"Congratulate" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... to England, the king my master had not only given leave to his subjects to make a long and dangerous voyage to his dominions with their goods, but had deputed me, as his ambassador and representative, to congratulate and compliment his majesty on the amity so happily commenced between two so mighty nations, and to confirm the same. Yet I found that the English, who were settled at Ahmedabad, were injured and oppressed ...
— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume IX. • Robert Kerr
... And a good Judge too! Portrait of Sir Douglas Straight. The DOUGLAS, "bearded in his den"! Quarter (Sessions) Length. Sad end to a distinguished career to be "quartered, drawn, and hung"! Congratulate Artist, Miss VERA ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, May 13, 1893 • Various
... "I congratulate you with all my heart, dear Claudia. Yes, I should think your father would now be here in two or three days, at farthest," ...
— Self-Raised • Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
... Woodall, thou vigorous young rogue, I congratulate thy good fortune; thy man has told me the ...
— The Works of John Dryden, Vol. 6 (of 18) - Limberham; Oedipus; Troilus and Cressida; The Spanish Friar • John Dryden
... faith in men. How he did believe in folks! Confidence in men is an essential to true goodness. I do not believe that any cynic was ever a really good man. I know we sometimes pride ourselves on being hard to fool. We congratulate ourselves at times on being able to see more through a key-hole than other folks can see through a wide-open door. We boast of our ability to read character and to see behind the scenes and to detect ...
— Sermons on Biblical Characters • Clovis G. Chappell
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