be displeased by
Example Sentences
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Depart again in the morning, if you will: we shall neither of us be displeased by then to say farewell, I dare say.
From Henry Brocken His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance by De la Mare, Walter
On sending to Mr. Hallam a copy of the Review in which it appeared, I expressed my hope that he would not be displeased by what I had done.
From Spare Hours by Brown, John
Your Majesty, therefore, need have no further anxiety about my journey, and must not be displeased by it.
From Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day by Gregorovius, Ferdinand
In order that you may not be displeased by any further unavoidable correspondence between me and Colonel Osborne, I have written to him a note, which I now send to you.
From He Knew He Was Right by Trollope, Anthony
I trust that my old "friend unseen," Stanislas, will not be displeased by this proof that I remember with appreciation her many expressions of esteem for my unworthiness.
From My Life as an Author by Tupper, Martin Farquhar
