| 单词 | unction |
| 例句 | “It does not mean anything. They give extreme unction to anyone who is seriously ill,” Mama whispered, when Papa and Father Benedict left. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z They were still looking at him with consternation and unbelief when the minister rose and introduced him in rich, rolling tones whose very unction served to increase the visitor's insignificance. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben bathed in the unction of his shouted name. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course, brave boy. The advice of poets is the cordiality of kings! How may I smear unction on your, no, not unction, how may I give balm to your pain?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “Did you call a priest to give him extreme unction?” he asked. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The movie is a dewy valentine in funeral time, a last rite administered with extreme unction. Jerry Lewis: Le Nutty Professor Takes Cannes 2013-05-24T19:14:50Z I wasn't too impressed by his latest incarnation, though: L Ron Hubbard was a waste of unction. Notes & Queries: If Jesus came back to earth, would he be a Christian? 2012-08-08T16:00:02Z If I were diagnosing democracy right now in America, it is in a state of extreme unction. Religion scholar Anthea Butler on "White Christianity" and its role in fueling fascism 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Over the years, he proposed his own nouns of multitude, including an unction of undertakers, a shrivel of critics and a queue of actors. James Lipton, host of ‘Inside the Actors Studio,’ dies at 93 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z The role not only artfully transmuted Morgan’s persona but also used the unique unction of his performance to comment on the entanglement of race and comedy. Tracy Morgan Turns the Drama of His Life Into Comedy 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Once The Donald realized people would buy his brand of unction, he couldn’t resist. Opinion | How Democrats won the presidency 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, she came to the church to be anointed with oil in the sacrament of holy unction and to pick up a cotton ball for her ailing father and her daughter. A 'miracle' icon is drawing thousands of pilgrims to an Illinois church 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z Accepting it, he joked: "I knew that being made a Saoi... is extreme unction; it is a final anointment - Aosdana's last rites." Obituary: Brian Friel - BBC News 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z A Roman Catholic himself, and so craving bona fides with Evangelical voters, Bush wallowed in this unction as he began the 2015 commencement address he delivered at Liberty on May 9. Jeb Bush cozies up to haters: Jerry Falwell, Liberty University and the real story of religious right evil 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z Another woman grinned with pride when she correctly answered that “extreme unction” is what Catholics used to call the Anointing of the Sick, part of the Last Rites. Beliefs: Poking Fun at Nuns, With Big Returns 2012-12-07T19:35:11Z Dishonesty about poverty, its causes, effects and cures, infects almost everything Duncan Smith says, as he pours an unction of moralising over the hardship he causes. No amount of moralising will alleviate the hardship caused by Tory austerity 2012-11-19T21:13:00Z Holbrooke was a brilliant diplomat, but he tended to stuff his briefings, and memos, with heavy ladlings of unction and hyperbole. Note to Obama: Get Down off the Mountaintop 2012-10-11T13:35:24Z Now they have switched their pitch to the soothing unctions coating their many blades. Euro 2012: England analysis would sound slicker if they cut back Verve 2012-06-03T14:54:53Z The doctor had declared it was only a matter of hours; the priest had given unction. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z A year ago the carol might have irritated him, and he would probably have laid the flattering unction to his soul, that he had outgrown a mouldy and moth-eaten superstition. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z She gave, however, clear signs of intelligence, and received the viaticum, as well as the last unction. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z What shall I say to thy internal spirit,—thy opium,—thy salt-petre,——thy greasy unctions,—thy daily purges,—thy nightly clysters, and succedaneums? The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman 2012-03-28T02:00:26.907Z "It is a pleasure to sit by"--he waved his pipe with unction--"and to see a thing done properly!" Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z On the day of his death he received extreme unction in the morning. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 30 of 55 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XXX, 1640 2012-03-06T03:00:26.127Z “You couldn’t hit it closer if you’d been brought up to the business,” declared the foreman with unction. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z His devotional works, written for St. Louis and others in his court, fill the heart with their unction, and rank him as the great master of spiritual life. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z By the Lord," with unction, "I know that, railroad or no railroad! Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z But suppose in the meantime, reverend sir," with unction, "you leave the ground clear for the other party? Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z There 20 was unction in the smell of the packeted, ticketed drugs, in the rosy cinnamon, the golden manna, the pungent vinegar, and the aromatic myrrh. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z Fletcher preached with his accustomed unction and power. Fletcher of Madeley 2012-02-23T03:00:39.877Z The last confession which she made previous to receiving extreme unction reminds me of all the difficulty we had long ago experienced in persuading her to make her first. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The abbot was summoned to administer the extreme unction, and the yeomen of the guard were called to see him die. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z In like manner they took of the mingled water of the phial, and mixing it with oil of unction, divided it, and preserved it for the perpetual sanctification of the waters of baptism. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z There was a want of unction about his conducting, but I did not know it, certainly not feel it, that night. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z There was flowing into his voice the professional unction of the clergyman with a north transept to restore. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z By how different a path, in how different a mood, had poor Isobel attained to laying the same unction to her smarting soul! Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z After receiving extreme unction he said, "I am going on my journey: they have greased my boots already." The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z Let a Catholic understand that if he imbrues his hands in his brother's blood, he can have no extreme unction. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 2 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:51.557Z The reputation of the dying man was so perfectly miserable, that the priest refused to administer the rite of extreme unction. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z If deficient, it is in directness and pungency of appeal, in holy pathos, in solemn and subduing unction. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z By night sleep never visited her eyes; and with all this she grew sick to death, and began to talk about extreme unction. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z In a few days the clergy prepared the convert to receive the sacraments of baptism and unction. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z The ‘test’ he generally adopted was that of ‘swimming,’ which James I. recommends with much unction in his ‘Demonologie.’ Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z In the former we read that on the 18th he received the sacrament of extreme unction with great calmness of spirit. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 101, October 4, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-01-30T03:00:13.383Z He was not at first at home in the precise measure p. 95of unction required by his new friends. The Life of George Borrow 2012-01-26T03:00:14.707Z There was a pathos and force and unction about the Bishop's remarks, that we think must have gone home to every heart. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z The freebooter speaks with much unction of his sponsorship. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Dee yielded, comparing himself with much unction to Abraham, who, in obedience to the Divine will, consented to the sacrifice of Isaac. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z And, when the Pope was desperately sick, the sexton gave him extreme unction. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z Some say that even at the last fate pursued Elias, for the city of Cortona being at that time under an interdict no blessed oil could be found for the sacrament of extreme unction. The Story of Assisi 2012-01-14T03:00:18.710Z Moses further set the mitre on his head, bearing on its golden plate the inscription, “Holiness to the Lord;” and pouring on his head the oil of unction, he anointed and consecrated him. Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom 2012-01-11T03:00:30.173Z In vain the minister, apprised of the block, lengthened out the formulæ for the other pairs, and blessed them with more reposeful unction. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z He evidently took umbrage at this unction, and discoursed in his shrillest tones till he was fairly out of breath. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z Indeed I was surprised to find how very refreshing, to the spirits of an author, this species of extreme unction might be, administered even by a ghost. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z I was now ready for the last unction, when an attack of hemorrhage from the nostrils, like those which had already nearly brought me to death's door, recalled me for the nonce to life. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z The oil of unction poured upon his head was the palpable sign of priestly power transmitted from him to the priest, in which, again, he was an image of the future High Priest. Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom 2012-01-11T03:00:30.173Z And let us not lay the mean unction to our souls that money cannot repay such services as these. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z Here were the treasures of Copa, which were spoken of with unction and respect by all the drunkards of the huerta. The Cabin [La barraca] 2011-12-01T03:00:23.247Z Taking the sacrament will do a man no more good than the Popish extreme unction, so long as the Word is not received and believed. