Humble Sentence Examples

Suarez lived a very humble and simple life.

He in turn, looked at her as if a princess was visiting his humble abode.

She tried to be humble, but she was clearly proud of the straight As on her report card.

The executive chef had humble beginnings, starting his culinary career as a dishwasher and then working his way up through the kitchen.

When the sufferers were of humble rank not much notice was taken of them.

This philosophical sceptic is full of humble joy in salvation, of deep love for the Saviour.

His father was poor, having to put together a subsistence by uniting the humble offices of sexton, choir-singer and petty schoolmaster.

His parents were in humble circumstances, and he was left an orphan at an early age.

Last year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize was very humble about his accomplishments.

You sound like a braggart, so you should try to be more humble.

Those plants of whose greenness withered we make herb tea for the sick serve but a humble use, and are most employed by quacks.

All through his reign he preferred to employ as officials men of humble origin, and habitually treated the boyars and great nobles very unceremoniously.

Her humble attitude was refreshing in a society to saturated by hubris.

You might be surprised to know that many successful business owners came from humble backgrounds.

He was very humble about saving the babies from the fire and refused to accept an award from the orphanage.

A self-centered attitude makes it difficult to be humble and help meet others' needs.

Her humble appearance made it easy for her to just blend into the crowd.

They have no genius or talent for comparatively humble questions of taxation and finance, commerce and manufacturers and agriculture.

Although he came from humble beginnings, Abraham Lincoln became one of the most influential and revered presidents of the United States.

It is better to be humble and succeed than to be supercilious and fail.

This is the humble heart of the great apostle.

Humble to a fault, Howie refused to accept the reward for his hard work.

On his father's death it became necessary for him to leave school and take a humble place in the business.

I'm glad they are now eating humble pie " .

Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

The man seemed too presumptuous to be a humble leader for the nation, so he was not elected.

Make Up Forever is a very popular cosmetic brand that began its humble roots backstage as a theatre and stage makeup company.

Although she had humble beginnings behind a makeup counter showing women how to apply makeup properly, by the age of 25 she founded Trish McEvoy Beauty.

If you know who you are and you know what you want, and are humble enough to want to hone your strong points and overcome your weaker aspects, then there is a good chance that you can maintain a romantic connection.

The son of humble parents, his father being a truck driver, he was educated in the St.

With the virtuous life was further to be conjoined a humble disposition to adore the Creator, avoiding all factitious forms of worship as worse than useless.

The last -that we hear of him is his humble entreaty to the Apostles to pray for him.

I beg your pardon for saying I would see you again, and rest your most humble and obedient servant."

If you bear it three times God himself will fight for you and humble your enemies."

Although extremely successful in the business world, Veronica remained humble about her accomplishments.

It is the equivalent of naming your child, in my humble opinion.

As society was becoming meeker and humble, homes were becoming more and more opulent.

Exploring the humble beginnings of digital imaging helps new photographers understand the latest techniques.

The humble soybean plant saved many lives aboard aircraft carriers thanks to the soybean-based foam.

A humble, patient Bohemian priest, Hasak, set to work toward half a century ago to bring together the devotional works published during the seventy years immediately succeeding the invention of printing.

The diet was the humble servant of the conqueror of the moment, and the leading magnates chose their own sides without the slightest regard for the interests of their country, the Lithuanians for the most part supporting Charles XII., while the Poles divided their allegiance between Augustus and Stanislaus Leszczynski, whom Charles Leszczyn- placed upon the throne in 1704 and kept there till 1709.

Napoleon was at this time eager to humble Great Britain by excluding it from all trade with Europe.

One of his first acts on reaching London was the issue of his Humble Addresses to the Lord Protector, but its effect was weakened by the issue of Prynne's able but unfair Short Demurrer.

The son of a railroad worker from Oswestry, he came from a relatively humble background.

He is like a sponge soaking up knowledge, he is always making me feel so humble in his company.

Once you've built up a great enterprise, stay humble and don't do dumb things.

You can learn something new from every person around you and your attitude will show your humble spirit and your pure love of the game.

On top of catching the mugger and returning her purse, when praised as a hero, Jack remained as humble as can be.

This gave Catherine a certain right to the throne at her husband's death, and her claims were supported by Peter's most influential coadjutors, especially by Prince Menshikov, an ambitious man of humble origin who had been raised by his patron to the highest offices of state.

Voltaire was not humble enough to be a mere butt, as many of Frederick's led poets were; he was not enough of a gentleman to hold his own place with dignity and discretion; he was constantly jealous both of his equals in age and reputation, such as Maupertuis, and of his juniors and inferiors, such as Baculard D'Arnaud.

The expulsion of the duke of Athens was followed by several measures to humble the grandi still further, while the popolo minuto or artisans began to show signs of discontent at the rule of the merchants, and thepopulace destroyed the houses of many nobles.

