1 The two travellers had the courage to commit themselves to the current.
2 It seemed to him that he might commit himself to that silent little street.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER II—IT IS LUCKY THAT THE PONT D'AUSTERLITZ BEARS C... 3 The peculiar property of truth is never to commit excesses.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER III—ON WHAT CONDITIONS ONE CAN RESPECT THE PAST 4 Any other sort of rising is bad; every violent step towards the rear is a revolt; to retreat is to commit a deed of violence against the human race.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 10: CHAPTER II—THE ROOT OF THE MATTER 5 However, this is according to the tactics of barricades; to fire for a long while, in order to exhaust the insurgents' ammunition, if they commit the mistake of replying.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XI—THE SHOT WHICH MISSES NOTHING AND KILLS NO ONE 6 The queen had at first positively refused; but at length became afraid that the duke, if exasperated, would commit some folly.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In 12 GEORGE VILLIERS, DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM 7 To delay it a single day would be in my eyes now to commit a fresh offense.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In 33 SOUBRETTE AND MISTRESS 8 Planchet," said d'Artagnan, "I commit the corpse of this poor devil to your care.
9 I shall commit my thoughts to paper, it is true; but that is a poor medium for the communication of feeling.
10 I commit my cause to the justice of my judges, yet I see no room for hope.
11 I had an obscure feeling that all was not over and that he would still commit some signal crime, which by its enormity should almost efface the recollection of the past.
12 I saw in this the reason for my being staved off so long and the reason for my late guardian's declining to commit himself to the formal knowledge of such a scheme.
13 Don't commit yourself," said Mr. Jaggers, "and don't commit any one.
14 To all of which, that I might commit nobody, I invented, I am afraid, appropriate answers.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 11. I BEGIN LIFE ON MY OWN ACCOUNT, AND DON'T LIK... 15 I search my breast, and I commit its secrets, if I know them, without any reservation to this paper.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 44. OUR HOUSEKEEPING