He explains that there are sometimes honorable courtiers, but that too often a man who succeeds at court does not hesitate to sacrifice his Sovereign and nation to his own avarice and ambition.

For his part, Thompson had explained in a previous letter that there would be nothing but an honorable friendship between Katie and himself.

Without further inquiry, Pike jumped to the conclusion that Robinson was guilty, and, following the honorable route that would eventually lead to the dueling ground, sent a message to Robinson through his friends, demanding that he either confirm or deny his complicity.

There was, it seems to me, enough in the openly declared principles and intentions of Russian leaders to alienate honorable men without their having to wait to see how it would turn out.

And, like many of you here present, I hold as the highlight of all, the occasion of my first meeting with the honorable Speaker of the House.

Ezra Stiles Gannett, an honorable representative of the sanhedrin, addressed himself frankly to the issue in 1845, insisting that Parker should not be persecuted or calumniated and that in this republic no power to restrain him by force could exist.

He was too honorable to leave his wife penniless and leave those helpless children without their daddy.

Just because he was honorable enough to want to continue supporting his two children, as any decent man would, that was no reason he should be denied his own small share of happiness too.

* J. J. Bellermann thinks it a compound of the Egyptian words abrak and sax, meaning “ the honorable and hallowed word ,” or “ the word is adorable .”

( She was engaged to Mu Bai's brother, so they feel it would not be honorable to get married.

In these memoirs, he paints himself as a born comedian, careless, light-hearted and with a happy temperament, proof against all strokes of fate, yet thoroughly respectable and honorable.

It was considered honorable to die as a sacrifice for Agni.

He is a loyal friend to those true to him, with a barbaric code of conduct that often marks him as more honorable than the more sophisticated people he meets in his travels.

Under Roman law, Roman culture under the Empire came to tolerate concubinage as long as the relationship was durable and exclusive ; for Roman jurists, concubinage was an honorable de facto situation.

Therefore, the social mores required the upper caste honorable people to shun and ostracize the lower caste dishonourable people.

Therefore, virginity is as much more honorable than marriage, as the angel is higher than man.

In July 2007 the Secretary of the Air Force ordered her honorable discharge.

Another notable honorable mention was given to the two men who attempted to burgle the home of footballer Duncan Ferguson ( who had four convictions for assault and had served six months in Glasgow's Barlinnie prison ) in 2001, with one burglar requiring three days ' hospitalization after being confronted by the player.

I believed that in accepting the most honorable position, but very difficult to fill, that of legislator, that a righteous heart would suffice, but I lacked the second quality, understanding.

In English, the term mikado ( 御門 or 帝 or みかど ), literally meaning " the honorable gate " ( i. e. the gate of the imperial place, which indicates the person who lives in and possesses the place ), was once used ( as in The Mikado, a 19th century operetta ), but this term is now obsolete.

Up to that point, Cleveland's political career had been honorable but unremarkable.

Hector, in his final moments, begs Achilles for an honorable burial.

Sowell in a Townhall editorial, " The Bush Legacy ," assessed President George W. Bush, deeming him " a mixed bag ," but " an honorable man.

The pope's plea for mercy may well have merely served as an honorable excuse for not continuing on and sacking the Roman capital.

The honorable Mr. John S. Freeman served as Mayor of Anderson from 1999 to 2004.

In 1943, DeLorean was drafted for military service and served three years in the U. S. Army and received an honorable discharge.

It served as prove that the wearer was an honorable discharged veteran returning from duty.

Reems served briefly in the United States Marine Corps, receiving an honorable discharge following hardship leave, before electing to pursue an acting career, principally in off-Broadway theater.

Whereas it appears from official reports that Dr. Mary E. Walker, a graduate of medicine, " has rendered valuable service to the Government, and her efforts have been earnest and untiring in a variety of ways ," and that she was assigned to duty and served as an assistant surgeon in charge of female prisoners at Louisville, Ky., upon the recommendation of Major-Generals Sherman and Thomas, and faithfully served as contract surgeon in the service of the United States, and has devoted herself with much patriotic zeal to the sick and wounded soldiers, both in the field and hospitals, to the detriment of her own health, and has also endured hardships as a prisoner of war four months in a Southern prison while acting as contract surgeon ; and Whereas by reason of her not being a commissioned officer in the military service, a brevet or honorary rank cannot, under existing laws, be conferred upon her ; and Whereas in the opinion of the President an honorable recognition of her services and sufferings should be made.

He repeatedly claims to have served Trahanache during Alexander John Cuza's ousting, but his supposed patron only acknowledges him once, when asking party members to " escort this honorable person outside ".

Over the course of his long life, John Slaughter served as an honorable soldier and lawmen throughout much of the Southwest.

He entered military service and served during World War II, becoming an aviation chief radioman before receiving an honorable discharge in 1945.