In February parliament discovered that " by divers sundry old authentic histories and chronicles " it was manifest that the realm of England was an empire governed by one supreme head, the king, to whom all sorts and degrees of people - both clergy and laity - ought to bear next to God a natural and humble obedience, and that to him God had given the authority finally to determine all causes and contentions in the realm, " without restraint, or provocation to any foreign princes or potentates of the world."

Of more pathetic interest is the Schillerhaus, in the Schillerstrasse, containing the humble rooms in which Schiller lived and died.

Besides such regular churches in London and the provinces under the early Stuarts, there were also numerous "conventicles" composed of very humble folk, such as the eleven about London which Bishop Joseph Hall (1574-1656) reports in 1631, and which he states in 1640 had grown to some eighty.

After the disasters of the Bohemian campaign he wrote in confidence a humble letter to the Austrian general Konigsegg, who immediately published it.

For some time they held a humble court at Duenas, and afterwards they resided at Segovia, where, on the death of Henry, she was proclaimed queen of Castile and Leon (December 13, 1474).

The religious tone of his novels is relieved by tolerance and a broad spirit of humour, and the simpler emotions of humble life are sympathetically treated.

The whole arrangements and character of the building bespeak the rich and powerful feudal lord, not the humble father of a body of hard-working brethren, bound by vows to a life of poverty and self-denying toil.

This and other of his religious tracts, A Short Rule of Good Life, Triumphs over Death, Mary Magdalen's Tears and a Humble Supplication to Queen Elizabeth, were widely circulated in manuscript.

All three were of humble extraction, and sprang from the people in the full sense of the phrase.

During the growth of his powers he always thankfully accepted a correction, and made use of every expedient, however humble, which would make his work more effective in every detail.

Of humble origin, he appears to have earned a livelihood as a porter; hence his nickname of "Sack-bearer" (IaKK&s, for vaKK040pos).

Probably in the course of these years he was ordained a deacon, but from his humble estimate of his own worth refused advancement to any higher degree in the church.

But Mr Lang's answer on that point is that this humble supernumerary in Roux de Marsilly's conspiracy simply became one more wretched victim of the "red tape" of the old French absolute monarchy.

In contrast to his immediate predecessor Pius X., who was of humble origin, and whose ministerial experience was mainly pastoral, Benedict XV.

His father was a gardener, and he himself became first connected with the church in the humble position of verger in the cathedral of Piacenza.

He had to humble himself before Austria and the whole of Europe; and it was high time for Fleury, now fallen into second childhood, to vanish from the scene (January 1743).

He was of humble origin, but nothing definite is known of his family.

But she is perfectly amiable, and often condescends to drive by my humble abode.

By sharing her observations of the apparently mundane, a resonant potency is granted to the humble "things" that surround us.

What is the potential threat to us humble bloggers arising from France's recent problems?

No item is too humble nor too prodigious for Philippe Starck to focus his extraordinary talents on.

We know how little there is to tempt anyone to our humble abode.

Is it too much for the faithful to kneel in humble adoration?

There are a selection of options from the more humble lunch time bar menu, (including baguettes ).

We started from very humble beginnings with a youth worship event in our town.

Conservation Considerations In East London, the decline of the humble bumble is overwhelmingly the result of wasteland loss to development.

Like the once humble travel trailer, the truck camper or pop up.. .

Even humble hedge clippings can become tomorrow's compost.

From humble beginnings as a village schoolmaster's son he grew to become a colossus in the world of symphonic music.

For example, blue jeans originated as the humble pants of American cowboys and gold miners.

Dandelion Tea - The leaves and petals of the humble dandelion Tea - The leaves and petals of the humble Dandelion make a diuretic tea for treating fluid retention and urinary infections.

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You must be humble enough to admit your need to develop discernment.

Even the humble artisans ' dwellings had been swept away and replaced by blocks of council flats.

The humble realize the futility of trying to redeem themselves.

Nickel II nitrate hexahydrate, in my very humble opinion, is not one of the stars of the crystal universe.

A little humble pie would seem to be the order of the day in the Hemming household, once again.

The enemy shall not outwit him; the wicked shall not humble him.

Your humble scribe has been there, along with many others.

Ah, but I am but a humble supplicant at the altar of democracy, eh Polly?

Request them to present their humble supplication to the King.

We entered the quiet and humble temple; the priest waited in his white surplice at the lowly altar, the clerk beside him.

The humble cocoa bean, from which chocolate is produced, contains a drug called theobromine.

It is for this very reason that the humble stevia plant has grown in popularity.

Born as Thomas Cruise Mapother IV in 1962, Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise has come a long way from his humble beginnings.

After the divorce, mom moved both boys to a more humble neighborhood in Cambridge so that they would grow up further away from the high society lifestyle.

Stewart came from humble beginnings to create a media empire, all centered around her unique brand of do-it-yourself projects.

