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Definition of Betrays
1. betray [v] - See also: betray
Lexicographical Neighbors of Betrays
Literary usage of Betrays
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 (1887)
"... a philosophical treatise, which manifestly betrays ъ.,оп the style and sentiments
of the school of Plato, was produced christ> 100- by the Alexandrian ..."
2. Memoirs of the Duke of Sully: Prime Minister to Henry the Great by Maximilien de Béthune Sully, Walter Scott (1890)
"... who again betrays him—Reasons why he behaved thus to the Count of Auvergne—The
Prince of Joinville arrested— The king pardons him also, ..."
3. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1890)
"This trait furthermore betrays a kind of feeling of one's own value, a feeling
of superiority ; for whoever considers himself authorized and fit to pass a ..."
4. The Connoisseur by Bonnell Thornton, George Colman, Mr Town, George Lyttelton Lyttelton (1902)
"The fine workmanship of this sculpture betrays all the characteristics of the
famous Venetian sculptor, Antonio Lombard!, who, with his brother Tullio, ..."
5. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"... tissue from the gaze The form half hides and half betrays Of beauty wan and pale.
ill Fair ... betrays ..."
6. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"particularly characterized by a Satanic spirit of pride and audacious impiety
which still betrays the wretched feelings of hopelessness wherewith it is ..."
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