"Undesirous" Quotes from Famous Books
... notwithstanding, undesirous of leaving England just yet, from keeping his eye fixed upon the main chance. There was the pleasant prospect before him of his living, which had such heavy duties attached to it, being exchanged for a sinecure worth L20 a year, "all," ... — Tacitus and Bracciolini - The Annals Forged in the XVth Century • John Wilson Ross
... was very particular in the choice of friends, and they were always sincere and devoted, knowing her to be undesirous of political favors and incapable of stooping to intrigue. Even Richelieu could not, as compensation to him for a favor to her husband, induce her to act as spy on some of the ... — Women of Modern France - Woman In All Ages And In All Countries • Hugo P. Thieme |