From that humble beginning, L'Oreal grew to encompass 50 different brands of hair color, makeup, fragrance, and skin care products.

Brought to the attention of alternative medicine practitioners by a man named Jim Humble, this formula is advertised the medical breakthrough of the twenty-first century.

These claims are spelled out in detail in an e-book written by Jim Humble, which can be downloaded from the website in two parts.

How does this humble vitamin pack such a powerful punch?

The humble tealight is one of the most basic forms of candles.

They are humble and mindful in their actions and words and seek and heed the counsel of outside voices.

It marks the dawn of a public spirit as represented by the gentry, who, alarmed at the national peril and justly suspicious of the ruling magnates, unhesitatingly placed their destinies in the hands of Hunyadi, the one honest man who by sheer merit had risen within the last ten years from the humble position of a country squire to a leading position in the state.

To humble the Habsburgs he aided the Protestant princes of Germany against the emperor, in spite of the strong opposition of the disappointed Catholic party in France, which had looked to the cardinal as a champion of the faith.

His death was an overwhelming grief to Chesterfield, and the discovery that he had long been married to a lady of humble origin must have been galling in the extreme to his father after his careful instruction in worldly wisdom.

A fresh danger threatened the republic in 1367 when Charles IV., who had allied himself with Pope Urban V., Queen Joanna of Naples, and various north Italian despots to humble the Visconti, demanded that the Florentines should join the league.

And thus, close student of natures processes, methods, and effects as the Japanese art workman is, he ever seeks to produce humble replicas from his only art master.

In all other cities of the Netherlands the craft gilds remained in humble subjection to a council co-opted from a limited number of wealthy patrician families.

The pandean pipes continued in favour with the rustic populations of the West long after the organ evolved from it had eclipsed this humble prototype.

According to a well-known story, a young woman in humble circumstances, whose father (or mother) was lying in prison under sentence of death, without food, managed to gain admittance, and fed her parent with milk from her breast.

So the practice of securing places for persons who have served the party, in however humble a capacity, has sprung from the maxim that in the strife of politics the spoils belong to the victors, and has furnished a motive of incomparable and ever-present activity ever since the administration (1829-1837) of President Andrew Jackson.

Such doubtless were most of the towns of Roman Britain - thoroughly Romanized, peopled with Romanspeaking citizens, furnished with Roman appurtenances, living in Roman ways, but not very large, not very rich, a humble witness to the assimilating power of the Roman civilization in Britain.

The revival was not a little due to the foundation in 18 22, by a few earnest but (as they called themselves) " humble and obscure " Catholics at Lyons, of a new voluntary society, called the Institution for the Propagation of the Faith.

Urban was serious and humble, opposed to all nepotism, simony, and secular pomp. He was himself of blameless morality and reformed many abuses in the curia.

In reply to Thomas Paine's Age of Reason, he published the Age of Revelation (1790); he also published a volume entitled A Star in the West, or a Humble Attempt to Discover the Long Lost Ten Tribes of Israel (1816), in which he endeavours to prove that the American Indians may be the ten lost tribes.

Of humble origin, he had risen to be chief of his native village when the invasion of Burma by the king of Pegu in 1752 gave him the opportunity of attaining to the highest distinction.

The excavations have provided examples of houses of every description, from the humble dwelling-place of the artisan or proletarian, with only three or four small rooms, to the stately mansions of Sallust, of the Faun, of the Golden Cupids, of the Silver Wedding, of the Vettii, of Pansa, 1 &c. - the last of which is among the most regular in plan, and may be taken as an almost 1 It may be observed that the names given in most cases to the houses are either arbitrary or founded in the first instance upon erroneous inferences.

But the general similarity in their plan and arrangement is very striking, and in all those that rise above a very humble class the leading divisions of the interior, the atrium, tablinum, peristyle,, &c. may be traced with unfailing regularity.

In 1195 Hubert issued an ordinance by which four knights were to be appointed in every hundred to act as guardians of the peace, and from this humble beginning eventually was evolved the office of justice of the peace.

Philosophy still means no more than scholastic dialectic, and is the humble servant of orthodoxy, no man venturing on devious paths except in secret.

His wife objected his utter incapacity as a farmer; and they finally took a small house at Comely Bank, Edinburgh, where they could live on a humble scale.

Before long, however, these humble trophies failed to content the pilgrims, and they began to devote their efforts to acquiring the actual bodies, or portions of them - frequently by honest means, still oftener by trickery.

Indeed, as long as metalworking remained a handicraft - in other words, until the introduction of steam machinery - every article, however humble its purpose, seems to have been endowed with some traditional beauty of form.

Thence he obtained a commission in the Austrian army, but resigned it in 1783 on finding his humble birth in the way of his promotion.

Garibaldi went on board the British flagship to confer with the Neapolitan generals Letizia and Chretien; Letizia's proposal that the municipality should make a humble petition to the king was indignantly rejected by Garibaldi, who merely agreed to the extension of the armistice until next day.

