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Definition of Remonstrances
1. remonstrance [n] - See also: remonstrance
Lexicographical Neighbors of Remonstrances
Literary usage of Remonstrances
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1843)
"... the remonstrances ofjustice and policy, and it was the practice to signify,
by a hollow murmur, their dislike of such timid counsels. ..."
2. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"He aleo addressed to the king in writing long remonstrances against the animosity
shown by the queen in the affair of Colonel Lenox's duel with the Duke of ..."
3. The History of England by David Hume, Tobias George Smollett (1825)
"Schemes of the cabal—remonstrances of sir William Temple— Campaign of—A
parliament—Passive obedience—A parliament—Campaign of—Congress of ..."
4. The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar, to the Revolution by David Hume (1810)
"Schemes of the Cabal—remonstrances of Sir William Temple—Campaign of—-A
Parliament—Passive obedi- e'nce—A Parliament—Campaign of—-Congress of ..."
5. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"If, as Mr. Bright advised, we had permitted the seizure of Mason and Slidell to
pass without remonstrances, such we believe was the feeling of this country, ..."
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