saint and martyr
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All photograph: David Levene To some, he is verging on a saint and martyr, singlehandedly standing against the forces of Chinese political repression.
From The Guardian ● May 30, 2013
He endured both tedium and bodily suffering with the fortitude of a saint and martyr; but next morning revealed him victim of a violent chill demanding medical aid.
From Deadham Hard by Malet, Lucas
Here was a man of the pattern of the old-time saint and martyr, if ever there was one, he thought.
From In the Whirl of the Rising by Mitford, Bertram
This theory, like the shallow sentimentalism which made an innocent saint and martyr of Mary Stuart, has never recovered from the crushing onslaught of Froude.
From The Life of Froude by Paul, Herbert W. (Herbert Woodfield)
But when Paul, whom the common people look upon as a living saint and martyr, returned hand in hand with your man Friday, they were in a panic and felt sure the end had come.
From The King's Jackal by Davis, Richard Harding
