Meanings of zealous friends in English

Through the exertions of zealous friends the candidature of Diocletian found great favor.

Thus, aided by zealous friends, the work proceeded rapidly.

Hutchinson had many zealous friends and converts, continued Grandfather.

This opinion had derived strength from the communications made them by their zealous friends in England.

Besides a few small potatoes, one dried goat ham was all our zealous friends could procure.

The weakness of over- zealous friends is often more prejudicial than the most violent efforts of professed enemies.

Among the most zealous friends of the constitution therefore, were found some of the first and warmest advocates for amendments.

With the zealous friends of Mr. Adams it was a season of infinite vexation; but for me there was no backward step.

Let me assure you that you have now no more zealous friends than the Conde de Gondomar and the Marquis of Buckingham.

The hag returned, looked at everything, and cried, "My trusty servants, zealous friends, press forth oil from the poppy seed!"

The zealous friends of the author filled every box; and, by their strenuous exertions, the life of the play was prolonged during ten nights.

His inquiries being mainly addressed to Silas Deane and other zealous friends of the insurgents, could not fail to confirm him in his first impressions.

Zealous friends of the race stoutly maintain that he is; while enemies assert that he is not as good.

"My trusty servants, zealous friends, grind this my wheat!"

"Yet where should humanism find more zealous friends than in that very place, among the heads of the Church?"