Sir, allow me to undeceive him, and to show him his mistake.
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To no end did Nelly try to undeceive her father on this head.
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Possibly I should have been wise not to undeceive him on this account.
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Well, it was pretty trying, but Davies strove to explain and to undeceive.
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I am sorry to undeceive you, but it is indeed the truth I speak.
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Yet I would not undeceive her, for I wanted her to bring matters to a climax.
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He had honestly meant to undeceive the large blue mottled man, but somehow forgot about it.
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I had half a mind to undeceive him, but he might have imagined I was accentuating my points.
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Early every morning she made something she called coffee for George, and he was gallant enough not to undeceive her.
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I have come to undeceive you, monsieur, and the more completely so, because there is one thing I can read in your eyes.
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If you think that this loss has broken my heart undeceive yourself, for such as I live years in an hour and show no sign.
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While residing in Derbent, young Kazembek often met with Scottish Presbyterian missionaries. They would have long discussions during which he, then a devout Muslim, would try to "undeceive" his opponents. However, these discussions led to Kazembek's frequent inquiries about the principles of Christianity.Mirza Alexander Kazembek, First Dean of the Oriental Languages Program at the Saint Petersburg Imperial University .
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Saint-Simon wrote a very sarcastic description of this childbirth. Hoping to regain her health and undeceive the public that she had been confined, Madame de Berry left Paris and the Luxembourg Palace. She died in her castle at La Muette on 21 July 1719 and, according to Saint-Simon, was found to be again pregnant.Pevitt, Christine, Philippe, Duc d'Orléans: Regent of France Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London, 1997.
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Soon enough, Borges receives a note from Funes, requesting that the visitor lend him some of his Latin books and a dictionary. Borges, disconcerted, sends Funes what he deems the most difficult works "in order fully to undeceive him". Days later, Borges receives a telegram from Buenos Aires calling for his return due to his father's ill health. As he packs, he remembers the books and goes to Funes's house.
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He sees Phyllis and reveals to her that his mother is a fairy, which accounts for her apparent youth ("If we're weak enough to tarry"). Phyllis and Strephon ask Iolanthe to plead with the Lord Chancellor to allow their marriage, for "none can resist your fairy eloquence." This is impossible, she replies, for the Lord Chancellor is her husband. He believes Iolanthe to have died childless, and she is bound not to "undeceive" him, under penalty of death.
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He visits her but Madame Champignol makes it plain she does not wish to be further acquainted with him. She is imprudent enough to allow him to give her a farewell kiss on the cheek. They are at the front door when this takes place, and at that moment there arrives Charlotte, a new servant from the country, who assumes St Florimond is Champignol. Angèle does not attempt to undeceive Charlotte, who displays her zeal by bringing St Florimond her master's dressing-gown.
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Consequently, the Indians in their terror make various pacts with it, and trade their rosaries for various articles of superstitious value, such as hairs, grass, stones, and other things, in order to obtain all their intents and free themselves from all the dangers. Thus do they live in delusion until God wills that the evangelical ministers undeceive them, which costs no little [effort], because of the very great fear with which they are filled." Fr. Francisco de San Antonio, Cronicas (1738-44) "The tigbalang is another object of which they stand in great awe. It is described as a phantom, which assumes a variety of uncouth and monstrous shapes, and interposes its authority, to prevent their performing the duties, prescribed by our religion.
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Nedham's particular style and philosophy can be summarised by his proposal for Mercurius Politicus in 1650: > the design of this pamphlet being to undeceive the people, it must be > written in a jocular way, or else it will never be cried up: for those > truths which the multitude regard not in a serious dress, being represented > in pleasing popular airs, make music to the common sense, and charm the > fancy, which ever sways the sceptre in vulgar judgement, much more than > reason. Nedham used mockery, satire and a biting wit to attack his enemies and generate as much controversy as possible. He believed that a popular audience needed to have humour in addition to the more serious business of news. Propaganda would only be effective with a large circulation.
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