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Sentences ending with merit

But it is too much in the style of Cowper's unpleasant acquaintance: "The man who hails you Tom or Jack, And proves by thumping on your back How he esteems your merit. [6]
I beg you to believe we do not act in a spirit of disregarding merit. [7]
It was a title that came to him freighted with affection, and honor, and appreciation of his unpretending merit. [5]
He had learned the coolness of her nature in his first attempts to woo her in Ratisbon and, as at that time, he whom the service frequently detained from her for long periods regarded it as a merit. [10]
Hence it follows that in the provinces of the natural sciences, in mathematics, astronomy, mechanics and geography the sages of our college have produced works of unsurpassed merit. [10]
Beyond the platform stretch the two wings, one of which is itself a mosque of great architectural merit. [5]
This latter very soon became jealous of the great talent exhibited by my father and a competition occurring, exerted all his influence to keep the prizes from the German competitors and have them awarded to Italian artists of much less merit. [10]
On the ninth of August Prince Vasili at Anna Pavlovna's again met the "man of great merit. [2]
It belonged to Madelinette, the daughter of Lajeunesse, who had a voice of merit. [11]
After I had listened to her for a long time, I said to her: "At least you must admit that we have one merit. [5]

Short sentences using merit

This is a considerable merit. [5]
Merit! [9]

Sentences containing merit two or more times

It certainly had the merit of cheapness, if that be a merit in tobacco, and I experimented with the stogy. [5]
Those men did not survive by any merit of their own, of course, but by merit of the character and intelligence of the captain; they lived by the mastery of his spirit. [5]
Here is a courtship scene, down there in the romantic glades among the raccoons, alligators, and things, that has merit, peculiar literary merit. [5]

