1 The king, in his inexhaustible clemency, has deigned to commute his penalty to that of penal servitude for life.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—NUMBER 24,601 BECOMES NUMBER 9,430 2 Madame la Marquise: The virtue of clemency and piety is that which most closely unites sosiety.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER III—QUADRIFRONS 3 This idea completely restored clemency to his heart.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In 41 THE SEIGE OF LA ROCHELLE 4 Do not you recollect, I came about six weeks ago to plead for clemency, as I come to-day to plead for justice.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 13. The Hundred Days. 5 The inspector visited, one after another, the cells and dungeons of several of the prisoners, whose good behavior or stupidity recommended them to the clemency of the government.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 14. The Two Prisoners. 6 Oh, Frankenstein, be not equitable to every other and trample upon me alone, to whom thy justice, and even thy clemency and affection, is most due.
7 But, morning once more brightened my view, and I extended my clemency to Biddy, and we dropped the subject.
8 So far as the Latins are concerned, you can secure a lasting peace either by clemency or by severity.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo MachiavelliContext Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER XXIII. 9 Nevertheless he ought to take care not to misuse this clemency.
The Prince By Niccolo MachiavelliContext Highlight In CHAPTER XVII — CONCERNING CRUELTY AND CLEMENCY, AND WHETH... 10 But my clemency is always ready to descend upon the vanquished.