His father was a humble farmer, but three of his sons attained the honour of knighthood.

His parents were of humble rank and small means.

With every change of ministry in Madrid came a new lot of hungry politicians anxious to fill even the more humble colonial offices.

At the beginning of his reign Abdalmalik had replaced the humble mosque built by Omar on the site of the temple at Jerusalem by a magnificent dome, which was completed in the year 691.

He surrounded himself with clerks and legists of more or less humble origin, who gave him counsel and acted as his agents.

His life was spent, until the beginning of his public ministry, in humble circumstances as the son of a carpenter and his wife, Joseph and Mary.

Wishing to continue his reading he accepted the humble pastorate of Christian Malford, near Chippenham, where he remained about two years.

Whatever a grave doctor said must have some solid reasons behind it - aliqua niti probabilitate - and humble lay-folk could act upon it without a twinge of conscience.

He had a rare power of attracting to himself the finest spirits, a power which lay not so much in his ability or his genius as in his character, so simple, so humble, so pure, so unworldly, yet wanting not that severity which can stand by principle and maintain what he holds to be the truth.

Public schools and universities conformed to the modern methods of study; nor were there wanting opportunities for youths of humble origin to obtain an education which placed them on a level with Italian scholars.

He was in humble circumstances, and lived and worked on his own small farm.

Bacon, who seems to have acted from a simple desire to do the best for Buckingham's own interests, at once changed his course, advanced the match by every means in his power, and by a humble apology appeased the indignation that had been excited against him.

On the 30th of April his " confession and humble submission " 9 was handed in.

At Bernard's approach Henry quitted Toulouse, leaving there many adherents, both of noble and humble birth, and especially among the weavers.

A melancholy interest surrounds the name of Victoria Benedictsson (Ernst Ahlgren, 1850-1889), who committed suicide in Copenhagen after achieving marked success with her sketches of humble life in Fran Shine, and with the more ambitious works Money and Marianne.

There is a lot of praise for emotionally intelligent, even humble, leaders.

Wherin havyng discharged mi poore parte, I take mi poore parte, I take mi humble leve.

Who among us does not miss the gentle ministrations, the softening influences, the humble piety of Lucretia Borgia?

It is the attribute of the humble, those who have realized their own nothingness, those who have failed in love.

I have the honor to be, Sir, Your very obedient humble, servant.

In my humble opinion, his prose is the best I've ever read.

He was a wonderful, able and private man full of humanity who never forgot his humble origins in the classless Rhonda valley.

Spanish cuisine From the humble paella to tempting tapas, Spain offers a range of traditional specialties that are hard to beat.

The humble petition of Christopher Love, a condemned Prisoner in the Tower of London, was this Day read.

His attitude to nature was humble, selfless, and deeply respectful.

The Church seats around 50 worshippers and has a serenity and intimacy which belies its humble origins.

Your role is therefore to become their humble servant.

So time has changed the Malay brother of the Siberian shaman into a humble relative of the Sufi mystic.

From the bulk filler on the plate, the humble spud becomes a treat in itself.

Must the eternal God become a humble condescending suppliant to man?

They became vain in their own conceits because they chose to be great rather than humble.

Steve (me) is your humble Webmaster and sometimes does a couple of Hawkwind numbers with or without Huw at concerts.

To borrow Golda Meir's apposite zinger, don't be so humble, Anderson, you're not that great.

The fraternal and democratic spirit of the first communities, and their humble origin; the identification of the object of adoration with light and the Sun; the legends of the shepherds with their gifts and adoration, the flood, and the ark; the representation in art of the fiery chariot, the drawing of water from the rock; the use of bell and candle, holy water and the communion; the sanctification of Sunday and of the 25th of December; the insistence on moral conduct, the emphasis placed upon abstinence and self-control; the doctrine of heaven and hell, of primitive revelation, of the mediation of the Logos emanating from the divine, the atoning sacrifice, the constant warfare between good and evil and the final triumph of the former, the immortality of the soul, the last judgment, the resurrection of the flesh and the fiery destruction of the universe - are some of the resemblances which, whether real or only apparent, enabled Mithraism to prolong its resistance to Christianity.

They are hymns of the laity, describing with much beauty and depth of feeling the emotions of the pilgrim when his feet stood within the gates of Jerusalem, when he looked forth on the encircling hills, when he felt how good it was to be camping side by side with his brethren on the slopes of Zion (cxxxiii.), when a sense of Jehovah's forgiving grace and the certainty of the redemption of Israel triumphed over all the evils of the present and filled his soul with humble and patient hope.

Notwithstanding his reverence, therefore, for the great scholar with whose name it is associated, and to whose memory he would pay both grateful and humble tribute, he has ventured to omit or rewrite all those portions of the original article which he considers no longer tenable, while retaining every word which is still valuable.

