"Treachery" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... forbearance, a little of delicate and generous tenderness, at that moment, would have secured to Lord Montfort the warm devotion of a grateful heart, in which the grief that overflowed was not for the irreplaceable loss of an earlier lover, but the repentant shame for wrong and treachery to a confiding friend. ...
— What Will He Do With It, Complete • Edward Bulwer-Lytton
... for her. She stood bravely beside her father, whose face was as begrutten as hers was serene, and those who put her through her catechism found to my mind but a good heart and tolerance where they sought treachery and rank heresy. ...
— John Splendid - The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn • Neil Munro
... gigantic frog, and piercing it in the side (or armpit), the waters flowed out once more in their accustomed ways. Then it was revealed to Ioskeha by his mother's spirit that Tawiscara intended to slay him by treachery. Therefore, when the brothers met, as they soon did, it was evident that a ...
— American Hero-Myths - A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent • Daniel G. Brinton
... "Show this vulnerable point to us and you'll be released. But no false moves! One sign of treachery ...
— The Bluff of the Hawk • Anthony Gilmore
... enemy came very near getting possession of this important fortress, not by force, but by treachery. Benedict Arnold, disappointed in his military prospects, alienated from his cause, overwhelmed with debts, and utterly discontented and demoralized, had asked to be ordered from Philadelphia and put in command of West Point. ...
— Beacon Lights of History, Volume XI • John Lord
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