Form yourself upon the laird, he is a good model; when you deal with the Advocate, be
discreet; and in all these matters, may the Lord guide you, Mr.
On the right side of the warm church, in the crowd of frock coats and white ties, uniforms and broadcloth, velvet, satin, hair and flowers, bare shoulders and arms and long gloves, there was
discreet but lively conversation that echoed strangely in the high cupola.
"By the life of the duke, Sancho shall not be taken away from me for a moment," said the duchess; "I am very fond of him, for I know he is very discreet."
"Discreet be the days of your holiness," said Sancho, "for the good opinion you have of my wit, though there's none in me; but the story I want to tell is this.
Bumble's arms; so (being a discreet matron, and no doubt foreseeing these consequences at a glance) she remained where she was, and handed Mr.
Bumble!' cried that discreet lady in a whisper; for the fright was so great, that she had quite lost her voice, 'Mr.
Some of them, after they came to town, remained as serious and as
discreet in behaviour as they had been when they ploughed and herded on their father's farm.
Not a young, giddy-pated girl, that will think of nothing but flaunting and finery, but a sober,
discreet, hard-working squaw; one that will share my lot without flinching, however hard it may be; that can take care of my lodge, and be a companion and a helpmate to me in the wilderness." Kowsoter promised to look round among the females of his tribe, and procure such a one as he desired.
I do not speak of that greatness which is achieved by the fortunate politician or the successful soldier; that is a quality which belongs to the place he occupies rather than to the man; and a change of circumstances reduces it to very
discreet proportions.
His work is like exquisite modern Latin verse, into the academic shape of which,
discreet and coy, comes a sincere, deeply felt consciousness of modern life, of the modern world as it is.
Fain [gladly] would his dogs have known, as breathing heavily and wiping their cutlasses, they gathered at a
discreet distance from his hook, and squinted through their ferret eyes at this extraordinary man.
I do not agree with your editorial, 'Wrong line, Sarfraz' (Jan 25) proposing that he should have been
discreet. For to be
discreet would mean it is OK to harbour racism but not blurt it out.
Pero kahit wala sila, di ba di naman nahinto ang patayan,
discreet lang,' De Lima said on the sidelines of her trial for drug charges at the Muntinlupa regional trial court (RTC) Branch 206.
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