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

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

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

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