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Did a reference occur to virtue, concerning virtue he hastened to deliver himself in a way which brought tears to every eye.

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 Meanings and Examples of DELIVER
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deliver
 v.  set free from restraint; set at liberty; release; give or transfer
Classic Sentence: (208 in 14 pages)
1  And this was their wont: So soon as war was declared they would go forth with their armies to meet the enemy and at once deliver battle.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VI.
2  Putting on his gown, he hastened to Rome, and getting together an army, marched to deliver Minutius.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER XXV.
3  It is seen how she entreats God to send someone who shall deliver her from these wrongs and barbarous insolencies.
The Prince By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI — AN EXHORTATION TO LIBERATE ITALY FROM THE ...
4  A few days afterward he sent me an invitation to deliver an address at the next meeting of the Educational Association.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XIII.
5  The five-minute address in Atlanta, which I came from Boston to deliver, was possibly the prime cause for an opportunity being given me to make the second address there.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XIII.
6  After the question had been canvassed for several days, the directors voted unanimously to ask me to deliver one of the opening-day addresses, and in a few days after that I received the official invitation.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XIII.
7  Some years ago I was to deliver an address before a literary society in Madison, Wis.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XV.
8  I do not believe that one should speak unless, deep down in his heart, he feels convinced that he has a message to deliver.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XV.
9  Harper, of the University of Chicago, who was chairman of the committee of invitations for the celebration to be held in the city of Chicago, to deliver one of the addresses at the celebration there.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XV.
10  The passengers, however, began making requests that I deliver an address to them in the dining-saloon some time during the voyage, and this I consented to do.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XVI.
11  I did, however, consent to deliver an address in the American chapel the following Sunday morning, and at this meeting General Harrison, General Porter, and other distinguished Americans were present.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XVI.
12  Very soon after reaching London we were flooded with invitations to attend all manner of social functions, and a great many invitations came to me asking that I deliver public addresses.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XVI.
13  Did a reference occur to virtue, concerning virtue he hastened to deliver himself in a way which brought tears to every eye.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER I
14  In fact, God only knows what would have happened had not the fates been pleased by a miracle to deliver Chichikov's elegant back and shoulders from the onslaught.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER IV
15  And, that said, Chichikov went on to deliver himself of a very telling indictment of Liberalism and our modern young men.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 1: CHAPTER VII
Example Sentence: (49 in 4 pages)
16  The deal to deliver Vancouver's bike-share system is in danger of falling through as equipment provider Bixi faces “imminent” insolvency.
17  His status on the faculty is also at risk should he be seen as delivering low-quality care.
18  Instead of delivering a spoken eulogy at Genny's memorial service, Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor.
19  The mayor of the village, in delivering the prize to the author of it, made a warm speech.
20  The mayor of the village, in delivering the prize to the author of it, made a warm speech in which he said that it was by far the most "eloquent" thing he had ever listened to, and that Daniel Webster himself might well be proud of it.
21  A bellows is a device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location.
22  Neymar shed tears of joy after delivering soccer gold medal with the winning penalty in a 5-4 shootout triumph over Germany after a thrilling final ended in a draw following extra-time on Saturday.
23  Investors are ready to see it curtail its ambitions and start delivering sustainable profits.
24  It plans to announce and begin delivering product to customers by the beginning of next month.
25  Mr Golding delivered an oblique warning, talking of the danger of sudden action.
26  The prime minister delivered the keynote address at the conference.
27  The cheques were delivered to the bank by a private courier firm.
28  She delivered her monologue in a deadpan voice.
29  Letters were delivered twice a week only.
30  The parcel was delivered last week.