His tastes were singularly modest, his manners rather reserved, but always kind and considerate for humble folk.

The ordinaries met these accusations with a lengthy and dignified answer; but this did not satisfy the king, and convocation was compelled on the 15th of May 1532, further to clarify the ancient laws of the land, as understood by the king, in the very brief, very humble and very pertinent document known as the " Submission of the Clergy."

Herein the king's " most humble subjects daily orators, and bedesmen " of the clergy of England, in view of his goodness and fervent Christian zeal and his learning far exceeding that of all other kings that they have read of, agree never to assemble in convocation except at the king's summons, and to enact and, promulgate no constitution or ordinances except they receive the royal assent and authority.

There, owing to measures taken in 1565-1566 to enforce clerical subscription to the authorized order of worship, especially touching vestments, certain persons of humble station began to assemble in houses " for preaching and ministering the sacraments " (Grindal's Remains, lxi.).

Indignant at this negligence, Penry published, early in 1587, The /Equity of an Humble Supplication - in the behalf of the country of Wales, that some order may be taken for the preaching of the Gospel among those people.

They went out bareheaded and very humble.

He was so simply and naturally humble--if he can be called humble who never aspires--that humility was no distinct quality in him, nor could he conceive of it.

I thought the famous pop singer might be conceited, but she seems very humble about her talent.

She started out from humble beginnings, and has become one of the most famous and well respected actresses in the world.

From its humble roots in 1926 as the original Old Mother Hubbard Dog Biscuits, Wellness Dog Food has developed into a major player in the holistic and healthy pet food industry.

What is so wonderful about this holiday is that it's a time to look around and notice all that we have, to acknowledge it and be humble and thankful.

Before Lassie there was Rin Tin Tin, but in my humble opinion Lassie is the dog who really started the "perfect at home family dog" scene.

Young Consuelo Velazquez's ballad might have humble origins, but many of the 20th century's most influential musicians have embraced the subtle beauty of her composition.

Eventually, these basement-based entrepreneurs realized they were outgrowing their humble operation, and started bringing in professional seamstresses to help keep up with the demand.

If ever there was a fine example of humble beginnings, the story of Men's Warehouse certainly qualifies.

Castor and Pollux organic dog food had humble beginnings and is now part of a wide range of organic pet products.

There are many fine organic products and soil amendments available, but there is nothing that fulfills these requirements quite so well as humble kitchen compost.

It had humble beginnings, a mall kiosk run by optometrist Sanford Ziff.

You start out on a humble farm with just a single chicken, but the farm quickly grows as you develop its value.

Your 80-day journey begins on a humble farm named, you guessed it, Grimm's Hatchery.

The Mortal Kombat franchise may have had some rather humble beginnings, with the original game only having seven selectable characters and two bosses.

He's said to be a very humble man, riding his bike to work and only accepting an average pay rate, despite being partially responsible for turning Nintendo into a multi-million dollar company.

The venerable PC has come a long way from its humble origins - anyone remember the 8088 processor, Word Perfect, and IBM's "Little Tramp" ad campaigns? - to its current status as a gaming institution.

Mario 64, in this humble reviewers opinion, still remains the undefeated champion of 3D platformers.

The phenomenon may have had some humble beginnings with early Guitar Hero titles, but rhythm games have quickly exploded into huge popularity (and profitability for developers).

Baseball collectors may be surprised at the humble beginnings of the now internally famous company.

The company's humble beginnings date back to the late 1920s when Wally Byam began building masonite trailers in his Los Angeles backyard.

Even though they are a very large company and influential in the dance world, they still do work as humble shoemakers - only now they handcraft footwear for Disney productions, famous circuses, and other notable performing groups.

With a variety of styling options, the humble ponytail can be very grown up and sassy.

However, she's well-known for her warm and humble personality.

Despite humble beginnings, Lane Bryant's business remains successful to date.

The humble tank top is one of the most versatile pieces of clothing around, and its swimwear counterpart, the tankini, has long been a favorite for the pool or the beach.

She was raped at age nine and became pregnant at age 14 - but instead of hardening her heart and closing herself off to society, Oprah worked her way to the top without ever forgetting about her tough and humble beginnings.

Those who impress us with humble attitudes and big hearts from the shallow trenches of glitz, glamour, and a "me, me, me!" mentality?

That's quite a multifaceted pedigree for the humble seed of the coconut palm.

He's smart, gifted with intuition and humble enough to accept advice from others.

But it was as a humble follower, not as a rival, that she took George Sand as sponsor.

Mary was to be forced into the position of a humble attendant upon Anne's infant, and her ears were to be boxed if she proved recalcitrant.

The peasantry preserve a grave and quiet demeanour, but they have their humble ideas of gaiety, and hold their gatherings on occasions of births or marriages.

Sivaji and his fighting officers were Mahrattas of humble caste, but his ministers were Brahmans.

