Word: sainted
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Like dying saint who the chalice sips...
...rope revealed the fact that something was the matter with the bell. Further investigation showed that a huge turkey a d "fixin's" had somewhat muffled it. Love for his college duties and, we presume, for turkey hastened his motions, and the bell was soon impartially summoning saint and sinner to prayers, just on time...
...known and conspicuous traits in the character of the late lamented Prince of Erie, was his inordinate passion for making a display. He builds an opera-house, and runs it at a great loss, for the sole purpose of making his name prominent before the public as a patron-saint of the histrionic profession. He enrolls and magnificently equips a regiment of soldiers, aspiring to military glory, if not by deeds of valor on the battle-field, at least by gaudy uniform in time of peace, and by brandishing in front of the "Bloody Ninth" a bloodless sword...
...very great credit to the publisher's experts. The clearness of the impression is amazing. The table at which St. Jerome is reading recalls some of Eastlake's remarks about the absurdity of those in use at present. Durer evidently was not particularly occupied with St. Jerome as a saint; he merely wished to represent an old man absorbed in study, and took far more delight in giving in firm, strong lines all the details of a homely interior. The flood of light warms one's very heart, and the shagginess of the lion delights us nearly as much...
...spice of sinner with the saint...