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z Moreover nothing can be more convenient and elastic than the theory Antonelli expounds with all the unction of priestly diplomacy to the representatives of the European Governments. Letters From Rome on the Council 2011-11-25T03:00:11.447Z After a brief illness, the genius expired, receiving the extreme unction as a devout Catholic. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z He had the priest called, made confession, received the viaticum, and even wanted to have extreme unction.... The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z This would impart freshness, unction, power, vitality, energy, and intensity, all of which we deeply stand in need of, in this day of freezing formalism. Notes on the Book of Genesis 2011-11-05T02:00:10.317Z The General had returned with unction to his rural and agricultural pursuits, keeping up his life-long habit of rising before the sun, and after breakfast making the tour of the plantation on horseback. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z You pray of Sundays in the service for the widow and the orphan with a double unction. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z How can we get and keep this savour, this divine unction which produces such a life? Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z Archbishop Guethelin was then dead, nor was there any other that durst perform the ceremony of his unction, on account of his having quitted the monastic order. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z He talks of the fact without unction—his images of the gadfly and the horse are simple and not sacerdotal. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z Faithful to their sacred functions, all their teachings will be clothed with a divine power, and every priestly act will be hallowed with a heavenly unction. Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses 2011-10-20T02:00:26.230Z Both of them became students at Newport; they were both men of ability—Hobson having perhaps most philosophy, and Jackson most genius and pulpit unction. Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire with biographical notices of their pastors, and some account of the puritan ministers who laboured in the county. 2011-10-13T02:00:37.230Z And this unction is given in answer to self-denying and daily prayer. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z Whoever shall say that the sacred unction which the church uses in holy ordination is not only not required, but is contemptible and pernicious; likewise also the other ceremonies of orders; let him be accursed! Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries 2011-10-12T02:00:50.077Z Every effort is therefore made to procure a shilling, which is the minimum charge made by a priest for administering extreme unction. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z Mr. Merridew delivered himself with a certain dispassionate unction, as one who could do the judicial to a turn, and enjoy it. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z I hope you will have so much unction as to pity me!' The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z So, my brother, there is absolutely no substitute for this unction of the Holy Spirit. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z The patient, after receiving it, lay for some time with closed eyelids and a quiet brightness in her countenance, after which the moment of extreme unction arrived. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z Specific sums are laid down for mass, and for auricular confession,—which the Church of Rome calls a sacrament, by the name of penance,—for marriage, for baptism, extreme unction, &c. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z And let us not lay any sacrificial unction to our souls. The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy 2011-09-13T02:00:33.070Z He only gave her extreme unction; then he began to console the little knight, and to persuade him to yield to the will of God. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z Not only so, this unction from the Holy One is accompanied with a practical wisdom and insight which discerns, if not all things, yet, at least, many practical things. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z Had the count been a "black robe" himself, he could not have spoken with more unction or more unimpeachable orthodoxy in urging his savage hearers to embrace Christianity. Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 2011-09-09T02:01:02.147Z Extreme unction is totally rejected by the church of England, because miraculous effects no longer follow the administration of it. 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 Why the lack of unction, power, and edification in our public readings—the foolish speculations and the silly questions which have been advanced and answered for the last forty years? The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III 2011-09-01T02:00:17.707Z And of this latter, it is to be remembered that its warm unction and earnestness were very much abated by editorial jugglery. English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges 2011-08-29T02:01:10.603Z The possession of this unction presupposes that a man is correct, upright, holy in his life; for God would not give it to one who was not so. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z She roared like a mastiff dog: and then translated with unction to her two uninitiated friends. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z I had Priest there yesterday giving the little boy blessing and extreme unctions so the boy will die holy. The Discards 2011-08-27T02:00:23.603Z It is possible that even Sir Massingberd Heath may at some far-back time have deemed it necessary to lay to his soul some flattering unction of this kind. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 2/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:33.793Z It is very easy for those who have got everything, to pray each Sunday against envy, and to repeat with unction the response after the command not to covet thy neighbour’s goods. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z The savor of Christians is an unction from the spirit of God that produces purity, humility, patience, long-suffering, self-denial, tenderness, sympathy and unselfish love. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z Brother Medardus," said the guardian, "we are informed that a dying man desires your spiritual assistance, and the last unction. The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z We have often heard him preach with an unction and power that we have never heard surpassed. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z He lacked what the deacons called unction in the pulpit. Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:10.740Z The countess hurried into the next room and ordered a priest to be sent for to give extreme unction. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z They would assume the outward form of Christianity and adopt its expressions and conform to its usage in outward respects, but would deny that there was any supernatural power or divine unction in it. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z Leonardus, after confession and absolution had been regularly gone through, administered the last unction. The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z Andy agreed with unction as he turned back into the room and threw both hands high above his head in wild gestures. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z Wine I can bear, were I even lying in extreme unction, like my blessed father--God rest his soul! The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z I grow old before my time; 'sufficient for the day is the evil thereof;' lay that flattering unction to your soul, and all will soon be well, that is now ill with you. The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2) or, The Adventures of Three Southerns 2011-07-06T02:00:46.297Z With more than ordinary unction the prescribed formulae are repeated. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z At breakfast, while I'm eating, A German band outside With unction keeps repeating The latest 'Wedding Glide.' The Motley Muse (Rhymes for the Times) 2011-06-29T02:00:30.303Z The costumes are not only indicated, to remind the reader of the various people engaged, but dwelt upon with the unction of a virtuoso. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z Mrs. Mucklow had her tale to tell, and told it with Uncle's unction and satisfaction. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z Such unction accompanied these simple and characteristic words that the good lady felt deeply consoled, and she repined no more. A Mediaeval Mystic A Short Account of the Life and Writings of Blessed John Ruysbroeck, Canon Regular of Groenendael A.D. 1293-1381 2011-06-14T02:00:22.820Z From the prayers and conversation of these aged saints, through the blessing of God, she seemed to receive a peculiar unction of spirit, which was strikingly characteristic of her future course. An Address Delivered At The Interment Of Mrs. Harriet Storrs, Consort Of Rev. Richard S. Storrs, Braintree, Mass. July 11, 1834. 2011-06-07T02:00:13.820Z On November 29, a priest, brought by Mr. Robert Ross, baptized him into the Catholic Church, and administered extreme unction. Oscar Wilde A Critical Study 2011-05-04T02:00:14.580Z But they differ materially as to the course to pursue in order to obtain the divine favor, holy unction and saving grace of the Lord. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:15.900Z The Bed of Honor, since so frequently whole regiments lie on it, and receive their last unction, and last honor but one, really ought from time to time be new-filled, beaten, and sunned. The Campaner Thal and Other Writings 2011-04-26T02:00:29.827Z “I can quite believe that, at any rate,” said my cousin Melville with unction. The Sea Lady 2011-04-22T02:00:07.843Z Alas! she knew him too well to lay such flattering unction to her soul; and she knew Polly too. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z "My honored friend and benefactor," said the rector, with unction, "Venus was, in antiquity, the goddess of love." Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z In summer they would go processionally from street image to image, singing their Aves and Paters with uncommon unction before the holy figure, round which burned scores of little oil lamps, amid cart-wheel-shaped bouquets. Cuba Past and Present 2011-04-16T02:00:18.193Z My jewel case,” she added with much unction. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z With complacent unction, he wrote down the five last stanzas. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z I remember once seeing a Canon preaching in the Cathedral of Toulouse who was the picture of Henry James in his unction, his gravity, and his vehemence. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z H. 3rd looked at me severely, but then his face brightened, and with all the unction of a missionary to China he said, "Goliath loves you." Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z He tried this unction for his affrighted spirit, and put it aside as useless. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z He was immediately transported to a neighboring monastery, not to afford him the necessary medical aid, but in order to procure him the blessing of extreme unction before his death, which infallibly saves the soul. