aeonian
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That a thing must cease takes from it the joy of even an aeonian endurance—for its kind is mortal; it belongs to the nature of things that cannot live.
From A Dish of Orts : Chiefly Papers on the Imagination, and on Shakespeare by MacDonald, George
With what wings Would she come forth to greet the aeonian summer?
From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 1 by MacDonald, George
If the days of Genesis mean indefinite periods of aeonian duration, how is the seventh day of rest to be understood?
From Creation and Its Records by Baden-Powell, Baden Henry
We are not summoned as to a choice of two different arrangements that may suit different tastes, but to a grave question as to what is the sense and operation of the word aeonian.
From Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 by De Quincey, Thomas
It might be very painful to renounce a long-cherished anticipation; but the necessity of doing so could not be received as a sufficient reason for adhering to the old unconditional use of the word aeonian.
From Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 by De Quincey, Thomas
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