All 5 Uses of
desist
in
The Horse and His Boy
- My son, by all means desist from kicking the venerable and enlightened Vizier:
Chpt 8 *desist = cease (stop)
- Desist therefore, and tell us what you desire and propose.†
Chpt 8
- "Desist, O my son," said the Tisroc.†
Chpt 8
- And you, estimable Vizier, whether he desists or not, by no means allow the flow of your eloquence to be interrupted.
Chpt 8desists = stops
- Let the earth gape! Let blood and fire obliterate the world! But be sure I will never desist till I have dragged to my palace by her hair the barbarian queen, the daughter of dogs, the —†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(desist) to not do something