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z They hold, with Calvin, that a certain spiritual unction inherent in the Sacred Scriptures determines their source, and produces in the devout reader an interior sensation which gives him an absolute conviction of the truth. Chapters of Bible Study A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Sacred Scriptures 2011-03-27T02:00:12.580Z Then, clapping his hands with an ecstatic upward look, 'I'm so happy, I'm so happy!'—he would go on to read with the unction of immediate intention, 'Let death seize them! The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains 2011-03-22T02:00:18.637Z It was spoken of by the people with superstitious unction. Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe 2011-03-20T02:00:33.357Z Empty solace, pitiful unction for a soul in its abasement, but all that remained to him—all, all. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z "What makes me want to kill that man," Norman muttered to Barbara, "is the unfailing politeness and unction with which he asks those questions." Comrades A Story of Social Adventure in California 2011-03-03T03:00:52.327Z This eulogy on the departing Larry she delivers with much unction, and a good deal of check apron in the corner of one eye. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z We are told with great unction that Philadelphia and San Francisco once excluded Negroes from street cars altogether, that slavery originated in the commerce of the North, and that Jim-Crowism was first met in Massachusetts. Papers of the American Negro Academy. (The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers, No. 18-19.) 2011-02-23T03:00:31.787Z Dr. Marsh, in the immediate expectation of an uncommonly good dinner, saluted the Squire with positive unction, and an immediate adjournment to the dining-room met with his most unqualified approval. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z Baptism 488 and extreme unction only were continued, lest souls should be lost; and marriages were permitted but not inside the walls of churches. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z "Vulgar beast!" he says at length out loud with much unction, which happily affords him instant relief. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z A slave in Morocco, he was able to minister to his fellow-slaves, and to compose a work on the Passion of Jesus Christ, which has been admired for its unction, and translated into various tongues. White Slavery in the Barbary States 2011-02-10T03:00:50.200Z Miss Muriel knew little of London and nothing of London parties, but she liked Elizabeth's assuming she did, so she replied with unction, "That is so." The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z And if your object be to preserve your miserable existence, at the expense of charity and duty, there was no necessity for your receiving holy unction, and entering into the priesthood. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z This was sung by Marius, who had no voice in particular, but an infinite Gallic relish and unction and finish in everything that he did. Far Off Things 2011-02-04T03:00:19.967Z This fearful threat she hurls at his head with much unction. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z But such poor unction as this reflection brought me was dissipated by a second thought. The Blind Mother and The Last Confession 2011-02-03T03:00:11.867Z An extreme unction was another of their rites, and prayers for the dead one of their observances. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z His book is written with an ardent eloquence in the deeply spiritual passages, and as Hannay has said, "has always a large share of the religious quality of unction." The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z In cases of special or particular impurity an extra preparation extending over two or three days longer became necessary, and unctions of oil or repeated immersions in water were administered. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z Old habit kept the girls at table when he intoned with noisy unction the Hebrew grace after meals; they even joined in the melodious morceaux that diversified the plain-chant. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z "Of what monk are you talking, Hena, with so much unction?" The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z Oil had various uses, as for healing the sick, or as in the rite of extreme unction. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z The music was supplied by the organist of the church, who played with religious unction and at the pace of a processional hymn. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z Then, we took the flattering unction to our souls that these were altogether foreign conditions. Education: How Old The New 2011-01-14T03:00:54.370Z Being such subtle dialecticians, perchance they have done this in order to relate it to the first unction of baptism and the two succeeding unctions of confirmation and ordination. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z The time for communion having come, the seven founders of the Society of Jesus received the Eucharist with unction. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z Every successful aspirant to the priesthood, having passed the requisite examinations, received a kind of unction, which communicated the sacred character to him. Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by the Native Religions of Mexico and Peru 2011-01-02T03:00:21.577Z This I did with a good deal of unction, for seeing what a comic effect our manners had had on the good woman, our names in all probability would have one still more singular. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z Hast thou received the unction from above, and art thou possessed of the fruits of the Spirit, that demonstrate a Christian? True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z And we read nowhere in the Gospel of this sacrament of extreme unction. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z This menace was more to the Indian’s taste, and he delivered the latter part of it with unction. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z "Throw yourself in your affliction on Heaven's mercy," said she with unction, "and God will not fail to strengthen and console you." The Baron's Sons 2010-12-20T17:12:02.667Z It was the Vidlers’ sole amusement, and it was entered into with a kind of solemn unction in accordance with the gloom of the place. A Double Knot Seneca preaches, with the unction of an evangelist, all the doctrines on which the humane legislation of the Antonine age was founded, all the principles of humanity and charity of every age. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Scarce a single priestling is sent nowadays, although the Apostle would have many present, not because of the unction but of the prayer. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z The rite of extreme unction was introduced in the crusading epoch, although it was already usual to anoint the bodies of dead priests. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" The custom of anointing still exists in the Roman Catholic Church in the ordination of priests and the confirmation of believers and the sacrament of extreme unction. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Confession and extreme unction and the other sacraments they administer diligently and solicitously to the sick, and to the dead they give due burial. The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time It seemed but yesterday that he had been telling her, with all his pulpit unction, that the pleasures of this world should never be allowed to creep near the heart. Rachel Ray Therefore, I take it, this unction is the same as that which the Apostles practised, in Mark vi, "They anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them." Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z And he took off his cap with unction to a handsome, sinister creature, in a brown flowing wig and raiment as fine as any on the walls. Witching Hill On the 19th of September, towards evening, the patient asked for the rite of extreme unction. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 Here he finds a huge old man armed with a cudgel "that with one blow could have administered extreme unction to any man." The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim Seldom, we felt, would extreme unction have been administered to a soul so pure as that of our little fairy-queen. Glories of Spain But they say, on the contrary, that the unction must be administered to none but the dying; that is, that they may not be healed and raised up. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z "The world's a miserable hole," he said, with unction. Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches His confessor told him that having received extreme unction, the other sacrament was unnecessary. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 Had she not seen the glow with which he expounded his ideas and purposes, forgetting she was a humble, uninstructed listener, and surrounding her soul with the sweet unction of the implied perfect equality? An Engagement of Convenience A Novel Hence, the great feature of his style is its singular clearness; a clearness which, however, never becomes hard or cold, so tender is the unction that pervades the entire. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, August 1865 For if it is extreme unction, it does not heal, but gives way to the disease; but if it heals, it cannot be extreme unction. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z Bossuet says: "Esteem the sick, love them, respect and honour them, as being consecrated by the unction of the Cross and marked with the character of a suffering Jesus." Fraternal Charity "Judge not, that ye be not judged," interrupted Lorinser, with immovable calmness and unction. The Children of the World He had unction, jollity, tenderness, dignity, but above all a most polished courtesy. Life on the Stage The sermons—the causa belli—clever but dry, destitute of earnestness and unction—are long since dead and buried; and their review remains their only monument. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. Either the Apostle lies in making this promise or else this unction is no sacrament. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z Not only was this the source of his light and unction, it was also the guiding principle of his spiritual and mental life. Saint Bonaventure The Seraphic Doctor Minister-General of the Franciscan Order This is the substance of the entire treatise; and for accuracy of doctrine, clearness of style, unction of Catholic spirit, it is worthy of its important subject and of its author. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, December 1864 And his speeches, "Such an act!" and "Look upon this picture!" were given with such unction—such a sneeringly, perfect comprehension of her lust, as to become themselves lustful. Life on the Stage A man working without this unction, a man working without this anointing, a man working without the Holy Ghost upon him, is losing his time after all. Secret Power or the Secret of Success in Christian Life and Work Why do they make an extreme and a particular kind of unction of that which the Apostle wished to be general? Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z The holy unction was performed with oil said to have been brought from heaven by a dove, to King Clovis. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands "Every one of them," replies that matron, with unction. Faith and Unfaith Charlemagne had received the holy unction from the hands of the head of the Catholic church. Lives of Celebrated Women The Thibetians and Mongols ascend it with great unction, for it is understood amongst them that whoever attains its summit, attains, ipso facto, a remission of all his or her sins. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 So that it is now the sacrament of extreme unction, which may be administered only to such as are at the point of death. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z "Oh! there is no doubt about that," Maximina would have said, with the greatest unction. Maximina "He is a Catholic," said the old woman in a low tone, "he administers the last unction to the dying." Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle Another gentleman interposed with great unction, declaring that the alcalde of a neighbouring village did not mind the law, but went on whipping the same as before. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. Would," exclaimed Cornelius Peach, with great unction, when Helen told him the story, "would that I had been born in some strange, half-barbarous land! Trevethlan: Volume 1 A Cornish Story. How much more will one who administers extreme unction confer peace, even though he does not really confer peace, so far as his ministry is concerned, since there is no sacrament there. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z Instead of the external guidance, they have the unction within, and know all things. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews He was of no great height; but his girth was superb, and told a tale of good living, with an unction which no language could approach. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 He was full up with unction, too, and would frequently “expound” from the pulpit of a certain chapel of the “omnium gatherum” persuasion, whence was dispensed Sabbath nourishment to the bulk of English-speaking Doppersdorp. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance As if the ecclesiastic had invoked this high duty of his office, the sacristan now came, and said that an old vine-dresser desired extreme unction. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine But where is the prayer of faith in our present use of extreme unction? Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z He could not even lay to his soul the flattering unction that the unfortunate man would eventually succumb to the after results of his horrible sufferings. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War The next day, as was to be expected, she was in a high fever, so ill that she was confessed and received extreme unction. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History "Wi' sappy unction, has he burkes The hopes O' men that trust in works." The Bible Story With words full of unction he brought one to Eric, who took it with him to his room. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine Therefore, this extreme—that is, this fictitious—unction is not a sacrament, but a counsel of James, which whoever will may use, and it is derived from Mark vi, as I have shown. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z This council, largely controlled by the vindictive Gerbert, threatened the kingdom of France with a universal interdict, suspending all religious rites but those of baptism and extreme unction, if Robert would not repudiate Bertha. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) She then confessed, partook of the sacrament, and, at her desire, extreme unction was administered to her. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 Here he ordered all his affairs, made his last will, and was called away from this world of troubles on the 2d of September, 1547, after receiving the holy sacrament and extreme unction. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. The Justice played, in an embarrassed manner, with his sword-belt; these words of unction from the Captain of the Guards seemed to him incomprehensibly, and yet they could not be spoken in jest. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine For he did not desire it to be an extreme unction or administered only to the dying; but he says quite generally: "If any man be sick"—not, "If any man be dying." Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z Awful were the effects of the curse, according to Petrus Damianus, who records with pious unction most of the signs and wonders with which the age was filled. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) On his confessor's representing that, after the sacrament of extreme unction, this was unnecessary, he answered, "Perhaps so, but it is good provision for the long journey I am to set out upon." History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 He ate something himself, drank some tea, and then delivered his rage with much unction, a little profanity, great incoherency,—but to his own relief. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories After a short prayer, full of unction, he nodded graciously to the multitude and the repast began. Tales from the German. Volume II. The Lichtensteins, The Sorceress, The Anabaptist According to the expressions of the Moniteur, serenity and joy were on all faces, and unction in every heart. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty The accustomed religious exercises ceased; but that was only a small part of the horror, for no more sacraments, save extreme unction and baptism of infants, could be celebrated. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) On the nineteenth of September, Charles's strength had declined so much that it was thought proper to administer extreme unction to him. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 The dead were lying in heaps, even upon the stone of unction; and I saw full four hundred wretched people, dead and living, heaped promiscuously one upon another, in some places above five feet high. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant "I shall tell my wife," said Harding, with much unction, "that you think it very satisfactory." The New Warden Poor constitutional abb�, people are scoffing already at your sacerdotal unction, your soothing homily! Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty The author of the Romance of the Rose describes with great unction the gorget, or neckcloth, hanging from the horns and twisted two or three times around the neck. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) Many prelates are oily enough; but the unction of the present Bishop of Rome is peculiar. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Throwing back his head, he sang with an unction indescribable, verse after verse, caught doubtless at some western camp-meeting, where he had tormented the saints. An American Girl Abroad The code of the wilderness never lays the unction of a hypocritical excuse to conscience. The Story of the Trapper The chief mufti replied with unction: "It is written in the Kuran, 'If the infidels rise against their brethren, let them die the death!'" The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries All the unctions were made with the chrism, mixed with a drop of oil from the Sainte Ampoule. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" Waiting for a buttered cake, Come, butter, come,” said with faith and unction, she was sure to have at once a lucky churn-full. Witch Stories He spoke for three hours together with much unction. Priests, Women, and Families Madam Fulton spoke with deliberate unction:— "Perdition take my food!" Rose MacLeod All claiming unction from the prophet's shade, Still gave their worship to the god of day, And their oblations on the altar laid. Montezuma An Epic on the Origin and Fate of the Aztec Nation Each of these was blessed, and delivered with a benediction to the emperor and empress, kneeling, side by side, to receive them, both having previously received the unction on the head and on each hand. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" Seven sacraments are recognized—baptism, confirmation, eucharist, penance, orders, matrimony, and unction of the sick. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" Each girl as she received her book said "thank you" with quite superfluous unction, all in different tones of voice, some gruff, some squeaky, some mincing, and some affected. Loyal to the School But his words of unction died on his eloquent tongue, when the Fr�ulein made him the singular proposal to accompany her that night on a promenade to the Mordm�hle. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors "Splendid!" he repeated, settling down again with unction. Leonore Stubbs In recent years the unction and coronation have been disused. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" He will in distant regions dispose me to receive the unction of idealism, and, if I may so speak, etherialize me. The Pictures; The Betrothing Novels Having decided grimly to stand by law and order, the prefects next day surprised the school at eleven o'clock break by leading the games with the greatest unction. Loyal to the School Serapion, who had spoken with genuine priestly unction, raised, in silence, his eyes to Heaven with an expression of blissful gratitude. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. "There are very few men I know of," said Arthur, "but what could 'lay to their soul that flattering unction.'" Checkers A Hard-luck Story The unction was given, first on the top of the head in the form of a cross, on the breast, between the shoulders, and at the bending and joints of both arms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" "Is it not said, that to the pure all things are pure?" asked the lady with great unction. The Pictures; The Betrothing Novels But here Mrs. Beedie took up her testimony with unction and emphasis. The Story of Old Fort Loudon "My good son," said the clerk with unction to the slave, "we must accept with resignation the trials that heaven sends us." The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres "It's too good to waste the least bit," said Shorty, tasting it from time to time with unction. Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro The royal ornaments were the sword, sceptre, crown of gold and the apple of gold, which the king himself assumed after the unction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" He had said all this with great unction. The Pictures; The Betrothing Novels On the contrary, they softened both; and it is when he is least under the influence of them that unction chiefly deserts him. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) "A miracle!" again cried the crowd with even intenser unction, and smiting their chests with redoubled fervor. The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres He was deeply and earnestly pious, but in a quiet, almost dry way, which lacked what is called unction, though it impressed those who were in close contact with him. Studies in Contemporary Biography By virtue of the unction which he received, the sovereign was regarded, in the middle ages, as a mixta persona, in part a priest, and in part a layman. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" In action and in unction you had not your superior in the Synod. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) Then he rallied all the wisdom he possessed, and preached a sermon to me with all the unction of an Old Testament patriarch. Eyes Like the Sea That was the extreme unction, hardly administrable, however, in case of wilful omission of the dar�n, which was communion. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal In Section 24 he mentions, besides baptism and the Lord's Supper, "confirmation, penance, extreme unction, etc." Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume I) At first a single anointing on the head was the practice, but afterwards other parts of the body, as the breast, arms, shoulders and hands received the unction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" The priest drew nigh with the sacred unction. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 As a Mormon, there were five chances out of six you might recover; as a Catholic, your hopes were small; and this opinion is perhaps founded on the comfortable rite of unction. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) "Twinkling stars are laughing, love, Laughing on you and me" —sang the flageolet and little fiddles, while the double bass and the bassoon grunted out their corroborative testimony with melodious unction. John March, Southerner The word is sometimes used loosely for the unmixed olive oil used in the sacrament of extreme unction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" The last, a compound of olive oil and 186 balsam, is only used for the most sacred purposes, and the oil of the catechumens was that used for the unction of kings. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" "We must not lay the flattering unction to our souls, that because by some possibility there may not be guilt, we can rightfully discharge as if there were no guilt." The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence "Well, sir"–slowly, and with some unction–"Mr. Wildred has been the only one so far–not counting what you yourself may have to say presently–who has given any information of value." The House by the Lock Ten thousand a year gives one leisure for reflection, and elegant leisure enables one to view household economies dispassionately; hence the unction with which these gifted daughters of upper air delight to exhort young neophytes. Household Papers and Stories Henry explained each detail of this kind with unction, procuring great joy from the child's admiration. The Monster and Other Stories When miraculous powers ceased in the Church, it was reasonable that the unction should cease also. The Church Handy Dictionary The bellringer was William, the genial little negro whose acquaintance the ladies had made, and he performed his duty with an unction that left nothing to be desired. Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches Unlike Lady Georgina, who was tart and crisp, Mr. Marmaduke Ashurst was devout and decorous; where she said 'pack of fools,' he talked with unction of 'the mental deficiencies of our poorer brethren.' Miss Cayley's Adventures And he would spread out his arms with a pastoral dignity, as if in blessing, and recite with unction, "Little children, love one another!" The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 Sally addressed the honorable body with so much unction, I hear, that thy uncle, Robert, at once declared for them. Peggy Owen and Liberty Similarly, Miss Lutwyche's understanding that Mr. Torrens would come to table this evening was a flattering unction to her distressed soul, and she never questioned her omniscient handmaid's accuracy. When Ghost Meets Ghost The concluding evening prayer was one of great solemnity and unction. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. He rolled the name with an unction he had learned from his wife. Clark's Field He is described as knowing Dr. Watts’ hymns almost by heart, and as singing them on Sunday at meeting with equal fervour and unction. East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations The Tories single out for vengeance any man who fights with unction against them. Peggy Owen and Liberty So some of us talk to our lawyers, and some of us talk to our doctors, and in extreme unction we talk to our newspapers.” In the Heart of a Fool The Holy Ghost in the heart of the preacher, and therefore in his message, filling every sermon with unction, spirituality, throb, life—can there be effective and successful preaching without THIS? The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching If you remarked how well a plant was looking, he would gravely touch his hat and thank you with solemn unction; all credit in the matter falling to him. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 “Well, good morning, Wiley,” he began with unction, and then he looked grievously about. Shadow Mountain He delivered the haughty speech of Caius Marcius to the starving citizens with unction; he did not say he thought his irrational pride right, but he seemed to feel it so. Shirley This precious apostle of peace greeted me with unction, on the editor’s introduction. The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War He received extreme unction, after which he lost his speech, and remained remarkably quiet; and in that calm he yielded his spirit to the Creator. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. Lastly a good Dominican friar came, and with him I had several long conferences, and after he had dispensed to me the consolations of his ministry, he gave me extreme unction. Adventures in the Philippine Islands “What says the señor, amigo?” asked Don Mario, with his utmost suavity and unction of manner. Carmen Ariza There is no piety, no unction, in his allusions to theology. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) The Archbishop of Paris offered to visit the dying heretic and administer to him the supreme unction on behalf of the Church. Flowers of Freethought (First Series) It is a comfort to me that your highness is well; but I am fitter for an extreme unction than a baptism. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." The Service of Baptism was no longer suffered to retain the exorcism of the evil spirit, or the white vesture, or the unction; and there were other items of less important change. A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer The latter had laid aside his unction, and now made a curt and peremptory demand upon Josè for the child. Carmen Ariza Souls are won more by the unction of grace—by the weapons of love—than by the power of argument. Letters of Madam Guyon No Samson-strength of intellect or taste Shall bow the pillars of this temple chaste Of ugliness and unction. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 8, 1890 Englishmen of the seventeenth century, with an unction of pseudo-science added to their natural patriotism, discovered in the English climate one of the reasons of England's greatness. The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures Rufa," he said, "pardon me if, in my admonitions, I cannot impart to your troubled spirit that unction which becomes the important subject that dictates them. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. The word of the gospel had not, perhaps, in his mouth all the unction to be desired; his voice was rough, his exhortations were unpolished; but their moral quality was excellent; they abounded in charity. A Romance of the West Indies This is, I apprehend, your ordinary state; with occasionally the unction of the oil of grace poured upon the concealed fire, to give you a sweet and clear manifestation of the loving presence of God. Letters of Madam Guyon On Sunday, in King’s Chapel, he repeated with unction the prayer for their majesties the king and queen, and for his royal highness the Prince of Wales. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Hardy rolled out the title with a certain proprietary unction; his cousin had no share in this enviable relationship. Audrey Craven The last word came out with true Viennese unction. Melomaniacs The story is told with great unction by "true believers," but to a calm, unbiased mind it is too utterly ridiculous for repetition. Aztec Land She did not say that she had propounded several mottos more or less suitable to the occasion, which had been delivered with great unction to the disconsolate girl. The Hound From The North Gone was the sanctimonious unction of his former behavior; the ruthless savage glared out of the red eyes, the flattened fingers were twisting and curling. Pirates of the Gorm Coals and crockery," he enumerated with slow unction, "a saucepan, a coffee-pot, a tea-pot, a broom, and some exceedingly dirty dusters. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real It was delivered with great unction, and the Holy Father concluded with a fervent prayer for Rome and the Roman State. Pius IX. And His Time Shortly after he received extreme unction from the hands of the curé of the parish. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 And the men are received with greater unction than ever on the part of their hostess; albeit they profess to have called casually, on some mysterious business or other with her husband. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand It is also said of his disciples, “Ye have an unction from the Holy Ghost, and know all things.” Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors And after supper Natalya would sing the Hebrew grace at much leisurely length and with great unction. Ghetto Comedies He spoke his grace with unction, and was surprised to hear his guest echo the Latin words after him. Robin Hood He came to the students with a power and unction which were quite irresistible, and manifested a depth of religious feeling for us which made us at once love him and admire him. The History of Dartmouth College It happened that Northcote was in the poulterer's shop, talking to the poulterer himself at this moment, and he heard the conclusion of this speech delivered with much unction and force. Phoebe, Junior If he only went to church to worship the British God Respectability, he did so with impeccable unction. The Belovéd Vagabond Sir, you need not lay the flattering unction to your soul, that you can drive the clergy generally from the noble stand they have taken upon this great question. Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors The Bishop had spoken the Latin service impressively and with unction. Robin Hood He discoursed with great unction, and the crowded audience hung upon his lips. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge The wisp of white neckcloth round his neck, and his black coat, and a certain unction of manner all favoured the idea. Phoebe, Junior King Haco received extreme unction on the night before the festival of St. Lucia. The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland Before her death, she seemed to shew some remorse for her past conduct; but no signs of true repentance, else she would not have received the Popish sacrament of extreme unction. