hold in respect

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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

Jesuits recognize only one creed, Freemasons hold in respect all honest convictions.

From The Builders A Story and Study of Masonry by Newton, Joseph Fort

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

This was in order to grant them forgiveness together with the warning that in the future they should hold in respect the troops and the Fathers.

From Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 by Cook, Sherburne Friend