More example sentences with the word merit in them

You can settle yourselves in a hundred different ways in New York, that is one merit of the place. [8]
And the cordiality with which he gave help whenever it was asked, and his eagerness to acknowledge merit in others, secured him the affection of all the literary class, which is popularly supposed to have a rare appreciation of the defects of fellow craftsmen. [4]
There were others who had climbed to success in their own way, some by happy accident, some by a force which disregarded anything in their way, and some by sheer honest rough merit, through which the soul of the true pioneer shone. [11]
But the reverence which is difficult, and which has personal merit in it, is the respect which you pay, without compulsion, to the political or religious attitude of a man whose beliefs are not yours. [5]
And yet there were some reviews of a different sort, half a dozen in all, and half of them from Western journals, which took the book seriously, saw its pathos, its artistic merit, its failure of construction through inexperience. [4]
Slow as he was, however, the stout Scotsman had more than once proved himself a man of rare merit according to Hume's ideas. [11]
Now her self-sacrifice was richly rewarded, and it would make her happier than himself if she should learn that his own merit had led him to the height of fame which she prayed that he might reach. [10]
Her lady-in-waiting, Zoe, was reading to her, not this time from a Greek philosopher but from a Greek translation of the Hebrew Psalms: a discussion as to their poetic merit having arisen a few days previously at the supper-table. [10]
That is a very large merit, and should not be lightly weighted nor lightly thought of. [5]
Having found the Truth; perceiving that beyond question man has but one moving impulse--the contenting of his own spirit--and is merely a machine and entitled to no personal merit for anything he does, it is not humanly possible for me to seek further. [5]
In the muddy trenches of Flanders and France a new comradeship has sprung up between officers and Tommies, while time-honoured precedent has been broken by the necessity of giving thousands of commissions to men of merit who do not belong to the "officer caste. [9]
Mr. Sutton came to the conclusion that he had been condescending enough, that somehow he was gaining no merit in Mrs. Duncan's eyes by this kindness to a constituent. [9]
You might chance to knock me out, by no merit of your own, but by a purely accidental blow; and then my reputation would be gone and you would have a double one. [5]
It seems as though mankind has forgotten the laws of its divine Saviour, Who preached love and forgiveness of injuries--and that men attribute the greatest merit to skill in killing one another. [2]
Many critics consider this leather too cold in tone; but I consider this its highest merit, since it was evidently made so to emphasize by contrast the impassioned fervor of the hasp. [5]
It is because they get him confused with that Lazarus who had no merit but his virtue, and virtue never has been as respectable as money. [5]
I suppose, then, there is no more merit in being brave than in being a coward? [5]
The highest merit, then, is due to the soldier. [7]
I have acquired the respect of Mr. Allen and some of those others, and almost the deference of some of them on pure merit, for having thrashed Allen. [5]
This law: that the merit of every great unknown and neglected artist must and will be recognised and his pictures climb to high prices after his death. [5]
Pollux will be the first among his fellow-artists, and it has been my privilege to discover this new star--the eighth artist whose merit I have detected while he was still unknown. [10]
A serial publication, the contents of which are purely original and of such remarkable merit, is a novelty in our country, and I am delighted to find that it has already taken so prominent a position before the reading world. [6]
The little disguise that the supposed right is to be exercised only for just cause, themselves to be the sole judges of its justice, is too thin to merit any notice. [7]
Could he meditate such a thing, for instance, as the renunciation of the earldom and its wealth and its glories, and voluntary retirement to the ranks of the commonalty, there to rise by his own merit or remain forever poor and obscure? [5]
That is not strictly correct; if it were, would it not be in order for you to explain it and apologise for it, not try to make a merit of it? [5]
It was much safer to be content with Carlyle's purring from his own side of the water, as thus:-- "'The Boston Transcendentalist,' whatever the fate or merit of it may prove to be, is surely an interesting symptom. [6]
Have you no regard for true merit, you malignant fellow? [12]
The houses which publish books of merit are at a disadvantage with the distributing agencies. [4]
Therefore I will print some extracts from the book, in the hope that they may make converts to my judgment that the volume has merit which entitles it to publication. [5]
He made her praise him for them, to his face, when he disclaimed their merit, and after his death, when he could not. [8]
But if they possess merit in the class of literature to which they belong, it is all to which I aspire in the work. [4]
It was a pity, too; for the new palace is mixed modern American-European, and has not a merit except costliness. [5]
Many little known pieces are included, and some whose merit is other than poetical.--This selection of poems is eminently that of a poet of keen intellectual tastes. [6]
There were few pictures of any merit painted in New England before the time of Smibert, and I am at a loss to know what artist could have taken this half-length, which was evidently from life. [6]
There is no personal merit in breathing. [5]
There is no other place in the world where merit is so quickly recognized as in the Stock Exchange, especially if it is backed by brass and a good head. [4]
How was he or any man to estimate, to unravel the justice from the injustice, to pass upon the merit of this woman's punishment? [9]
Personal Merit [The Old Man and the Young Man had been conversing. [5]
Whatever their degree of merit, they possess freshness and individuality of outlook. [11]
In the course of his talk he rambled into a criticism upon New England degrees of merit in ship building. [5]
The true merit of a great book must be learned from the book itself. [6]
In this process of "working up to the matter" is it your idea to work up to the proposition that man and a machine are about the same thing, and that there is no personal merit in the performance of either? [5]
The summit is occupied by a handsome private residence, and from this ridge the view, which has the merit of "bursting" upon the traveler as he comes over the hill, is captivating in its extent and variety. [4]
She has done nothing to merit your aversion. [11]
Yet I did not yield to my miseries, for there entered into me then not only the spirit of endurance, but something of that sacred pride in suffering which was the merit of my Covenanting forefathers. [11]
And this does not in any way take from him the merit of a restless night and a tasteless breakfast. [4]
Kutuzov's merit lay, not in any strategic maneuver of genius, as it is called, but in the fact that he alone understood the significance of what had happened. [2]
If he does not he is too ignorant to be placed at the head of the committee which his resolution purposes and if he does, his neglect to mention it shows him to be too uncandid to merit the respect or confidence of any one. [7]