Wolff served as the " honorable judge " ( dressed as a barrister, even down to a powdered wig ) and would either sustain ( give the round to the objector ) or overrule ( give the round to whoever was presenting the case ) the objection accordingly.

He joined the Texas State Guard ; served several years and received an honorable discharge as Company Commander, Captain ( O-3 ) from the 105th MP Battalion, First Defense Group, Company C. His next move was to enroll in a four years class in the performing arts as an actor.

Remembered as a leader whose soldiers would loyally follow him into every fight no matter how desperate, Lee emerged from the conflict to become an icon of the Lost Cause and the ideal of the antebellum Southern gentleman, an honorable and pious man who selflessly served Virginia and the Confederacy.

After graduating from high school, Shores served in the United States Navy from 1985 to 1988 where he served on the USS Fox, until he was given an honorable discharge.

With his honorable discharge, following high school, Anderson sang at military bases across America as part of the World Wide Air Force Talent Contest.

Anderson vehemently objects, stating that the honorable thing to do is to withdraw the nomination.

Towards the end of his time in the army, Marrow learned from his commanding officer that he could receive an honorable discharge because he was a single father, so he left four months ahead of schedule.

In the early 1970s, Oakland won three World Series titles from 1972 – 1974, and after the A's left Kansas City under less than honorable terms, a strong rivalry existed between the two teams during this period.

Homer achieved the rank of captain before his honorable discharge from active duty in 1995 and his acceptance of a Reserve Commission in order to continue his career as an Air Force officer.

In 1978, Sun Myung Moon declared: " In two and a half years the word ' Moonie ' shall become an honorable name and we will have demonstrations and victory celebrations from coast to coast.

On October 25, 1791 Washington appealed a third time to Congress, " A uniformity of the weights and measures of the country is among the important objects submitted to you by the Constitution and if it can be derived from a standard at once invariable and universal, must be no less honorable to the public council than conducive to the public convenience.

In Piller's words, " people who come from different places — honorable, noble people — will naturally have conflicts ".

Methodius sought support from Rome ; the Vita asserts that Koceľ sent him thither with an honorable escort to receive Episcopal consecration.

In an era when the " one-drop rule " would classify a person with any African ancestry as black, and black people in the South had been effectively disfranchised, Harding's campaign manager responded, " No family in the state ( of Ohio ) has a clearer, a more honorable record than the Hardings ', a blue-eyed stock from New England and Pennsylvania, the finest pioneer blood.

Under the direction of Sankara, the country changed its name on August 4, 1984 from the Upper Volta to Burkina Faso, which means " the country of honorable people ".

After Indiana convinces him of their honorable intentions, Kazim explains that The Brotherhood are protecting the Grail from those with evil intentions, and that Henry was abducted to Brunwald Castle on the Austrian-German border.

In 1980, The Compleat Feghoot collected all of Bretnor's Feghoots published up to that time and included a selection of winners and honorable mentions from a contest run by The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.

" Though Horatius did not perish in the river, the disability he suffered ( and subsequent honorable discharge from the army ) ended the life he had previously pursued.

Brian Davis is the local meteorologist for WMTY-TV and recently earned the honorable seal of approval from both the American Meteorological Society as well as the National Weather Association.

Gaye branched out into secular music as a teenager, joining the doo-wop group The Marquees, after returning from an honorable discharge from the United States Air Force, before the group was hired by Harvey Fuqua to be Harvey & The Moonglows.

They conserve the water distilled from their dead, consider spitting an honorable greeting, and value tears as the greatest gift one can give to the dead.

They had been introduced to France from Genoa in the 16th century, and are featured in Olivier de Serres ' Théâtre de l ' agriculture ( 1600 ), as cauli-fiori " as the Italians call it, which are still rather rare in France ; they hold an honorable place in the garden because of their delicacy ", but they did not commonly appear on grand tables until the time of Louis XIV.

Many media outlets throughout the world, from the big television networks to the most honorable newspapers, to the last gossip newspapers publicize their wedding, declaring it as " the wedding of the year in the fashion world.

He dramatized extracts from Bilbo's speeches and letters attacking Negroes, " Dagoes " ( Italians ), and Jews, while asserting after each extract some variation of "... but Senator Bilbo is an honorable man.

The plots are generally highly stylized, starting with the protagonist being released from prison and ending in a gory swordfight in which he dies an honorable death.

Count ( 1878 ), General from Cavalry ( 1875 ), an honorable member of Academy of Science of Petersburg ( 1880 ).

Jack was an honorable mention All-Ohio selection in basketball as a shooting guard his senior year, and received some recruiting interest from college basketball programs, including Ohio State.

Ethan learns that women in general are not the monsters he was taught they were ; they are as varied as men and range from honorable to devious to helpful to selfish.