hold in respect

Example Sentences

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I know not; I only feel that here we are subdued by genius, which men still hold in respect.

From Great Violinists And Pianists by Ferris, George T. (George Titus)

The run of luck did not hold in respect to this; there was no key; and the combination dial was smug with ill-grounded confidence in its own inviolable integrity.

From Alias the Lone Wolf by Vance, Louis Joseph

But the fate of Armenia, and the position which she was to hold in respect of the two great rivals, Rome and Parthia, were not yet decided.

From The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. by Rawlinson, George

No, Madame; human nature such as his does not stir to these when they come from the lips of one he does not hold in respect.

From The Grey Cloak by Peirce, Thomas Mitchell

It is being overwise, to treat with contempt what mankind hold in respect: and philosophy teaches us not to extinguish our feelings, but to correct and refine them.

From A Voyage to the Moon by Tucker, George