Being apprised by one of the nobles of the court of what had taken place, Firdousi passed the night in great anxiety; but passing in the morning by the gate that led from his own apartments into the palace, he met the sultan in his private garden, and succeeded by humble apologies in appeasing his wrath.

He appears to have been a blind Lothian man, in humble circumstances, who had some reputation as a story-teller, and who received, on five occasions, in 1490 and 1491, gifts from James IV.

This attitude of the Wallace may perhaps be accepted as corroborative evidence of the humble milieu and popular sentiment of its author.

It has three entrances on the Plaza, and over its main gateway hangs the " liberty bell " of Mexico, first rung by the humble parish priest Hidalgo, on the night of the 16th of September 1810, to call the people of Dolores to arms, and now rung at midnight on each recurring anniversary by the president himself.

His son and successor Muni tsan-po, being .determined to raise all his subjects to the same level, enacted that there should be no distinction between poor and rich, humble and great.

Adalberon wrote a satirical poem in the form of a dialogue dedicated to Robert, king of France, in which he showed his dislike of Odilo, abbot of Cluny, and his followers, and his objection to persons of humble birth being made bishops.

On the 28th of March the privy council, in which Bothwell himself sat, appointed the 12th of April as the day of his trial, Lennox, instead of the crown, being named as the accuser, and cited by royal letters to appear at "the humble request and petition of the said Earl Bothwell," who, on the day of the trial, had 4000 armed men behind him in the streets, while the castle was also at his command.

He married a certain Taia, who, though apparently of humble parentage, was held in great honor by her husband as afterwards by her son.

He attempted no subjects at all commensurate with those of his great woodcuts, but contented himself for the most part with Madonnas, single figures of scripture or of the saints, some nude mythologies of a kind wholly new in northern art and founded upon the impressions received in Italy, and groups, sometimes bordering on the satirical, of humble folk and peasants.

These elements are, briefly stated, (1) a strong partiality for subjects dealing with humble life, in country and town, with the fun of taverns and village greens, with that domestic life in the rough which goes to the making of the earlier farces in English and French; (2) a whimsical, elfin kind of wit, delighting in extravagance and topsy-turviness; (3) a frank interest in the pleasures of good company and good drink.

The remainder discussed the question of the future government of the country, and in May 1657 Cromwell assented to the Humble Petition and Advice, which supplanted the Instrument of Government.

Except Camoens, all these men, though disciples of Gil Vicente, are decidedly inferior to him in dramatic invention, fecundity and power of expression, and they were generally of humble social position.

But Chatham could not brook the thought of a step which implied submission to the "natural enemy" whom it had been the main object of his life to humble, and he declaimed for a considerable time, though with sadly diminished vigour, against the motion.

They finally stated " that they would defend the law of our Lord Jesus Christ and its pious, humble and steadfast preachers at the cost of their blood, scorning all fear and all human decrees that might be contrary to them.

Three years later, with the help of his brother, Louis of Orleans, duke of Touraine, he threw off the tutelage of his uncles, whom he replaced by Bureau de la Riviere and others among his father's counsellors, nicknamed by the royal princes the marmousets because of their humble origin.

He did so at first, probably, in a humble way; but a school, not of boys to be taught the elements of learning, but of young and inquiring spirits who wished to be instructed in the principles of right conduct and government, gradually gathered round him.

In 1747 he joined the movement started in Scotland called the " concert in prayer," and in the same year published An Humble Attempt to Promote Explicit Agreement and Visible Union of God's People in Extraordinary Prayer for the Revival of Religion and the Advancement of Christ's Kingdom on Earth.

In Stockbridge he wrote the Humble Relation, also called Reply to Williams (1752), which was an answer to Solomon Williams (1700-1776), a relative and a bitter opponent of Edwards as to the qualifications for full communion;.

Little is known of his early life save that until the accession of Ismail Pasha to the vice-royalty of Egypt in 1863 he occupied a humble position.

In the first page, I have struck out the words ` uti posthac docebitur,' as referring to the third book; which is all at present, from your affectionate friend, and humble servant, " Is.

The font was viewed as the womb of the virgin mother church, who was in some congregations, for example, in the early churches of Gaul, no abstraction, but a divine aeon watching over and sympathizing with the children of her womb, the recipient even of hymns of praise and humble supplications.

The Revolution had made war on princes and privilege, and the common people had in general gained wherever the Napoleonic rgime had been substituted for their effete despotisms; but the Continental System was felt as an oppression in every humble household, suddenly deprived of the little imported luxuries, such as sugar and coffee, which custom had made necessaries; and from this time date the beginnings of that popular revolt against Napoleon that was to culminate in the War of Liberation.

Of humble origin, he served with high distinction and held important military commands under the emperors Probus and Aurelian, and accompanied Carus to the Persian War.

Teresa herself was very humble, and thought their explanation might be true; she took her case to her confessor and to the provincial-general of the Jesuits, who put her under a course of discipline.

