weak soul

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All is regulated, all is arranged in accordance with a hierarchical discipline, and war becomes what dogmatic religion is to a weak soul that has been tossed about by the waves of doubt.

From Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France by Gosse, Edmund

In the midst of her tears she prayed––prayed for the poor weak soul, winging its way in the mysterious Beyond.

From The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country by Cullum, Ridgwell

I admit that the suffering of a weak soul, and the pain of a wicked character, do not procure us this enjoyment.

From Aesthetical Essays of Frederich Schiller by Schiller, Friedrich

Even the weak soul who passes his days in singing, is stirred by the cry, and, as he says, is 'ready to go forth to the battle.'

From The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 by Cooper, James Fenimore

Anything less interesting, less attractive to a weak soul than this delirious fever-stricken man could not well be imagined; but Cynthia's soul was anything but weak.

From A Life Sentence A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline