"Vex" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... take mine with it. Listen, Ana. I kept you here, not to vex the Princess or you, but for a good reason. You know that it is the custom of the royal dynasties of Egypt for kings, or those who will be kings, to wed their near kin in order that the blood may ...
— Moon of Israel • H. Rider Haggard
... given as indifferently as her question, appeared to vex her; and I thought her vexation a good omen. General Kettler ...
— The Memoires of Casanova, Complete • Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
... mighty, who persecute the truth and despise God, he does not fear, he does not regard them, he despiseth them; on the other band, those who are persecuted for the truth's sake, and fear God more than men, to these he clings, these he defends, these he honors, let it vex whom it may; as it is written of Moses, Hebrews xi, that he stood by his brethren, regardless of the mighty king of Egypt. [Heb. ...
— Works of Martin Luther - With Introductions and Notes (Volume I) • Martin Luther
... please yourself," she answered, still with the same air of playfulness; "you have got a brother, you know—and—yes, I hear you growl; but if he is a poor old broken man out of health, it is the more reason you should not vex him, nor hamper yourself with a ...
— The Clever Woman of the Family • Charlotte M. Yonge
... "You do not vex me exactly," he answered, "but you stir my old memories too often. I want to forget the past. Why else did I come down here, where I have never been since I was a child? where Juliet never set foot, and where I have no association with that ...
— A True Friend - A Novel • Adeline Sergeant
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