I can now behold the court with an impartial eye, and see plainly that it is made up of fraud and titles and flattery, and many other such empty, imaginary, painted pleasures." And having turned his back on all gayety, he began the life which earned for him the name of "
saintly George Herbert." He taught his people, preached to them, and prayed with them so lovingly that they loved him in return.
Uncle, poor
saintly man, was too holy to take notice of anything.
The
saintly soul of Elizabeth shone like a shrine-dedicated lamp in our peaceful home.
And
saintly men, who walk with God on earth, would fain be away, to walk with him on the golden pavements of the New Jerusalem.
Baker was "imprisoned"--in a parlor; and he could not have been more visited, or more overwhelmed with attentions, if he had committed six murders and then-- while the gallows was preparing--"got religion"--after the manner of the holy Charles Peace, of
saintly memory.
They painted Virgins enough, and popes enough and
saintly scarecrows enough, to people Paradise, almost, and these things are all they did paint.
It is depressing to see so really noble a character as Catherine soured, as we feel, and lowered, as time goes on, from the happy resignation of the first volume (in which solemn, beautiful, and entire, and so very real, she is like a poem of Wordsworth) down to the mere passivity of the third volume, and the closing scene of Robert Elsmere's days, very exquisitely as this episode of unbelieving yet
saintly biography has been conceived and executed.
I mention still Him whom thy wrongs, with
saintly patience borne, Made famous in a land and times obscure; Who names not now with honour patient Job?
In his video message, Pope Francis recalled the mission of the
Saintly Brothers Cyril and Methodius, saying aYour land is the homeland of witnesses of faith, from the time when the
Saintly Brothers Cyril and Methodius sowed the Gospel there: it was a fruitful sowing, which has brought abundant fruit even in the difficult times of the last century.aIn his video message Pope Francis stressed that his apostolic journey to Bulgaria will be under the motto Peace on Earth in memory of Pope St.
because of the thing he has learned--monstrous or
saintly, it was
At first, I had no intention of telling her about the affairs, but now I'm wondering if it would help her to move on if she knew this about her husband, who she talks about as if he were some kind of
saintly figure.
At first, I had no intention of telling her about the affairs but now I'm wondering if it would help her to move on if she knew this about her husband, who she talks about as if he were some kind of
saintly figure.