make show of

Example Sentences

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"Bide still awhile—hither cometh yon beefy fool back again—so will I make show of miscalling ye till he be gone."

From Black Bartlemy's Treasure by Farnol, Jeffery

Wherefore let no man make show of unseemly deeds in this my house, for now I have understanding to discern both good and evil, but in time past I was yet a child.

From The Odyssey Done into English prose by Lang, Andrew

Tiberius, to make show of a spirit perfectly unbiassed, received the young man graciously, and honoured him with the presents usually bestowed on young noblemen.

From The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola by Gordon, Thomas

In 1683 "Robert Austine at ye Angel hath leave given him for a week from ys Daie to make show of the storie of Edward the 4th and Iane Shore, and noe longer."

From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by Vincent, J. E. (James Edmund)

Mr. Keyes did speak but few words, but such as did make show of great spirit.

From The Condition of Catholics Under James I. by Gerard, John