disswade

And as hee was preparing himselfe to depart, it happened that hee fell in company and speech with certaine Scottish men: who hauing vnderstanding of his intention, and wishing well to his actions, beganne earnestly to disswade him from the further prosecution of the discouerie, by amplifying the dangers which hee was to fall into, and omitted no reason that might serue to that purpose.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

Certaine reasons to disswade the vse of a trade to the Narue aforesaide, by way through Sweden.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

When this answere was returned, and that safetie of life was promised, the common sort being now at the ende of their perill, the most drew backe from Sir Richard and the Master gunner, being no hard matter to disswade men from death to life.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

_Church_ has greater Corruption, and the _Theater_ fewer, there can yet be whole Bodies of _Casuists_ found, disallowing the sight of their _Modester Plays_; Methinks it shou'd not be thought an Absurdity here, to go about to disswade so _thoughtful_ a _People_ as we reckon our selves, from going to ours which shew so little of that

A Letter to A.H. Esq.; Concerning the Stage (1698) and The Occasional Paper No. IX (1698) Anonymous

And in plain truth, the Parents and friends, who know very well that it is not all hony in the married estate; see oftentimes that it were better for these two to remain unmarried, then to bring each other into misery; and can find no grounds or reasons, but rather to disswade then perswade the young folks to a marriage.

The Ten Pleasures of Marriage and the Second Part, The Confession of the New Married Couple A. Marsh

Feasting and taking pleasure; but alas, let him say what he will, he cannot disswade her from it.

The Ten Pleasures of Marriage and the Second Part, The Confession of the New Married Couple A. Marsh

Sympathies of things, he would disswade my belief from the miracle of the

Religio Medici 1605-1682 1923

Thus, having perused the Archidoxis45 and read the secret Sympathies of things, he would disswade my belief from the miracle of the Brazen Serpent, make me conceit that Image worked by Sympathy, and was but an Ægyptian trick to cure their Diseases without a miracle.

The First Part: Paras 1-35 1909

I am hurt beyond all words at the earnestness with which you press Mrs. Melmoth to disswade me from staying in this country: you press with warmth my return to England, though it would put an eternal bar between us: you give reasons which, though the understanding may approve, the heart abhors: can ambition come in competition with tenderness? you fancy yourself generous, when you are only indifferent.

The History of Emily Montague 1769

IS it possible, my dear Emily, you can, after all I have said, persist in endeavoring to disswade me from a design on which my whole happiness depends, and which I flattered myself was equally essential to yours?

The History of Emily Montague 1769