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Sentence Examples Two Senshi sat there watching some displays, their shapes casting huge shadows in the fain light from the monitors. Her alarm may be imagined, having unreservedly divulged to her cousin the very suspicions that she would fain have concealed from him of all men in the world. Man, not being able to make himself God, would fain make himself out to be, at least, a part of God. And I fain would think that this world of ours is a good world after all. Light! more light! for Death is weaving Shadows 'round my waning sight, And I fain would gaze upon him Through a stream of earthly light. We were fain to button up our monkey jackets, and hold to our lips cups of scalding tea with our half frozen fingers. I would fain have rebelled, but felt that in the present state of things it would be madness to quarrel openly with the Count whilst I am so absolutely in his power. I must fain resign all poetic disportings of the fancy, and pursue my narrative in humble prose. Marry, out upon thee, foul kite, that would fain be a tercel gentle. To a busy man, temptation is fain to climb up together with his business. We are fain to ask what is to become of Shakespeare and a host of others, who, with equal originality of thought, have avoided those vagrant exceptionalities of humour. Him, for his exploits exc'ellent to reward, God gave in shortest space a gallant son, whose arm to 'noble and enfame was fain the warlike name of Lusitania's reign. I would fain see him walk in querpo, like a cased rabbet, without his holy furr upon his back, that the world may once behold the inside of a fryar. Examples from Classical Literature This habit of gaming entraps me as the wine cup fascinates the bibber who would fain avoid it, but cannot. I would fain be a soldier of the Cross, like my father, and cut down the paynim. I have long had them, and I now would fain repay my Antinous for all these treasures. The most scrupulous visitor will fain admit the aptness of mountain nomenclature. Not that Donnacha bn sought in any way to keep back those who would fain know more. It is those upon the sea front that I would fain make certain of, for there will be the leader. They all howled fearfully, and they would fain have fleshed their teeth in the pianist. I would fain learn if generosity is united to impetuousness, probity of spirit to his assumption of singularity and independence. Izanami would fain have left that place to rejoin Izanagi on the beautiful earth. His example is the lodestar of our aspirations, and we fain would be his disciples. I would fain not run the risk, for folk say that he is an unchancy creature. But for the sake of what had been I was fain to unhelm for a moment as we stepped past them. He was unhired and single, and would fain do some work, for he was moneyless. This is well said, said Morgan le Fay, this is the knight that I would fain see. Then the Scots would fain be at home again, Their vaunty spirits leave them. Thucydides knew only the independent city, oligarchic or democratic, and the city which would fain be independent but was not. Men would fain have a revival as the outgrowth of their agencies and progress. It is also good for the summer pleasure-seeker who would fain grow strong by paddling a canoe. And he formed in his head draconic laws which he would fain have executed upon men who lost money at play and did not pay. The mate admired at a mood so novel for his commander, but he was fain to submit. Show More Sentences Me therein, an innocent man, the fiendish foe was fain to thrust with many another. What though the world once went hard with me, when I was fain to carry my fardel a foot-back? Being a sonless father, he thinks of the sons who have no fathers to do for them what he was so fain to do for his. But now since we be free-men all, I and my fellows, fain would we march hence in thy train to thy honour and our joyance. Then Morgan le Fay came to Alisander, and asked him if he would fain be whole. If so be, child, I were fain to dwell a season on middle earth. We do what we must, and call it by the best names we can, and would fain have the praise of having intended the result which ensues. This must be some prodigal who hath sold his father's land, and would fain live merrily while the money lasts. My Spring is gone, however, but it has left me that French floweret on my hands, which, in some moods, I would fain be rid of. But I wud fain be what he wud hae me, jist as ye wud yersel. His message perplexed his mind to that degree that he was fain, several times, to take off his hat to scratch his head. But I would fain know what hath been prophetically revealed to her! And those who'd fain know how we fared Follow and find us, Safe on the hills, with all the world Safely behind us. I vow she would fain have a burd That bids such a price for an owl. Not stumbling on the means after all, I was fain to go out to the adjacent Lodge and get the watchman there to come with his lantern. The man who would fain civilize the lowliest spot on earth needs something besides wealth for the task. As le bourdon was much in earnest, Pigeonswing was fain to comply. These things are grewsome to me, and I fain would forget them. Anthony, a lovely face is exhibited, which we would fain follow, but from which we are separated by troops of fiends. And saintly men, who walk with God on earth, would fain be away, to walk with him on the golden pavements of the New Jerusalem. Show More Sentences I her liegeman, fain will listen while her loyal woman tells her will. I'd fain have shot one but for the bother of skinning and curing. Life, that would fain be a melody, seems here almost a malady. It is some systematized exhibition of the whale in his broad genera, that I would now fain put before you. They were never fain that fidged, nor fu' that lickit dishes. In behalf of the dignity of whaling, I would fain advance naught but substantiated facts. She kissed him again, fain to dispel the shadow that darkened his face. Neither were to be had, and he was fain to put up with a wafer. Then we shall march thither, for I would fain have you all back at Dax in time to be in the prince's vanguard. Bowed then to bench those bearers-of-glory, fain of the feasting. Not lightly must that votary be proved, who fain would free a people. Nathless, he was fain to unbar the door in order to keep it from being battered down. One thing we fain would emphasise, before we conclude our account. In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations to Society. The Czar of Muscovy would fain have passed for a philosopher. Like the cat, fain fish wad ye eat, but ye are laith to weet your feet. The yard was so dark that even Scrooge, who knew its every stone, was fain to grope with his hands. The latter part of the day turning out wet, they were fain to keep the house, look over Mr Meagles's collection, and beguile the time with conversation. The mighty blows of the stranger went whistling around Robin's ducking head, while his own swift undercuts were fain to give the other an attack of indigestion. Howsoever, there be others in this wood I would fain see you tackle. Show More Sentences Every active power in the exuberant vital force that was in her rose in revolt against the destruction which her own will would fain have wreaked on her own life. The husband and lover could not well do otherwise, and they were fain to become deeply interested, it is true, but passive spectators of this primitive species of ferrying. It domineered above them so, that all their bodings, doubts, misgivings, fears, were fain to hide beneath their souls, and not sprout forth a single spear or leaf. But Phoebe, in order to keep the universe in its old place, was fain to smother, in some degree, her own intuitions as to Judge Pyncheon's character. At a little distance, Heyward discovered, and contemplated with tender emotion, the small bower under which he was fain to believe that Cora and Alice had reposed. It is strange that in one twelve hours the Abbey should have cast off its foulest weed and should now lose what we are fain to look upon as our choicest blossom. Fain am I to stagger to this emprise under the weightiest words of the dictionary. Fain would I pause to dwell upon the world of charms that burst upon the enraptured gaze of my hero, as he entered the state parlor of Van Tassel's mansion. Find more words! 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What is the opposite of fain? Words that rhyme with fain What is the past tense of fain? What is the adverb for fain? What is the adjective for fain? What is the noun for fain? Translations for fain Use our Sentence Generator Nearby Words failure to thrive failures failure fail to understand fail-safes fail-safe Fain fainne faint fainted fainter faintest 4-letter Words Starting With f fa fai