tentation

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The thousand and one reflections of a sleepless night—the thousand and one alternations of hope, and doubt, and fear—the theoretic tentation of a hundred projects—all passed before my waking spirit.

From The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West by Reid, Mayne

Here, indeed, were the flesh-pots of Egypt—la tentation de Saint Antoine.

From There was a King in Egypt by Lorimer, Norma

Avec der materiaux si nombreux et si importants, il fallait bien du courage pour resister a la tentation de faire un systeme.

From Lectures on Modern history by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron

Alors les pauvres sollicit�rent en vain pr�s de Ketty d�pouill�e, elle ne pouvait plus secourir leur mis�re;—elle les abandonnait � la tentation.

From Poems by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)

The same kind of operative virtue is ascribed to the ceremony of confirmation or bishopping; for the English service book teacheth, that by it children receive strength against sin, and against tentation.

From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by Gillespie, George