"Serve well" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... as it may, after he swears to serve well and faithfully the United States against all her enemies and opposers whatsoever, he is sent to New-York harbor, if he is to do foot-work, or to Carlisle Barracks, if a horse is to do it for him; and in one of these places the transformation ...
— The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 • Various
... of all a passage which sweeps the field of the Ignatian controversy, and therefore will serve well as a test. ...
— Essays on "Supernatural Religion" • Joseph B. Lightfoot
... so often expressed a wish to have, and I think you ought to feel flattered, for I have not been taken before since I was fifteen years old; I don't like the operation. I think it flatters me, and Merton says that it does not do me justice, so that it cannot be quite like me, but it will serve well enough to refresh your memory of me when we are separated for any length of time. But it is so painful to me to think of losing sight of you altogether that I have no heart to say more about that just ...
— Fan • Henry Harford
... so often gets the larger share of every family advantage and when the family resource fails is sure to find friends and helpers on every side to help on his development. This is not unjust provided the talented member can serve well in this specialty. The great trouble is that many think themselves geniuses and find others, in youth at least, to confirm their judgment of themselves, who are only a trifle above the commonplace. This leads too often to selfish claims upon others that tire even the family affection. It would ...
— The Family and it's Members • Anna Garlin Spencer |