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies He then received extreme unction, bade adieu to all, and, ordering the curtains of his bed to be closed, composed himself as for ordinary sleep. Louis Philippe Makers of History Series Uncle James had read prayers with such happy unction, and showed such pleased importance as he took his seat. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius After taking the communion, the service of extreme unction followed. The Brothers Karamazov Roger Holland had an unction from the Holy One, and his prescience was true. Robin Tremayne A Story of the Marian Persecution We hope he will not sink under such a weight of responsibility, but read everything we send him with a holy unction to the committee, and report favorably to the Senate. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II We have found the matter solid, well digested, and instructive, and the style simple, earnest, and full of unction. Public School Education We certainly never before heard Antoinette Brown, Mrs. Rose, and Lucy Stone speak with such power and unction as last night. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I Mother, for love of grace, Lay not that flattering unction to your soul. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature "I move that the election of Mrs. Carrington as president be now made, and also that the election be made unanimous," she demanded, with much unction in her voice. Making People Happy We listened with great satisfaction, expressed our thanks and started, when Miss A. suddenly turned and said, "That is excellent, Doctor, now pray do not forget to give it with unction to-morrow." History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II The artistic comedy of Réjane lacked the richness and unction of Miss Tempest’s methods. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 Not alone is the power of mind needed, but the zeal and the inspiration of the inner life; the unction of love and faith and courage produced by a struggle amid life's realities. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I More—it was sweet unction, grateful to many a bruise. The Rough Road Lay not that flattering unction to your soul, That not your trespass, but my madness speaks: It will but skin and film141 the ulcerous place, Whiles rank corruption, mining all within, Infects unseen. Hamlet There prevailed in that age an opinion which was akin to its other superstitions, that the royal unction was essential to the exercise of royal power. Coronation Anecdotes With much unction, the lion's share has been awarded to the lion. The Settlement of Wage Disputes Mrs. Mott states that on one occasion when she was present, the English Quakeress, in preaching salvation by the blood of Christ, had spoken with more than usual unction and enthusiasm. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I Though, mark you, if I had followed my original vocation, the Bench of Bishops could not have surpassed me in the unction in which I would have wallowed. The Rough Road The very same people who will read with unction the most sanguinary exhortations from scripture are usually people who themselves would not hurt a fly. The New Theology Edward succeeded to the throne in November 1272; but did not arrive in England, until August 1274, when his first object was to receive, with his consort, Eleanor of Castile, the regal unction. Coronation Anecdotes I am acquainted with no prayers that can compare with the collects of the Missal in earnestness and vigor of language, in conciseness of style and unction of piety. The Faith of Our Fathers She had what the Friends call unction; that made the most radical utterances from her lips acceptable. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I "My King and Country have called me," said Jim, with unction. Captain Jim It is simply the "custom of the country" greased with the unction of professional interests. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations Let thy bless'd unction from above Be to us comfort, life, and love. Coronation Anecdotes Confirmation is a Sacrament in which, through the imposition of the Bishop's hands, unction and prayer, baptized persons receive the Holy Ghost, that they may steadfastly profess their faith and lead upright lives. The Faith of Our Fathers Extreme unction was administered, the crucifix fell from her hand, a convulsive shuddering shook her frame, and Henrietta was dead. Louis XIV. Makers of History Series The Interim furthermore demanded the immediate reintroduction of abolished ceremonies, such as exorcism and other ceremonies of Baptism, confirmation by bishops, auricular confession, extreme unction, episcopal ordination, and the like. Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church There is an unction, a dreamy thrill about some of those descriptions of town and country churches in conventional England which would suggest that he had no secularistic aversion to these modest usages. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations He comes from the ward next door, Salle II., and is giving extreme unction- 89 - to the man in that bed, back of the red screens. The Backwash of War The Human Wreckage of the Battlefield as Witnessed by an American Hospital Nurse The Bishop performs the external unction, but God, “who worketh all in all,” sanctifies the soul by His secret operation. The Faith of Our Fathers While he was receiving the confession of the royal penitent, the cardinal was hurrying to the chapel to get the viaticum for administering the communion, and the holy oil for the rite of extreme unction. Louis XIV. Makers of History Series Almost every day there was to be seen a Roman Catholic priest administering the last unction to some disciple of his faith, some Irish soldier or sailor, whose hour was come. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery People do not and perhaps never will—even in archetypal Platonic drawing-rooms—converse with one another quite so goldenly; or tell the amber-coloured beads of their secret psychology with quite so felicitous an unction. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations Sometimes, after patient digging, the student comes upon the treasure of some simple fact, some common experience, beneath all their mystery and unction. The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory God confirmeth us in faith; He hath anointed us by spiritual unction, typified by the sacred chrism which is marked on our foreheads. The Faith of Our Fathers She received the rite of extreme unction, and, in the wildness of delirium, lost all recognition of those who were around her. Louis XIV. Makers of History Series You need this cleansing, this 'unction of the Holy One', or you need it afresh in the face of the world's crying need. Standards of Life and Service But the work of Raphael possesses the loving unction of real conviction and nothing to which he put his well trained hand failed of the baptism of genius. Pictorial Composition and the Critical Judgment of Pictures To be shore they air,” he repeated with unction. Judith of the Cumberlands In violation of the practice of all antiquity it mutilates the rite by omitting the sacred unction. The Faith of Our Fathers He could neither understand the Word for himself, nor translate it into his own life, nor apply it to others with power, unless the Holy Spirit became to him both insight and unction. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God Nay, might he not go further, and lay the flattering unction to his soul that she would not be unwilling to transfer these same blighted feelings to a more suitable recipient? The Light of Scarthey Four of the seven sacraments—ordination, marriage, confirmation, and extreme unction—he rejected altogether. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe Then honorable mention take Our "side meat," then such generous share, Such unction and such healing make As "inner consciousness" should bear. American Cookery November, 1921 This unction is called Extreme, because it is usually the last of the holy unctions administered by the Church. The Faith of Our Fathers The laborers will be qualified rather by the unction of His Spirit than by the training of literary institutions. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan Clark caught it, and perceived that the call was not for him alone but for thousands yet unborn, and there began to creep over him the ineffable unction of labor. The Rapids Yet let us not forget the fact that others, in the past, have gone before us, and far ahead of us, on this same track, of which we often speak with so much unction. 'Murphy' A Message to Dog Lovers His unction,151 however, rather than his mother, was his teacher. St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh There is no room for much discussion regarding the unction of the sick. The Faith of Our Fathers Clear and full the voice rings over the room, transfixing for one moment the entire court; then the gavel descends; order is commanded with double unction, because of the recent lapse. The Diamond Coterie Then there was another hymn, "Beautiful Land of Rest," when it did one good to hear the unction with which the second syllable of the refrain was given:— Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Beautiful land of rest. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis The humor and unction of the shiftless one always amused him. The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods He healed a boy, who was troubled with a mental disorder, one of those who are called lunatics, in the act of confirming him with the holy unction. St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh You will search in vain outside the Catholic Church for writers comparable in unction and healthy piety to such as I have mentioned. The Faith of Our Fathers She is such an elusive person that I spend all my time in wooing her, and can never lay the flattering unction to my soul that she is really won. A Cathedral Courtship But it was not for himself alone but also for his brethren that he obtained this holy unction. The Ministry of the Spirit He made his position a little easier and again laughed deep in his throat and with unction. The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods The doctor kept him there for full half-an-hour, and then administered twenty stripes, with an unction that showed, clearly enough, his profound contempt for that most contemptible of beings, an informer. Bert Lloyd's Boyhood A Story from Nova Scotia "I do hope so, fervently!" said the King, with unction. Drolls From Shadowland No one expects a devout Roman Catholic to see the point of a joke about extreme unction. A Dominie in Doubt He, the Christos, the Anointed, stands above and for the Christoi, his anointed brethren, and from him the Head, the unction of the Holy Ghost descended on the day of Pentecost. The Ministry of the Spirit These words were said with so much unction that for a few moments the handsome cousin was silent and discomfited. Jack 1877 He dwells with unction on the strong tendency to institutions that ever characterized them. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 He was in a jovial humour, judging from the thick unction of his speech; doubtless, though he seldom looked at her, in his own way he was seeking to charm his cold and silent prisoner. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest I broke forth, earnestly, my swollen nose making the pious twang involuntary and full of unction. When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood The holy anointing enjoined in Exodus for Aaron and his sons, is confessedly a type of the unction of the Holy Ghost. The Ministry of the Spirit The pictures of South American life which he delineates with enthusiastic unction, are soft and sunny, presenting a delicious profusion of enchantments. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 Again, when he thought of Julia, there was no balm to his heart, no unction to his wounded conscience! The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 It will be a small matter to pray, and to retire within ourselves for half an hour or an hour, if we do not retain the unction and the spirit of prayer during the day. A Short Method Of Prayer He also did honour to the occasion—pronouncing with unction over the bride and bridegroom the blessings so long ago spoken at the gate of Bethlehem. Allison Bain, or, By a Way she knew not It was a low laugh, but deep, and full of unction. The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness The quaint felicities and pious unction of this earnest-minded old English poet and divine, with his sweet and saintly spirit, will always keep his memory fresh among the readers of the best contemplative literature. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 Clearness, precision, ordonnance, sobriety, intellectual energy are compensations for his lack of grace, imagination, sensibility, and religious unction. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. "I'm awfully proud of her!" agreed Meg, with unction. A harum-scarum schoolgirl He could talk well during confession, and could put some wit into his exhortations and a certain graciousness into his unction. Renée Mauperin Shif’less Sol laughed to himself again, and with the same deep and heartfelt unction. The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness It was resolved by the clergy to demand confessional notes from dying persons, and that these notes should be signed by priests adhering to the bull, before extreme unction should be given. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges St. Vincent de Paul had preached with unction and a grave simplicity, and Bossuet, his disciple, felt his influence. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. The season of recreation was not improved as it ought to have been; I lost the unction of the Holy One, and returned to my Circuit depressed in mind. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada Besides this he preached a good sermon, read prayers with unction, and in his conversation sometimes had even a touch of evangelical spirituality. Loss and Gain The Story of a Convert For the third time he laughed to himself with depth and unction. The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness Madame de Saint-Simon told me afterward that he had received extreme unction; in fine that he had died at half-past eight. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I Recorder Fleetwood, chief amongst these, reports Burbage's alleged transgressions with such evident unction it is apparent that he knew his message would have a sympathetic reception. Shakespeare's Lost Years in London, 1586-1592 His great strength lies in a matchless power of graphic description, dramatic imitation, and hallowed unction from the Holy One. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada The Sheriff told with peculiar unction the following anecdote of this spark. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) There was unction in the glib quickness of Tom’s reply. Emmy Lou Her Book and Heart Nausicaa rose Into her seat; but, ere she went, received A golden cruse of oil from the Queen’s hand For unction of herself, and of her maids. The Odyssey of Homer How can he describe what some of us have felt—the unction—the never-to-be-forgotten emotions of the soul? Broken Bread from an Evangelist's Wallet In his later years there was an increasing spirituality and unction observable in his ministrations. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada The crown of his head, where the tonsure had been cut, was defaced; the anointed head and hands were roughly scraped, to deprive them of the sacred unction. For the Master's Sake A Story of the Days of Queen Mary Gamelin, in a hoarse, strangled voice, but in resolute accents, declared the accused guilty of treason against the Republic, and a murmur of approval rose from the crowd, a flattering unction to his youthful virtue. The Gods are Athirst Eurynome, meantime, With bath and unction serv’d the illustrious Chief Ulysses, and he saw himself attired Royally once again in his own house. The Odyssey of Homer When he reached the sixty-third attribute of God, he repeated it with great unction. There was a King in Egypt You may hear the book praised where one of the writer's more ambitious efforts may pass unnoticed; and one of its passages is quoted with unction in many a shooting party. The History of "Punch" But the unction from the Holy One was beyond their reach. For the Master's Sake A Story of the Days of Queen Mary The "Congratulation" is a cheerful bagatelle; the "Irish Melody" is sturdy, simple, and fetching; but the "Scherzino" is a hard 212 bit of humor with Beethoven mannerisms lacking all the master's unction. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions I’ll be bound he will read prayers next Sabbath with as much grace and unction as if he had never been drunk in his life. Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow "My dear lady," protested Mr. Bolt with a world of unction. Men of Affairs The General describes with some unction the devotion of the people to the "Union," which was and was to be, to them, "the fount of every blessing." Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War Becoming versed in the devious ways of statesmen, I began to doubt the virtues of my old heroes whose speeches I had often declaimed with so much unction. David Malcolm Even the Cameronians agreed that there was “unction” in the Doctor. The Dew of Their Youth Many consecration crosses of beautiful design are to be found on the building marking the spots touched by the oil of unction at the dedication of the edifice. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Salisbury A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the See of Sarum Heaven is my witness," said Mr. Sam, with sudden unction, "I was willing to let the old woman wind up her affairs in peace. Shining Ferry Comte congratulated himself that here was virgin soil, and he laid the flattering unction to his soul that he could mold the lady's mind to match his own. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 On the winter evenings he stepped forth from his cell a splendid figure, realizing, as nearly as possible, those spotless and creaseless young men whom the illustrators draw with so much unction. David Malcolm If Perrote de Carhaix had not been gifted with the unction from the Holy One, she would have made a terrible mistake at that juncture. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century "Peace and blessing be upon this house!" said the unknown in a voice full of tender unction. The Day of Wrath All sang it with a will, and Parson Endicott with an unction he usually reserved for 'The Church's One Foundation.' Shining Ferry When the good man arrived, he thought it a matter of extreme unction, and was ushered into the room of the alleged invalid. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 The Gentleman stood there in a lilac light, and took unction unto himself. Nights in London Jack required no further encouragement, but disregarding the hints and looks of Coates, sang with much unction the following ballad to a good old tune, then very popular—the merit of which "nobody can deny." Rookwood We had to be christened when we were born and given extreme unction when we died, otherwise we could not die legally—hell was to pay, here and hereafter. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers Every hymn, every prayer, was still in Latin; confession, penance, fastings and feastings, extreme unction, went on as before. History of the English People, Volume IV Poor weak, suffering humanity is always rebellious, without an accompanying unction from the Holy One. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time “I guess ye air ’bout right,” agreed Hiram; while Tom and I signified our assent likewise by nodding our heads with great unction. The Island Treasure He sent for a person to dispose of for him the sundry pieces of pork which he had gathered as presents, then took the extreme unction, and died. Olla Podrida Madame started to obey, but fell ill to the point of death, and Father La Combe was sent for to come and take her last confession and bestow the rite of extreme unction. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers He adjured Pixie repeatedly, and with unction, to “Buck up!” and when the poor girl protested valiantly that she was bucking, immediately adjured her to be honest, for pity’s sake, and “let herself go!” The Love Affairs of Pixie Puller60 gives us three of the earliest incidents of healing by unction, the original accounts all being written by contemporaries and friends. Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing "Ah! do not lay that flattering unction to your immortal soul, my son." The Boy Nihilist or, Young America in Russia O keep your eye on Masterman, Dear David's henchman leal, Whose piety and "uplift" Make ribald Tories squeal; In every public function Displaying the conjunction Of perfect moral unction With perfect Party zeal. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 8, 1914 He repeated the words to a sort of chanting air, and all the others repeated them after him with immense unction and smacking of lips. Red Rose and Tiger Lily or, In a Wider World Carron propounded the closing inquiry with great unction; his manner expressed entire confidence that some one would be found to lead him into the strong city, to lead him into Edom. In Madeira Place 1887 As has already been seen, different methods were used by various healers, and we must not omit a brief account of healing by unction. Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing They expatiate upon the light labors, the abundance, the freedom from anxiety which characterize the lot of servants in good places, with an unction worthy of Southern slaveholders. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy "Well, you boys listen to this," and the postmaster read the item with unction. The Rainy Day Railroad War Two only were instituted by Christ, to which the Romish church has added five more, making in all seven, necessary to salvation, namely, the eucharist, baptism, confirmation, penance, extreme unction, orders, and matrimony. