benedicite

Example Sentences

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Soft through her soul there crept The echo of a benedicite, Enwrapping her in calm, triumphant peace.

From Under King Constantine by Trask, Katrina

Prior Aymer, therefore, and his character, were well known to our Saxon serfs, who made their rude obeisance, and received his "benedicite, mes filz," in return.

From Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter, Sir

When mists and dreams and shadows flee, And happy hills so far and high Bend low in benedicite, I know the break of day is nigh.

From Atmâ A Romance by Frazer, Caroline Augusta

He obtained an interview with the Pope, very ceremonious; and dined with a French cardinal, where the benedicite and repetitions of grace, very long, were recited antiphonally by two chaplains.

From A Short History of Italy (476-1900) by Sedgwick, Henry Dwight

I welcome this solemn old brotherhood, which stand gray-bearded, like monks, old, dark, solemn, sighing a certain mournful sound—like a benedicite through the leaves.

From Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 by Stowe, Harriet Beecher