He found, however, a deliberate intention on the part of Austria to humble Prussia, and to degrade her from the position of an equal power, and also great jealousy of Prussia among the smaller German princes, many of whom owed their thrones to the Prussian soldiers, who, as in Saxony and Baden, had crushed the insurgents.

Baldassare Cossa, now as humble and resigned as he had before been energetic and tenacious, on his transference to the castle of Rudolfzell admitted the wrong which he had done by his flight, refused to bring forward anything in his defence, acquiesced entirely in the judgment of the council which he declared to be infallible, and finally, as an extreme precaution, ratified motu proprio the sentence of deposition, declaring that he freely and willingly renounced any rights which he might still have in the papacy.

When she is dispatched, I shall welcome the child into my humble abode.

The humble earthworm also plays a vital role in Chris ' Chelsea garden.

However, apart from a few rehearsed lines, Tom Delonge actually seemed reasonably humble, which was a bit of a shock.

Choose sitting on that chair, watching mind-boggling, bone-crunching fights, stuffing ****ing humble pie into your opponents mouth.

The humble Petition of Christofer Love, a condemned prisoner in the Tower of London, was this Day read.

Free Speed Nation picks up on a potential threat to us humble bloggers arising from France's recent problems.

Apparently his birth was humble, but when the obscure figure of the young Artamon emerges into the light of history we find him equipped at all points with the newest ideas, absolutely free from the worst prejudices of his age, a ripe scholar, and even an author of some distinction.

Ivan regarded these events as a punishment from Heaven for the neglect of his duties, and he began to attend to public affairs under the influence of an enlightened priest called Sylvester and an official of humble origin called Adashev.

His immediate successors, being men of humble origin and submissive character, made no pretensions to such an exalted position, but when the haughty, ambitious and energetic Nikon, who enjoyed in large measure the affection and favour of the devout Tsar Alexius, became patriarch, he took Philaret as his model, and propounded, like the popes in western Europe, the doctrine that the spiritual is higher than the temporal power, the former corresponding to the sun and the latter to the moon in the firmament.

They are A Demonstration of the Gross and Fundamental Errors of a late Book called "A Plain Account, &c., of the Lord's Supper" (1737); The Grounds and Reasons of the Christian Regeneration (1739); An Appeal to all that Doubt and Disbelieve the Truths of Revelation (1740); An Earnest and Serious Answer to Dr Trapp's Sermon on being Righteous Overmuch (1740); The Spirit of Prayer (1749, 1752); The Way to Divine Knowledge (1752); The Spirit of Love (1752, 1754); A Short but Sufficient Confutation of Dr Warburton's Projected Defence (as he calls it) of Christianity in his "Divine Legation of Moses" (1757); A Series of Letters (1760); a Dialogue between a Methodist and a Churchman (1760); and An Humble, Earnest and Affectionate Address to the Clergy (1761).

Meantime the substance of true religion - justice, charity and a humble walk with God - is forgotten, fraud and deceit reign in all classes, the works of the house of Ahab are observed (worship of foreign gods).

On the other hand, the upstart Latin emperors, far from proving submissive and humble tools, assumed with the purple the habits and pretensions of the sovereigns they had dispossessed.

A menacing letter was despatched by Sunderland to shake the firmness of the university; but, though humble and respectful explanations were returned, the university showed no sign of compliance, nor even of a desire to suggest a compromise.

Though mainly but a humble route to neighboring villages, or for the woodman's team, it once amused the traveller more than now by its variety, and lingered longer in his memory.

They were given the name hush puppies as eating such humble food was n't something people wanted to discuss.

In fact, in this reviewer 's humble opinion, gaming has never come better than this.

Closer to home, the humble shortbread cookie has been given a facelift by Dean 's of Huntly, also based in Aberdeenshire.

He dwelt in a humble tumbledown cottage in Bovey Tracey, to be exact in Church Street.

Steve (me) is your humble webmaster and sometimes does a couple of Hawkwind numbers with or without Huw at concerts.

To borrow Golda Meir 's apposite zinger, do n't be so humble, Anderson, you 're not that great.

He says, "You earn the respect of fellow drivers by driving clean, honoring the traditions and legacies of the sport, being a tough competitor on the track, and a humble person off the track.

Fanning probably has more acting experience than the rest of the cast and she seems pretty humble and down to earth for a 15-year old millionaire.

Adam Lambert, though he was pretty humble, had that swagger.

A humble collared shirt and tie number will be transformed into a outfit that may include an Old English top hat and cape.

From its humble beginnings as a grocery store brand, to its current status as one of dog breeders' favorite feeds, the manufacturers of this kibble and canned dog food have been at the forefront of canine nutritional research.

I want to let you all know that I respect your opinions about crate training, but I wanted to give you my humble opinion why I believe crate training your dog can be a positive and useful thing to do.

If there's truly a miracle food, it is the humble chia.