But she was not even grateful to him for it; nothing good on Pierre's part seemed to her to be an effort, it seemed so natural for him to be kind to everyone that there was no merit in his kindness. [2]
And machines may not boast, nor feel proud of their performance, nor claim personal merit for it, nor applause and praise. [5]
The play had no special merit as a literary composition, but the character of Sellers delighted the public, and both author and actor were richly repaid for their entertainment. [5]
The poem had no great merit, but under the abbreviated title it could hardly fail to invite notice. [5]
The great pageant moved on, and still on, under one triumphal arch after another, and past a bewildering succession of spectacular and symbolical tableaux, each of which typified and exalted some virtue, or talent, or merit, of the little King's. [5]
But as to merit--the personal merit of the victorious coward's project and achievement? [5]
That is the merit which is most loudly praised in the old picture, and is the one which the copy most conspicuously lacks, and which the copyist must not hope to compass. [5]
It was no merit of mine if I was not dubbed "the foolhardy Ebers" here also. [10]
It was no merit of his that he had not with a kiss of passion broken his word to his Lord and lost his soul. [4]
There is no merit in riches nor in poverty. [4]
Pretty crude work, maybe, but merit in it. [5]
It sounds a little strangely, here in the Valley of Lebanon, but it has the merit of being easier to remember than the Arabic name. [5]
I do not like my own share of the work, nor care that it should be read: Ellis Bell's I think good and vigorous, and Acton's have the merit of truth and simplicity. [14]
As he met Lacey's look, the smile left his lips, a grave sympathy appeared to possess them, and he spoke softly: "I know the thing that burns thy heart, effendi, to whom be the flowers of hope and the fruits of merit. [11]
Besides, what I knew of him was excellent, and entirely apart from the literary merit or demerit of his work. [9]
Having completed his kindly task, he shook the poor young man cordially by the hand, saying, "I perceive merit in this; come again to me on Monday. [5]
After this the judge felt tenderer than ever toward Wilson, and surer than ever that his calendar had merit. [5]
More than that, it awards to him the merit of having accomplished what but few political philosophers would have recognized as possible,--of leading the republic through four years of furious civil conflict without any serious detriment to its free institutions. [7]
Its great merit is, that it is shorter than ordinary English--that is, it is more compressed. [5]
To me, merit is everything--in fact, the only thing. [5]
Beyond a somewhat intimate knowledge of Spanish history and a profound veneration for its great names and illustrious deeds, I feel that I possess no merit that should peculiarly recommend me to this royal distinction. [5]
There is merit in that simplicity of life which seeks to grasp no more than is necessary for the development and enjoyment of the individual. [4]
The literary articles in that paper were always remarkable for their genial and generous appreciation of merit nor was the notice of "Jane Eyre" an exception; it was full of hearty, yet delicate and discriminating praise. [14]
More than once I essayed to draw from him an opinion of Mr. Adams's petition, which was deemed a work of great moderation and merit, and got nothing but evasion from my tutor. [9]
The truth is, I am not sure that there was any merit with me in the part I took in your difficulty; I was drawn to it by a fate. [7]
His highest merit, however, was the energy with which he understood how to maintain his independence in the most difficult circumstances in which life placed him. [10]
This day the horrible appearance of the battlefield overcame that strength of mind which he thought constituted his merit and his greatness. [2]
Who can defend himself against the highest merit, self-knowledge? [10]
Read what she herself says:--"Currer Bell's book found acceptance nowhere, nor any acknowledgment of merit, so that something like the chill of despair began to invade his heart. [14]
I often read her stories partly from my interest in her, and partly because I find merit enough in them to deserve something, better than the rough handling they got from her coarse-fibred critic, whoever he was. [6]
Forget it in her presence, and that forgetting will, as you well know, enhance your merit in her--her eyes. [10]
Iberville presently smiled: he was recalling that night, years ago, when by the light of the old Dutch lantern they had fallen upon each other, swordsmen, even in those days, of more than usual merit. [11]
The Professor could have made it a matter of personal merit that he escaped all these encounters with wild and picturesque nature, if his horse had not been too disabled for such long jaunts. [4]
An injurious truth has no merit over an injurious lie. [5]
His going, therefore, had the merit in his eyes of being a voluntary response to the promptings of his better nature. [4]
If you have got any specimens of penmanship of real merit, trot them out!--and if you haven't, drive on! [5]
Lacey was a good swimmer, but he was heavy, and David was a better, but Mahommed had proved his merit in the past on many an occasion when the laws of the river were reaching out strong hands for him. [11]
The word was given on what we thought was high merit and somewhat on his nationality. [7]
Her spirit quaked for him; she fancied she could see something great and heroic in the man, in whom she had hitherto discovered no merit but his superior intellect. [10]
The wise and foolish virgins also stand at the church doors in time-stained stone,--the one with a perked-up air of conscious virtue, and the other with a penitent dejection that seems to merit better treatment. [4]
I shall not folget nothing what can to merit your attention. [5]
To be honest, even for the porter, was a simple requirement of duty, and no praiseworthy merit. [10]
He narrated that episode so persistently and with so important an air that everyone believed in the merit and usefulness of his deed, and he had obtained two decorations for Austerlitz. [2]
What has he done to merit you? [11]
It will not do for me to find merit in American manners --for are they not the standing butt for the jests of critical and polished Europe? [5]
In earned personal dignity, then, and in personal merit for what he does, it follows of necessity that he is on the same level as a rat? [5]
Both showed a degree of self-reliance unusual, at their age; but the architect's was the assurance which a man gains by toil and his own merit, Dion's that which is bestowed by large possession and a high position in society. [10]
Immediate popularity, or currency, is a nearly valueless criterion of merit. [4]
Unequal as the contributions are in merit, the periodical is of singular interest. [6]
I have been consulted by hundreds of writers of verse as to the merit of their performances, and have often advised the writers to the best of my ability. [6]
He did not commit himself on account of the merit or demerit of the decision, but it is a "Thus saith the Lord. [7]
She progressed slowly, but finally accomplished something admirable; what Ulrich impetuously began had a showy, promising aspect, but in the execution the great idea shrivelled, and the work diminished in merit instead of increasing. [10]

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