Appeased

“Appeased?” cried Mr Harrel, “you might as well appease the sea in a storm! he is hard as iron.”

Cecilia 2008

Appeased by this compliment, the lady of the business took some papers from her desk which she handed over to Mr Mantalini, who received them with great delight.

Nicholas Nickleby 2007

Appeased, assuaged, fatigued, they felt the need for quiet, they knew the sweetness of sobriety.

The Brimming Cup Dorothy Canfield Fisher 1918

Appeased by the postmistress's apologies for her first unbelief he ended by being anxious to give all the information in his power, and came back quite a long way to tell her that he had forgotten to say that his mother had said that the niece's Christian name was

The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight Elizabeth von Arnim 1903

Appeased for the moment, the Spot allowed us to proceed, but incredibly soon it began again to clamour.

The Princess Passes 1901

Appeased as in days of old, when they were trading together, when Willems was his trusted and helpful companion in out-of-the-way and dangerous places; when that fellow, who could keep his temper so much better than he could himself, had spared him many a difficulty, had saved him from many an act of hasty violence by the timely and good-humoured warning, whispered or shouted, "Steady, Captain Lingard, steady."

An Outcast Of The Islands 1896

Appeased, now, he sat up and looked into the darkness.

Là-bas Keene [Translator] Wallace 1877

Appeased by this assurance, the women retreated to their apartments; and

The Scottish Chiefs 1875

Appeased by this compliment, the lady of the business took some papers from her desk which she handed over to Mr Mantalini, who received them with great delight.

Nicholas Nickleby Charles Dickens 1841

Appeased by this assurance, the women retreated to their apartments; and Wallace, turning to the earl, who continued to enforce the necessity of his flight, repeated, that he would not consent to leave his wife in such a tumult.

The Scottish Chiefs Jane Porter 1813