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unrighteous

[uhn-rahy-chuhs] / ʌnˈraɪ tʃəs /








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"Lord of Man's hope, whom no man worshippeth, Heart of his fears, and burthen of his breath, Queller of hate and love, hear, O Most Strong, Most Wrathful and Unrighteous, hear, O Death!"

From Andromache A Play in Three Acts by Murray, Gilbert

The parable of the Unrighteous Judge was spoken in direct connection with the instructions given to the disciples by their Master in reference to his return.

From The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition by Erdman, Charles Rosenbury

Unrighteous Lord of love, what law is this, That me thou makest thus tormented be, The whiles she lordeth in licentious blisse Of her freewill, scorning both thee and me?

From The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5 by Spenser, Edmund

Unrighteous laws are made to be broken—perhaps—but then you see, I am a woman, and Mr.—— stands between me and the penalty—.

From The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861 A History of the Education of the Colored People of the United States from the Beginning of Slavery to the Civil War by Woodson, Carter Godwin

Unrighteous laws are made to be broken,—perhaps,—but then, you see, I am a woman, and Mr. —— stands between me and the penalty.

From Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation 1838-1839 by Kemble, Fanny




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