| 单词 | supererogation |
| 例句 | The donation would still be an act of “supererogation,” something above and beyond what was required. Must I Donate a Kidney to My Awful Brother? 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z It was, to use a philosopher’s sesquipedalian word, an act of supererogation. Should I Accept a Cash Reward for Doing the Right Thing? 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z It is the old idea of works of supererogation over again, in which, as in many other things, they show the closest resemblance to Romanism. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Here comes in Hermas’s doctrine of works of supererogation, in fulfilment of counsels of perfection, on lines already seen in Did. vi. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z If others are unlike us, we feel it as a presumption and an impertinence to usurp their place; if they are like us, it seems a work of supererogation. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z To attempt a sketch of the talents, genius, and virtues of Dr. Chalmers, would be a work of supererogation. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z To prolong arguments against the habits of smoking and drinking, were a work of supererogation, here. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z This, to speak of it forbearingly, may be safely catalogued among the works of supererogation. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z The subsequent adventures of Palmerin bear such a strong likeness to those already related of him as to render their recital a work of supererogation. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z Having no house, to spend money upon furniture was obviously a work of supererogation. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z Every man feels that he is bigger than his job, and he is all the time doing what theologians call 'works of supererogation.' Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z This is clearly a work of supererogation—a useless expenditure of money and of talents. Calvinistic Controversy Embracing a Sermon on Predestination and Election and Several Numbers, Formally Published in the Christian Advocate and Journal. 2011-12-08T03:00:27.177Z This rule has been rigorously adhered to by the Administration for twenty years past, and in some instances, a tolerable ignorance of English has been added, as a merit of supererogation. A Trip to Cuba 2011-12-05T03:00:49.610Z This is such palpable nonsense that it would be a work of supererogation to prove its absurdity. Morals and the Evolution of Man 2011-11-14T03:00:18.930Z It is a work of supererogation to furnish falsehoods for British travellers. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z Races, you see, were not in a class with graduations; they were optional, works of supererogation. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z The author may, of course, add a quotation from his writings, or a sentiment, if so disposed; but this must be considered as a work of supererogation, and an exceptional manifestation of courtesy. Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes 2011-11-01T02:00:25.563Z With more cupidity than reason, the church laid claim to these works of supererogation, and began to vend them at exorbitant prices. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z I will give the reader an instance of a work of supererogation, in which he will at least be at a loss to discover any "impiety." Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith 2011-09-09T02:00:59.237Z A new work on the subject of Mary Queen of Scots runs an eminent risk of being considered a work of supererogation. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z The honest impressions of each man substantiate these assertions so clearly that all argument on the subject would be as great a work of supererogation as that of carrying shade to a forest. Papers from Overlook-House 2011-08-07T02:00:08.643Z But, after what he had seen that night, he reflected that it was perhaps a work of supererogation to build a barrier between Judith and Throckmorton. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z To exhort them to ‘faith in Christ’ is the work of supererogation.” The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It 2011-07-21T02:00:23.213Z In the animal kingdom, a surreptitious and supposititious supererogation. The Roycroft Dictionary Concocted by Ali Baba and the Bunch on Rainy Days. 2011-07-02T02:00:10.980Z That no one had done so was probably due in most part to an impression that to carry such information were work of supererogation.... Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z It were no less than supererogation to adduce evidences of the romantic spirit of the age of Shakespeare. A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism 2011-05-30T02:00:13.147Z Somebody assumed to excuse Miss Dickinson, by saying that she gave up other and far more lucrative engagements for this; but it was entirely a work of supererogation. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z Henry A. Clapp has recently shown this so clearly that it may seem a work of supererogation to again discuss the matter. Time in the Play of Hamlet 2011-05-02T02:00:16.887Z Their pretended justification of the impious assumption was as horrible as the act itself, and constitutes the dreadful doctrine of supererogation. The Great Apostasy Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History 2011-03-09T03:00:46.980Z He was not the man to waste his energies upon works of supererogation. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z Thus, discord differs from disagreement about matters of supererogation. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z I regret, sir, that the matter should annoy you," he said, coldly, "but there is no question here of supererogation. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z “An effort to corrupt Billy Sunday,” to use a paraphrase, “would be a work of supererogation, besides being immoral.” The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z The doctrine of supererogation is as unreasonable as it is unscriptural and untrue. The Great Apostasy Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History 2011-03-09T03:00:46.980Z It is perhaps a work of supererogation for me after the lapse of three and a half centuries to endorse and verify the accuracy of that word picture of the buffalo. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z Where, however, the money is money which they are glad to get in any case, the legal tender quality is a matter of supererogation. The Value of Money 2011-01-04T03:01:12.363Z Black Mazzard did what was a work of supererogation as he encountered Bart’s eye—he scowled, his face being villainous enough without. Commodore Junk 2010-12-20T17:12:13.450Z “Why don’t you get yer numbers painted over again, then?” grunted the voice, which seemed to consider an apology as a work of supererogation. A Little World A complete work of supererogation; for the next moment a voice speaking loudly made Charley shrink back, and press his crush-hat down over his eyes. By Birth a Lady This, besides being martyrdom, is a work of supererogation, as the fruit is nicer fresh, and to buy it for the sake of keeping it is absurd, as it can but be eaten once. Household Organization To "prove" the "equation of exchange," however, is, first, a work of supererogation, and, second, in no sense a proof of the quantity theory. The Value of Money 2011-01-04T03:01:12.363Z Peeping cautiously through the doorway he saw Miss Mercy alone in the bar, perfunctorily at work upon a task of supererogation which the paternal wisdom had set her. A Poached Peerage He was not pharasaical enough to imagine that he had performed any works of supererogation. Discussion on American Slavery Governor Young very sagaciously removed all restrictions from the pleasures of our crew, who had liberty on shore—leaving it a matter of supererogation to bribe the Kaikos, whose integrity is never above suspicion. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia But it is unnecessary to resort to such logical supererogation. Rationalism His arguments on the dialectic are commonplaces to-day which it would be a work of supererogation to explain to anyone except the persistent victim of Little Bethel. Landmarks of Scientific Socialism "Anti-Duehring" The missionary is not engaged in a work of supererogation, something with which we at home have no concern. An Introduction to the Study of Comparative Religion The character of Iago is one of the supererogations of Shakspeare’s genius. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature There had been two blows, I believe; and, if so, the second must really have been a work of supererogation, for I was conscious only of the one crash. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography I have another rehearsal to-morrow, at which it is to be hoped he will attend, as otherwise my being there is really quite a work of supererogation. Records of Later Life To offer here any arguments in proof would be a work of supererogation, as they are offered by all dictionaries. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 It always seemed to me that after the roaring greeting of the streets the formal civic addresses of welcome were acts of supererogation. Westward with the Prince of Wales A widowed mother is good, but if you can rake up a maiden aunt and keep her too, that’ll be a work of supererogation.” The Tale of Timber Town “Works of supererogation are supposed to count,” she interposed in her precise, measured voice. The Madcap of the School Some critics might have considered the coating of the floor and the desks a work of supererogation. The Silver Maple By that time, of course, the retort is what the Catholics call "a work of supererogation." The Wit of Women Fourth Edition If it were necessary, this point might be most fully, clearly, and conclusively established; but since is is not denied, no such work of supererogation is required at our hands. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject The marchioness—a strong woman is also, mercifully, too much engaged upon works of supererogation, which, in a rich bass, she styles "her manifold duties," to observe my existence. Anthony Lyveden This maniacal hallucination in its milder state produces, like sentimental love, an agreeable reverie; but when joined with works of supererogation, it has occasioned many enormities. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life If the squire undertook by way of supererogation to justify his position he appealed to tradition and experience. The English Utilitarians, Volume I. They even try to cast ridicule on fasting as a work of supererogation, detracting from the merits of Christ. The Faith of Our Fathers To sound the horn would have been a work of supererogation. Jonah and Co. Pudding thereafter is a work of supererogation—almost an impertinence. A Poor Man's House There are other peoples who would serve as examples, but it would be a work of supererogation to enumerate them to even the casual reader. Religion and Lust or, The Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire I was free to immortalize them; and my fiddling was thenceforth a work of supererogation. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis Afternoon church is a virtue of supererogation,—practised often because there is nothing else to do. Ralph the Heir Often enough, as now, it was a work of supererogation. Jonah and Co. It seems unnecessary to argue that all this is the idlest supererogation. Montaigne and Shakspere Bugle calls were a work of supererogation on the morning of Wednesday, 24th August, everybody having been astir long before réveille. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan To attempt, even, to prove it wrong, would seem to be a work of supererogation. The Right of American Slavery There be some works, mistress, our confessors tell us be works of supererogation ... is not that ye word? Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 It would indeed seem to be an act of supererogation to compile further evidence of the infamy of this entire business: what additional proof is necessary? The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies Haymaking and the building of barns are works of supererogation. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 So much for the causes which help to create this class of street Arabs, whom it is almost a labor of supererogation to describe, especially to those who daily hear the familiar cries, "Telegram!" Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. To do more was supererogation, and ought to be credited to zeal. Between the Lines Secret Service Stories Told Fifty Years After "It's a 'work of supererogation', and that always leaves a little virtue over, to count for somebody else." The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life It really is a little bit too cheap, a work of supererogation in the matter of hypocrisy. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance On this principle, President Johnson's labors in organizing State governments were works of supererogation. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 If she added one for herself, it was a work of supererogation, for she felt that in praying for the happiness of her lover, she was not unmindful of her own. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. This doctrine of supererogation is as unreasonable as it is unscriptural and untrue. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern Indeed, it would seem a work of supererogation to have to remind Him of the necessity that existed. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell It would be a work of supererogation and effrontery for me to attempt to treat this subject in particular since it has been so clearly and ably done by Col. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Second Annual Meeting Ithaca, New York, December 14 and 15, 1911 Where necessity comes in the glory of supererogation is non-existent; but the merit of the virtue is not thereby excluded, provided the will be present. On Prayer and The Contemplative Life From the Christian standpoint there are no works of supererogation, and there is no room in the Christian life for excess or margin. Christianity and Ethics A Handbook of Christian Ethics We know no supererogation but that of the Lord Jesus Christ, through whose merits salvation is placed within the reach of all men. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern Spirituality is sometimes spoken of as if it were a kind of moral luxury, a work of supererogation, a token of fastidiousness and over-refinement. The Essentials of Spirituality Some readers will consider such an inquiry to be a work of supererogation. On the Genesis of Species After the experience with the potassium, such a warning to Shasha was quite a work of supererogation. Kafir Stories Seven Short Stories Mrs. Turner was promptly on hand, so were other ladies, and that they made certain inferences at the time, and compared notes later in the day, is, perhaps, supererogation to state. Marion's Faith. He considered it a work of supererogation that not only must one pay to have the old teeth removed, but for the new ones to replace them. Le Petit Nord or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour The hand of the Lord would surely smite the slave-holding arch rebel, which was perhaps why the Covenanter thought it work of supererogation to raise his own. A Daughter of the Sioux A Tale of the Indian frontier As he only drank three or four drops in a day, it probably seemed to him a work of supererogation. The White Sister In doing this the Church does not make a precept of a matter of supererogation, but particularizes in detail that which is of general obligation. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province I imagined that he himself wished the second and third parts to be regarded as a work of supererogation. Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" Whilst as to future time, prohibition is in respect to evil, precept to good that is necessary and counsel to good that is of supererogation. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition Every word I utter is a waste of breath, a task of supererogation. Nobody's Man He who upholds the Mystery need not even adduce such an instance; and should he adduce it, it were indeed a work of supererogation, or else an instrument of greater confusion to the adversary. Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil For precepts are not given about works of supererogation which are a matter of counsel. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province The Sunday previous to leaving the place, the men were engaged on a work of supererogation until 8-30 p.m., digging bombing trenches which were never used. The Story of the "9th King's" in France It was a piece of supererogation on their part, for when the party emerged from the Ganges upon dry land that fellow was of no further account. The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring Though small, it was neat, and, for a boy's wants, amply furnished; nay, it contained at least one article of supererogation, in the shape of a razor-case on the dressing-table. Poison Island The efforts of woman to prove herself equal to man is a work of supererogation. The Business of Being a Woman Now fasting is a work of supererogation: else it would have to be equally observed at all places and times. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province All the same I cannot help thinking their services are a matter of supererogation, for a recalcitrant Irish tenant in the South and West needs instruction in no branch of villainy. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent "Yes, I fancy it would teach them a little supererogation." Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One We fund our winnings, and consider to refund, a work of supererogation—In looking after my father, I obey the old adage, "Follow your nose." Japhet, in Search of a Father Ruth, whose sense of humour had survived the earthquake, could smile at this supererogation. Lady Good-for-Nothing A greater good is one that pertains to supererogation. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province His cue was to show that all the benefits of regulation had been achieved despite its interference; from which, of course, it followed that restraint was a matter of supererogation. Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham When a task of this kind has been performed by a capable and conscientious historian, it would be a work of supererogation for another enquirer to undergo the wearisome toil, even if he could. The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times They know nothing of the "pious frauds" any more than the "indulgences" and "supererogations" by which the "man of sin" sustains his interest. Notes on the Apocalypse Unremitting was the attention shown, nurses and doctors alike doing their utmost, even to works of supererogation, on her behalf. Lancashire Idylls (1898) It does however exclude the credit of supererogation, according to 1 Cor. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province For me to write another would be what is somewhat gracelessly called a work of supererogation. The Living Present With troops pouring into the country, wherefore the need of so much supererogation? The Siege of Kimberley Hence it becomes a work of supererogation to find excuses for her, and hence, my old friend, Bernard Shaw, penned his long indictment of his hereditary enemy, England, all in vain. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index Invocation of saints, worship of images, relics, celibacy, works of supererogation, indulgences, and purgatory—these were the enforced principles of religion, and like a pest they settled down upon the people everywhere. The Revelation Explained I hope I shall not be thought ridiculous, or as one who aims at works of supererogation, for what I think is very short of my duty. Pamela, Volume II To interest such a person in himself is really a work of supererogation—because he thinks of nothing else, and usually can talk of nothing else. Analyzing Character And think of that poor girl living with this human work of supererogation! The Purple Heights But the excess must be in the line of duty; merely needless and irrelevant action is not supererogation. Write It Right A Little Blacklist of Literary Faults Penance, counting of beads, works of supererogation, were believed to be more effectual in obtaining forgiveness of sin than living faith in our only Redeemer. The Revelation Explained What reason does he give for this work of supererogation? Famous Reviews An avowal of love is usually a means to a baby; still it were a work of supererogation to put diapers on a proposal of marriage. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 So many wicked opinions are inherent in the vows, namely, that they justify, that they constitute Christian perfection, that they keep the counsels and commandments, that they have works of supererogation. The Augsburg Confession The confession of faith, which was submitted to His Imperial Majesty Charles V at the diet of Augsburg in the year 1530 She had accumulated religious force enough to do an act of supererogation. A Pair of Blue Eyes Our reference to letters of recommendation reminds us of an act, on the part of a modern Rabbi, of supererogation in the path of honesty. The Book of Delight and Other Papers Seeing that the holy men were the cooks, it seems like a work of supererogation to direct them to clean themselves and their cooking utensils. The Woman's Bible I think, therefore, that a translation into English would be a work of supererogation and a failure. Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. You can very well observe the three obediences and four virtues, but this softness of yours is a work of supererogation! Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books I have really no patience to think that a thing, which it would have been a crime to have left undone, should possibly be supposed a work of supererogation! Anna St. Ives Von Holzen, too, was collecting the papers scattered on his desk, with a patient air and a half-suppressed sigh of weariness, as if he were entering upon a work of supererogation. Roden's Corner Having performed this office with an air of detachment designed to make Woburn recognize it as an act of supererogation, he turned without a word and vanished down the passage- way. The Greater Inclination Forty thousand acres of woodland at one's doors would seem a fact sufficiently suggestive; to particularize the attractions of Bourron after this statement were surely supererogation. East of Paris Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champagne In the case of good George Lovegrove this was, however, a work of supererogation. The Far Horizon PERHAPS, in these days of public and private baths, it may seem a work of supererogation to insist upon cleanliness as the first requisite in a lady's toilet. Frost's Laws and By-Laws of American Society A condensed but thorough treatise on etiquette and its usages in America, containing plain and reliable directions for deportment in every situation in life. But it seems a work of supererogation to take them to prison, for they are very snugly in prison already. The Doings of Raffles Haw It is enshrined in the heart of Roman Catholicism, with its dreams of a treasury of merits, and works of supererogation and the like. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke I could crowd this chapter with similar incidents, but it would be a work of supererogation. Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him It would be a work of supererogation to say anything of Major-General Sir Isaac Brock here, so completely is his name enshrined in Canadian history, literature, and tradition. Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812. A Drama. and Other Poems. This dish is not obligatory; recollect that it is but a culinary work of supererogation. The Belgian Cookbook The alliance of knaves depends on motives so hackneyed and obvious, that we abstain from any illustration of its principle as a work of supererogation. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons It should be said, however, that honor demands the punishment of the wife only; to punish her paramour too, is a work of supererogation. The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer: the Wisdom of Life He is a civil Catholic, that holds nothing more steadfastly than supererogation in all that he undertakes, for he undertakes nothing but what he overdoes. Character Writings of the 17th Century All the same there have been times when we have felt that it would have been an act of supererogation to explain to the postman that our dog was really attached to him. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, September 5, 1917 They cannot be lower: perhaps they wish not to be higher: and, not able to do for every one, I aim not at works of supererogation. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 4 He swung sharply round and searched every shadow in the room with the glare of the portable lamp; but that was work of supererogation: he had already made sure he was alone on that floor. Alias the Lone Wolf To explain the whereabouts of the Talleyrand Club were only a work of supererogation. The Sowers Afterwards these liberal men, since they dream that they have the merits of supererogation, sell these to others. Apology of the Augsburg Confession But, reverend brother, for those to fast who are dead and mortified to the world, as I and thou, is work of supererogation, and is but the matter of spiritual pride. The Monastery No church cistern of works of supererogation can supply this pure water. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 I would take it as a favour, they should wish such effects of supererogation in me. Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian For all his works of supererogation, his life was a life of pomp and luxury, compared to the proper saint's life. The Cardinal's Snuff-Box And yet they adorn these works with magnificent titles; they call them works of supererogation, to them the honor is ascribed of being a price paid instead of eternal death. Apology of the Augsburg Confession I confess it to have been a work of supererogation; but the extreme shiftiness of my antagonist provoked me, and I was tempted to pin him and dissect him as an anatomico-psychological exercise. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2 "She is afraid they will make honey by steam," said grandpapa, "and render bees a work of supererogation." Henrietta's Wish Or, Domineering The character of Iago is one of the supererogations of Shakespeare's genius. Characters of Shakespeare's Plays It is almost a work of supererogation to make many further remarks on the character of this region—I mean, of course, since we left the Finke. Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, They add further that satisfactions ought to be works of supererogation, and they make these consist of most foolish observances, such as pilgrimages, rosaries, or similar observances which do not have the command of God. Apology of the Augsburg Confession It would be a work of supererogation to give a résumé of the public career of one so well known-one whose name has become a household word. The Fiend's Delight O, no, that had been supererogation; you shall never hear your courtier call but by one of these three. Cynthia's Revels ‘But it was quite a work of supererogation on my part.’ Two on a Tower At the appointed time she went to Miss Aldclyffe's room, intending, with the contradictoriness common in people, to perform with pleasure, as a work of supererogation, what as a duty was simply intolerable. Desperate Remedies This was the supererogation of literal matter-of-fact curiosity. Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners At Hangtown he was beaten by a passing stranger,—purely an act of Christian supererogation. Tales of the Argonauts For a long time it induced me to neglect their real improvement, as if this were a work of supererogation. Mauprat I say that these—which are the laws of mesmerism in its general features—it would be supererogation to demonstrate; nor shall I inflict upon my readers so needless a demonstration; to-day. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 And, therefore, it was thought a matter of supererogation to withdraw the nails and open the windows. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 So many weary lectures had to be attended, could not be “cut,” that we abstained from lectures of supererogation, so to speak. Adventures Among Books His followers had accounted this a supererogation of pretence. Captain Blood Birotteau's enemies called it foolishness; but men of sense held it up to its true light as a magnificent supererogation of integrity. Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau The idea of it has never occurred to us, simply because of its supererogation. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 Monks, friars, and all the rest of them brag that besides the ordinary requirements common to all Christians, they do the works of supererogation, i.e., the performance of more than is required. Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians At Hangtown he was beaten by a passing stranger—purely an act of Christian supererogation. Selected Stories of Bret Harte This is both supererogation and imbecility—supererogation because he already knows that it is dangerous, and imbecility because it is quite impossible to kill a passion by arguing against it. In Defense of Women Otherwise they would not emphasize free will, natural strength, the works of supererogation, etc. Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians |
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