godship

Example Sentences

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"Thither I rise, whilst thou—Zeus, keep the godship and sink!"

From A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) by Orr, Sutherland, Mrs.

And in his godship I will honour him— Not much as man.

From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley

It is seldom his godship will be coaxed into a gift; and if he is attempted to be forced, he can use his lame leg, and send the rough worshipper to the devil.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 by Various

This crowing and crying over a couple of spirits—mere ordinary spirits come ashore from the sun in a fiery boat—struck his godship as little short of childish.

From The Great Taboo by Allen, Grant

His godship was very discriminating in the goodness and freshness of these offerings; for he rejected such as were stale, to be returned next morning, with his maledictions, to the fraudulent donors.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various