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs Let it be sufficient to note that Anne Wellington beamed gratefully upon the steward, who, expanding under the genial influence, discussed his art with rare unction. Prince or Chauffeur? A Story of Newport So he read with unction political speeches and art reviews denouncing the phantasts of his day, and from them he borrowed elaborate invective. Erik Dorn And some, who had never thought twice before of their latter end, now began to dwell with so much unction upon it, that Providence graciously spared them the waste of perpetual preparation. George Bowring - A Tale Of Cader Idris From "Slain By The Doones" By R. D. Blackmore They generally leave a certain unction, a divine sense or savor at one's waking. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon Neither in overmastering grace of person, in power of unction, in magnetic conquest of the mind and will, was he pre�minent. Charles Carleton Coffin War Correspondent, Traveller, Author, and Statesman Such utterances at that time and place from this crazed outlaw, reiterated with madman's unction, were horrible. Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 With this object he recited to us with great unction some lines—prose or poetry we could not tell—out of an English book. My Reminiscences Or, again, take such a case as that of the directors of the Liberator Building Society, men whose prospectuses, annual reports, and even announcements of dividends, were saturated with the unction of religious fervour. Morality as a Religion An exposition of some first principles I felt in my soul an unction which, as a salutary balsam, healed in a moment all my wounds. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon She could tell that marvelous tale with all the grace and unction and passion which her genius inspired her with. A Modern Tomboy A Story for Girls Kind Christian words contain the rich unction of encouragement and inspiration to the sorrowful, heavy-laden heart. Gathering Jewels The Secret of a Beautiful Life: In Memoriam of Mr. & Mrs. James Knowles. Selected from Their Diaries. In the case of Robert Gourlay we can lay no such flattering unction to our souls. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion During the last hours of General Sherman, his family, who had been bred in the Catholic faith, called in a Catholic priest to administer extreme unction according to the ritual of that church. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. The others found an unction in my words, and that they operated in them what I said. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon Cigarette would say with metaphorical unction, forgetful, like most allegorists, that her fable was one-sided and unjust in figure and deduction. Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida A person thus set apart receives the unction of the Holy One. Gathering Jewels The Secret of a Beautiful Life: In Memoriam of Mr. & Mrs. James Knowles. Selected from Their Diaries. "Gie us 'Nearer, my God, to Thee,'" I heard him cry, with drunken unction. St. Cuthbert's Well, she could only exhale the folly of his error with an unction that represented, whatever he might think of it, all her competence to answer for their host. The Outcry While I am about it, I may as well finish this disclosure of feeling, which, again I warn you, is not peculiar to myself, however you may lay that flattering unction to your soul. The Daughters of Danaus It lacked inspiration, unction, and generally all those things for which it was thought certain the twentieth century would commend us. Obiter Dicta Second Series I needed something equivalent to their extreme unction. The Brentons He had been an incorrigible sleeper in the kirk, surrendering to sweet repose with the announcement of the text, and emerging therefrom only to join the closing paraphrase with unembarrassed unction. St. Cuthbert's It was after Cervantes had received extreme unction that he wrote the dedication of his Persiles. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 The unction with which he struck his breast, and exclaimed, “Miserable sinner that I am!” could only be exceeded by the veracity of the assertion. Rattlin the Reefer As Jack understood Spanish, he listened, and heard one of the priests say: “Your sins have been enormous, my son, and I cannot give you extreme unction or absolution unless you make some amends.” Mr. Midshipman Easy Most parsons would have rushed in, hot foot, to administer extreme unction and be sure I was in a proper mood concerning Providence. The Brentons Nay, Jacob, I cannot lay that flattering unction to my wounded heart. Jacob Faithful Fresh unctions were applied; His wounds Soon healed. Rowena & Harold A Romance in Rhyme of an Olden Time, of Hastyngs and Normanhurst "Oh, I have," I rejoined, with urgent truth and unction. Vesty of the Basins I discharge my religious duties punctually, and find them wholesome and composing; but I lack that holy unction, that spiritual imagination, by which more favored Christians have fitted themselves to converse with angels. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 The unction of the Holy One is more subtle and penetrating and subduing than sin and Satan. The Parables of Our Lord The Dominie then applied it to my shoulders with considerable unction, much to the delight of Mr Knapps, who thought the punishment was much too small for the offence. Jacob Faithful Even the good Doctor pointed his Christmas prayer with no special unction. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 It almost seemed that he did not know how to go on with divine service without hymn-books, but at last he compromised on the long-meter Doxology, pronounced with deliberate unction. A Voice in the Wilderness Thus they “lay the flattering unction to their souls” that they could have said better things than others, or that the conversation was beneath them. Book of Wise Sayings Selected Largely from Eastern Sources Darsie held out both hands in dramatic appeal, and her hearers groaned with unction. A College Girl He was laying down the law with great unction when Bob came up to them. Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel Mrs Corby pronounced with unction, and Claire retired from the struggle, and decided that for the future it would be more tactful to learn, rather than to endeavour to teach. The Independence of Claire Captain Staunton then stepped forward and sang in true seamanlike style “The Bay of Biscay,” the chorus of which was given with great unction and enjoyment by the whole audience. The Pirate Island A Story of the South Pacific The quality of his sermons did not grow threadbare under this adventitious criticism: he kept a serene front, lost no authority, nor failed of any unction. Little Novels of Italy Jess had been so terrified that she forgave him everything for sight of his face, and Hendry prayed for him at family worship with too much unction. A Window in Thrums It was used as well for a confessional, and to carry the priest to and from visits of extreme unction. A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route Then Mr. Mill's life as disclosed to us in these pages has been called joyless, by that sect of religious partisans whose peculiarity is to mistake boisterousness for unction. Critical Miscellanies, Vol. 3 (of 3) Essay 2: The Death of Mr Mill - Essay 3: Mr Mill's Autobiography Alfonso was carried to another room in the Vatican, and a cardinal administered the extreme unction; his youth, however, triumphed, and he recovered. Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day Full of respect for power, and admiration for conventional greatness, he never pronounced the name of king, prince, or even baron, without emphasis and unction. The Man With The Broken Ear "You couldn't ask too much of me," he returned, with no unction of flattery, but the cheerfully frank expression of an ingenuous heart. Trail's End The officers called this delightful equipage “the extreme unction,” as it was owned by the padres before the government bought it, and was by them used in last visits to the dying. A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route Thus he sang, not artistically, but with much fervor and unction, keeping time with his hammer, as he hammered away at an immense 'stoga.' The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. Jasper Very continued to pray with loud voice and great unction. The Kentucky Ranger His diction is elegant, his reasoning just and close, and his thoughts beautiful: he is full of unction when he exhorts to virtue, and of strength when he attacks vice. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Thorgils' friend Bodvar had to use both arguments and unction to make him respect the sanctity of the Althing, of the Church, and of the Saint to whom the day belonged. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature Being informed in hot haste that the puissant and mighty Lord of Cartillon lay dying in sin, possessed of frenzies and fiends, and stood in need most urgent of extreme unction, we deliberated thereupon together. The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV "The first time we came to the opera Doctor Johnson thought this was all a part of the play, and applauded with unction for an encore," says Garrick. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians With marvelous unction and power Jasper spoke of the invitation coming from God's Spirit and from his Church, the bride, to all thirsty souls: "Whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely." The Kentucky Ranger The archbishop said mass in his chamber, heard his confession, gave him the viaticum and extreme unction, and promised to pay all his debts, and to provide for all his poor. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March However, kings of England shall come, and shall be anointed with this unction, and shall be benign and obedient to the Church, and shall not possess their lands or lordships until they are so anointed. Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre The Doctor wrote to Reuben with even more than his usual unction. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865 A very simple ditty, you'll agree with me; A commonplace production; but the joy And unction that he puts into the melody, The splendid appetite he sings—Oh, Boy! With the Colors Songs of the American Service He dealt with unction upon the fact that the absolute trust of Mr. Tilden and his adherents in the Presidential contest had been in moral forces. Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 Growing still weaker, amid his transports of love, he desired extreme unction, which he received, answering himself to all the prayers. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Here lies the strength of the Christian Church, and not in its immense wealth, its high culture, its refined pulpit, or luxurious pew; it is that praying power which brings the Divine unction down. Little Abe Or, The Bishop of Berry Brow He related the story of M. Cloquet and the cancer, with great unction, and asked me what I thought of that? Recollections of Europe “They are administering extreme unction,” said she, “to the p. 29Nobleman who owns the Castle.” The Mabinogion Vol. 1 Hence this unction is reserved to bishops, not on account of its being applied to a more worthy part of the body, but by reason of its having a more powerful effect. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition |
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