It must have been at a later period, when the national genius became more subdued, and every Spaniard dreaded to find under his own roof a spy or an informer, that another proverb arose, Con el rey y la inquisicion, chiton!
— from Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Isaac Disraeli
Yet, if you think that I can ever reciprocate your love you have formed an entirely wrong estimate of my character.
— from The Bond of Black by William Le Queux
Con el Rey y la Inquisicion, chiton !
— from Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution by Emily Sarah Holt
En lo del doctor Egidio acaso han visto las proposiciones que contra el resultaron y lo que ultimamente tomaron a escribir los Inquisidores de Sevilla, y pues os hallais en esa ciudad encargamos os proveais que se averigue muy bien la verdad, y
— from A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 3 by Henry Charles Lea
I don't see how you could enjoy running your legs off for me; but it was awfully good of you."
— from Polly of the Hospital Staff by Emma C. Dowd
[1396] We can understand the significance of the popular saying con el rey y la inquisicion, chiton! —keep silence as to the king and the Inquisition.
— from A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 2 by Henry Charles Lea
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