The claims made by Jim Humble and others on behalf of Miracle Mineral are widely disputed by medical professionals, and the FDA has not approved it as safe an effective for the treatment of any of the diseases it claims to cure.

These humble beginnings were reflected in her designs and collections.

From its humble roots and lone store in Florence, Italy, Gucci has expanded its worldwide presence over the years.

His humble beginnings arose through the selling of shoes, handbags, and trunks within both Europe and the United States.

Nine West began its humble operation in 1977 as a wholesale women's shoe business under the leadership of Jerome Fisher and Vincent Camuto.

Libra is enamored of the art of love and considers himself something of a Casanova, but a rather humble one.

From those humble beginnings, Rockport has now grown into a worldwide brand worn by men, women and children who want to combine comfort and style.

Having existed for over one hundred years, Bass shoes began in 1876 as the humble shoemaking enterprise of George Henry Bass.

This term "technology" may sound loaded where footwear is considered, but it is not that far fetched when you consider what goes into the design of a humble cleat.

Founded in 1953 in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Koch Shoes grew from its humble beginnings to become Terra Footwear, Ltd., an established company providing quality shoes for professional workers.

How it transitioned from its humble beginnings and exploded onto the urban fashion market is a prime example of just how much of an impact shoes can have!

Although their humble beginning may have catered to the needs of urban men, today, Skechers designs footwear trends for women, men, and children.

Take a look at their humble beginnings, the changes they've gone through, and some of their contributions to the television industry.

The actor joined the soap opera in 1983 playing Pine Valley's answer to Donald Trump despite his own humble beginnings in Pigeon Hollow, West Virginia.

This humble little store became the foundation for Bulova, one of the most prominent and respected watchmakers in business today.

In these days of high technology there appears to be an almost endless stream of new innovations and this spreads through all areas of life, including the humble alarm clock.

To get an appreciation of both the historical significance and enduring allure of wooden clocks, take a journey back in time to witness the grit and glory associated with these humble home appliances.

Despite its humble roots, yoga has become a big business.

They emphasize that the Sanskrit greeting Namaste (na-ma-stay) means, "I honor the divine in you" and shows the highest form of humble respect and admiration for another human being.

From its humble beginnings in 1975 as a small trade journal to nearly 1.5 million readers in 2011, the magazine follows the path of modern yoga.

Patrick grew up in a humble home, and throughout his young life committed to various organizations as a way to help.

Though the beginnings were humble, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association has grown to become the most recognized brand of insurance in the industry and now provides coverage to more than 94 million people in all regions of the country.

No one knew exactly what the response would be, as it was once a humble cable channel with very little budget.

The Dolly Parton biography is the story of a woman who spun humble beginnings into country music gold.

Ramsay has also penned two autobiographical books, Humble Pie and Playing with Fire.

He is the founder of FUBU (which stands for "For Us, By Us"), a sportswear company that grew from humble beginnings.

Through their joint effort, the team helps homeowners turn their humble abodes into something much greater.

Admiral Piett - Like many evil characters in the Star Wars legacy, Admiral Piett started with humble beginnings.

With more than 800,000 clients, Cintas grew from a very humble beginning.

His humble, down-to-earth demeanor hints at what may be one element to his recipe for success.

The mass of the people remained unrepresented in the government; and even if the consuls existed in the days of Heribert, they were but humble legal officers, transacting business for their constituents in the courts of the bishop and his viscount.

Vauquelin, and succeeded in gaining admission, in a humble capacity, to the latter's laboratory.

But his preference for a sedentary and not for an active life and his increasing attachment to favourites of humble birth diminished his popularity, and he had some differences with his parliament.

But in the more strictly crown, even if of quite humble origin, are "commanded" to court functions with their husbands.

Refusing the wealthy living of Dunham, he accepted the humble one of Madeley, where for twenty-five years (1760-1785) he lived and worked with unique devotion and zeal.

Had he been a "semi-Graecus," like Ennius and Pacuvius, or of humble origin, like Plautus, Terence or Accius, he would scarcely have ventured, at a time when the senatorial power was strongly in the ascendant, to revive the role which had proved disastrous to Naevius; nor would he have had the intimate knowledge of the political and social life of his day which fitted him to be its painter.

One would think that coming from such humble beginnings and not having lived the Hollywood lifestyle for very long, Nikki would be a little more humble herself.

Japanese clansmen from as far back as 1185 AD admired butterflies for their duality--humble caterpillar and aristocratic butterfly--and their symmetric appearance.

The hula hoop has evolved far from its humble beginnings in Egypt over three thousand years ago.

It focuses on helping so called "tools" turn their lives around and become better boyfriends and more humble men.

The young duchess died in her seventeenth year after giving birth to a son, and the duke took a second wife from a humble stock, newly enriched and honoured, the daughter of Henry VIII.'s subservient chancellor, the Lord Audley of Walden.

Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home.