest by any chance this uncommon thing should be seen. [11]
It is true, then, that all our Fourths of July, and we have five of them, England gave to us, except that one that I have mentioned--the Emancipation Proclamation, and, lest we forget, let us all remember that we owe these things to England. [5]
I only saw the word 'Cyprus' on the first paper, and I pushed it over the paper which had the word 'Egypt' on it 'Egypt' and 'Claridge,' lest I should read it. [11]
So beautiful are the visions of bygone delight that one could hardly wish them to become real, lest they should lose their ineffable charm. [6]
Her Ladyship received the tidings with great fortitude; and instead of the torrent of reproaches I looked for, and deserved, she implored me to go home and care for my injuries lest I get the fever. [9]
Pentaur lightly touched the strings, leaned his head against the top of the tall bow of the harp, for some time lest in meditation; then he drew himself up boldly, and struck the chords, bringing out a strong and warlike music in broad heroic rhythm. [10]
In one sense the sooner it was told the better, lest Ingolby should suddenly discover it for himself. [11]
He deftly threw the rope round a sapling, but not too taut, lest the moose's horns should be injured. [11]
Perhaps one of the reasons why he chose Colonel Nicholls's house for her home, was a fear lest George Gering should so impress her that she might somehow change ere his return. [11]
I had given the portrait, too, attributes and a character, and I found myself watching the lady with a breathless interest lest she should fail in any of these. [9]
Epidemics swept away the people like flies, and the burials were conducted secretly and by night, for public funerals were not allowed, lest the revelation of the magnitude of the plague's work unman the people and plunge them into despair. [5]
They will double the guards; they will never let any come near her now between this and her condemnation, lest she get a hint and speak that word again. [5]
And what between the foul air and my resentment, and apprehension lest John Paul would come hither after me, I was in prodigious discomfort of body and mind. [9]
It is not the faith of that Society to which I belong to decline correction lest it may seem like war. [11]
Must I unto the courses of my age Worship afar, lest haply I profane The temple that is now my holy fane, For which my song is given as a gage? [11]
He had not the courage; and yet he had fear lest some awful thing would at any moment now befall the Manor Cartier. [11]
I sometimes think that his elegance and flippancy were deliberate, lest he should be taking himself or life too seriously. [11]
He came from that higher world to ours, but only a vague memory of his former home was permitted, lest he should compare his present abode with the old one and scorn it. [10]
There's a saying that he that would cross a river twice in the same day in a boat, will do well to eat fish for luck, lest he have an accident. [5]
He did not suppose you gave him so much money purposely, so he hurried back to return you the coin lest you might get away before you discovered your mistake. [5]
I will never suffer myself to be frightened from the carrying out of any thought which promises to be of use to a fellow-mortal by a fear lest it should be considered "unfeminine. [6]
With a heavy spirit I crept out of bed, slowly disengaging Nick's arm lest he should wake. [9]
The man who speaks an injurious truth, lest his soul be not saved if he do otherwise, should reflect that that sort of a soul is not strictly worth saving. [5]
I have had some fears lest her zeal might run away with her discretion. [6]
Maker of the soft night, bind my wounds with sleep, lest I cry out and be a coward and unworthy. [11]
The old countess sighed as she looked at them; Sonya was always getting frightened lest she should be in the way and tried to find excuses for leaving them alone, even when they did not wish it. [2]
Close by his side was the prefect Macrinus, who feared lest he should be attacked by a fresh fit; and Melissa shared his fears, as Caracalla cried to Apollonaris in an angry voice, "Scoundrel that you are, you shall repent of this! [10]
He dreaded to show himself in the street, lest he should find Stephen lying in wait for him at the corner. [5]
Dreading lest thou shouldst be this victim, my father, I sped hither. [10]
But lest I should mislead any when I have my own head and obey my whims, let me remind the reader that I am only an experimenter. [6]
Many of them shook their heads when they spoke of Mr. Cooke's great-uncle, and some knew more of his private transactions than I could have wished, and I trembled lest my own witnesses should be turned against me. [9]
Then, remembering where she was, alarmed lest her mother might come in and find her there, she left the sofa, turned out the sputtering lamp, and ran into the bedroom. [9]
More than anything she feared lest the confusion she felt might overwhelm her and betray her as soon as she saw him. [2]
I bought books, sets of Wordsworth and Keats, of Milton and Shelley and Shakespeare, and hid them away in my bureau drawers lest Tom and my friends should see them. [9]
The one chance seemed to be to shoot him, and there must be no bungling, lest his prostrate master suffer at the same time. [11]
