Noble Spaniards

Usage examples of grandees.

The day after my conquest I dined with the Venetian ambassador, and I had the pleasure of hearing that all the ministers and grandees with whom I had associated had the highest possible opinion of me.

But to clinch victory you must persuade the grandees of this realm, and in that I think you will fail.

We shall not lack the English grandees, provided we in the North play the game right.

But do you, Mr Kyd, press the grandees of the Marches, while I prevent fools and schoolboys from over-riding the natural good sense of our Prince.

In this connection, I suggest that, like grandees of high degree, we repair to the parlor where I will broach a bottle of well-aged wine, and we will warm our shins before the fire.

There we found nine or ten Black Forest grandees assembled around a table.

These are life-size statues of old-time emperors, electors, and similar grandees, clad in mail and bearing ponderous swords.

The Kafirs, who had stood quite silent to imbibe these remarks, bowed their heads with all the dignity and politeness of Roman senators, Spanish grandees, etc.