"Intercede" Quotes from Famous Books
... that trouble had befallen you. In fact, this note in your writing was brought to me by Belbeis, one of my men, just as I returned here from Cairo," he went on, producing a bundle of papers. "I had intended to intercede for you this morning, but now the situation is more complicated. However," with a smile of meaning, "I think you can safely leave it to me. For the time being you are free from the man Abdu, and ... — Under the Rebel's Reign • Charles Neufeld
... ascent dissimilar secede discerning essential accede discipline messenger intercede discontent concede discreet necessary supersede descent ... — Practical Grammar and Composition • Thomas Wood
... hope; and the King of Scots hath written pressingly and sent the Master of Gray to speak in his mother's behalf; also M. de Chateauneuf hath both urged mercy on the Queen, and so written to France that King Henry is sending an Ambassador Extraordinary, M. de Bellievre, to intercede for her. ... — Unknown to History - A Story of the Captivity of Mary of Scotland • Charlotte M. Yonge
... meaning, and gave him a look of unutterable gratitude. "Besides this hand of mine, are there not the gentler hands of Amelie to intercede for you with your ... — The Golden Dog - Le Chien d'Or • William Kirby
... his installation at York on 7th November, 1530; on the 4th he was arrested for treason. His Italian physician, Agostini, had betrayed him; he was accused of having asked Francis I. to intercede with Henry on his behalf, which was true;[698] and he seems also to have sought the mediation of Charles V. But Agostini further declared that Wolsey had written to Clement, urging him to excommunicate Henry ... — Henry VIII. • A. F. Pollard
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