I hesitate to say that there was a dimple near the corner of her mouth that revealed itself when she smiled lest this shall seem mere prettiness, but it may have been the keynote of her face. [4]
And when I saw him my heart stood still lest he had brought news of my father. [9]
Presently he had saved up quite a repertoire of brilliancies; and after that he confined himself to repeating these and ceased to originate any more, lest he might injure his reputation by an unlucky effort. [5]
Silence would have revealed their unhappiness; they would not have dared to look closely and deeply into each other's face, lest revelation should force them to say, "It has been a mistake; let us end it. [11]
Melissa let him rest a little while; then she approached him, thanked him profusely, and begged him to keep quiet, lest the pain should return and spoil the approaching day. [10]
Still palpitating, she reached the house in Fillmore Street, halting a moment with her hand on the door, knowing her face was flushed, anxious lest her mother or Lise might notice something unusual in her manner. [9]
To state the question more directly, are all the laws but one to go unexecuted, and the government itself go to pieces lest that one be violated? [7]
No fear lest praise should make us proud! [6]
None of the people must learn the message he brought, lest it should tempt them to turn aside from the dangerous path they had entered. [10]
The paralysis--the dead palsy--of the government in this whole struggle is that this class of men will do nothing for the government, nothing for themselves, except demanding that the government shall not strike its open enemies, lest they be struck by accident! [7]
He must sit opposite his father day by day at table, talk with him, care for him, shrinking inwardly at every knock at the door lest it should be an officer come to carry the pitiful traitor off to prison. [11]
Send home every one who is abroad, lest they should find no country to return to. [6]
The snow was on the ground, and they traveled all night, lest others should follow them. [5]
One hundred miles of sun and fair weather, and then fifty miles of bitter, aching cold, with nights of peril from the increasing chill, so that Jim dared not sleep lest he should never wake again, but die benumbed and exhausted. [11]
But it was of no use; and dreading lest this struggle with herself might bring on one of her trying headaches, I entered at last and made the best apology I could for her non-appearance. [14]
Unlike the manner of her people, Soada turned and went back into her house, and threw herself upon the mud floor, and put the folds of her garment in her mouth lest she should cry out in her agony. [11]
And all, sir," now he raised his voice lest the Judge break in, "all, sir, for the sake of a low breed that ain't fit for freedom. [9]
Marget knew that nothing was impossible to Providence, but she could not help having doubts that this effort was from there, though she was afraid to say so, lest disaster come of it. [5]
But we must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform what we cannot; we must be calm and moderate, and consider the whole difficulty, and determine what is possible and just. [7]
When you are not here, I lie in agony, lest she has suffered some mortal blow unknown to me, Jinny. [9]
But she did not dwell upon this, now, when fear was gnawing her: how she had humbled her pride for days and weeks and months for him, and how he had refused her paltry request lest he should be laughed at. [9]
So, you must not disturb the man who robs you of house and land, and tries to murder you, lest he should be disturbed and not sleep o' nights. [11]
The breath so near her pillow, that she shrunk back into it, lest those wandering hands should light upon her face. [12]
He inspected his napkin curiously, and with deep interest, for it was of a very dainty and beautiful fabric, then said with simplicity-- "Prithee, take it away, lest in mine unheedfulness it be soiled. [5]
To have so much is to become miserly, to fear lest a grain of the precious store be lost. [9]
My acquaintance with Miss Fanny (I call her this, lest you should think I am speaking of your mother) was too short for me to reasonably hope to long be remembered by her; and still I am sure I shall not forget her soon. [7]
The first remark Miss Bronte made was to express her fear lest so severe a notice should check the sale of the book, and injuriously affect her publishers. [14]
And, lest he might misconstrue her remark, she avoided his eyes. [9]
It is the metier of some people of this world to tell the truth, letting it fall as it will, and offend where it will, to be in a little unjust maybe, measure wrongly here and there, lest the day pass and nothing be done. [11]
I dislike to mention the name of one single officer, lest I might do wrong to those I might forget. [7]
Please take as many as you want, or all if you like...." Then suddenly, dismayed lest he had said too much, Petya stopped and blushed. [2]
So Virginia chose Mammy Easter, whose red and yellow turban was awry from fear lest she be left behind and Ned was instructed to drive the rest with all haste to Bellegarde. [9]
On Wednesday we looked for a reply from Bristol, if not for the appearance of Bell himself, and when neither came apprehension seized us lest he had already sailed for Maryland. [9]

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