英语词汇“unworthiness”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

And the very notion that a candidate should openly solicit votes violated the principled presumption that such behavior itself represented a confession of unworthiness for national office. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

We felt comfortable in our skins, enjoyed the news that our senses released to us, admired our dirt, cultivated our scars, and could not comprehend this unworthiness. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

In these prayers I acknowledged my great unworthiness to my Lord Jesus and searched my heart for every sin to which I could confess. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

If his upbringing at the abbey had specialized in anything, it was instilling a profound sense of unworthiness. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Kepler, stubborn, intelligent and fiercely independent, suffered two friendless years in bleak Maulbronn, becoming isolated and withdrawn, his thoughts devoted to his imagined unworthiness in the eyes of God. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had nearly outgrown the shame and the guilt and the sense of unworthiness. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s what hopefully this movie is speaking to, that unworthiness we all go through.” Peter Dinklage on ‘Cyrano’ and Life After ‘Game of Thrones’ 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z

Two hundred and five years after his birth, the mystery of how he transformed his anxieties over class, fortune and unworthiness into the stuff of childhood dreams remains. Google glory for Hans Christian Andersen 2010-04-02T10:01:00Z

But perhaps he felt the tiniest jot of unworthiness when he glanced at the screen above the stage at this gig, which was globally live-streamed. Usher – review 2012-06-13T15:59:18Z

An audacious thing for a woman to do, it was made more acceptable by her emphasis on her own unworthiness — a tactic used by talented women throughout history, claiming inadequacy while proving the opposite. Who Was Vittoria Colonna? Just One of Italy’s Great Poets... 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z

During the 19th century, Shakespeare's supposed unworthiness laid bare other misgivings – adjustments necessary in a period when literature was promoted to the status of scripture and writers were expected to be sages, evangelists, national heroes. Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? by James Shapiro | Book review 2010-04-03T23:07:00Z

Every minor shortfall—every 95%—reinforces a perfectionist’s sense of unworthiness. My paralyzing perfectionism 2014-05-12T00:00:00Z

It seemed almost like you were admitting fault, or unworthiness. Don't just buy the record -- help make it 2011-09-01T19:02:00Z

“All those who see unworthiness when they look at me and are given thereby to denying me value — to you I say, ‘I’m not talking about being as good as you. Sidney Poitier changed movies, and changed lives 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z

That’s what hopefully this movie is speaking to, that unworthiness we all go through. Peter Dinklage on ‘Cyrano’ and Life After ‘Game of Thrones’ 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z

Elsewhere he declaims, “All that is clear is the perfection of what we were given, the unworthiness of our response, and the certainty, in view of our current deprivation, that we are judged.” Art Review: ‘Robert Adams: The Place We Live’ at Yale Art Gallery 2012-08-30T21:55:20Z

Little brown children, young and innocent, already beset by a sense of unworthiness they cannot name. What the Church Meant for James Baldwin 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z

A recent interview in Nashville with the two, who've given themselves the celebrity couple name "Bluke," veered wildly from a discussion of Bryan's unworthiness to host to crude jokes and Taylor Swift's fans. Men of country dominate lineup at ACM Awards 2013-04-07T13:24:17Z

Among those cited in the report are accusers who contemplated suicide after being abused, and who turned to drugs or alcohol in a bid to cope with “anxiety and feelings of unworthiness.” Catholic clergy sexually abused Illinois kids far more often than church acknowledged, state finds 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z

It hurts because it always hurts to be shunned — but if it’s any consolation at all, it also really does seem to be about her derangement, not your unworthiness of courtesy. Advice | Carolyn Hax: ‘Fun’ date seems like he’d be a better match for a friend 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z

That is what needs correction, not the unworthiness of the major. Opinion | Education is about looking out at the world 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z

When books that give a voice to oppressed groups are banned, it adds to the sense of shame and unworthiness the dominant culture seeks to impart, especially to children. Why the book bans and censorship? Those who rule want to crush knowledge — and freedom 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z

He subsequently described his actions as self-sabotage, prompted by deep-rooted feelings of unworthiness. James Arthur: 'I want to be one of the greats' 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z

In interviews, Williams was often remarkably candid about the drug relapse he suffered midway through “The Wire,” as well as about the feelings of unworthiness that consumed him after the show’s success. Perspective | ‘The Wire’ made Michael K. Williams an icon, but the rest of his work showed he was far more than just one role 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z

President Biden and his advisers say the Afghan military’s total collapse proved its unworthiness, vindicating the American pullout. America’s Afghan War: A Defeat Foretold? 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z

Money may not buy happiness, but a lack of it is often conflated with unworthiness. Review: A magnetic new Bible Belt thriller is no 'Hillbilly Elegy' — and thank the Lord for that 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z

When books that give a voice to oppressed groups are banned, it adds to the sense of shame and unworthiness the dominant culture seeks to impart, especially toward marginalized children. Why the book bans and censorship? Those who rule want to crush knowledge — and freedom 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z

Even those with aspirations who can’t be written off as marginal, like emergency medical tech Breonna Taylor, are undermined by this narrative of criminality and inherent Black unworthiness. Op-Ed: Derek Chauvin is in the courtroom, but the character of Black people is on trial in Minneapolis 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z

The broad humor and underlying theme of unworthiness — cornerstones of that book — became hallmarks of Mr. Friedman’s style, whether he was writing for the page or the stage. Bruce Jay Friedman, novelist, playwright with an edge of ‘black humor,’ dies at 90 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z

The officials who named a military base in Virginia for a profoundly dishonorable Confederate general, George Pickett, must have been willfully blind to a voluminous record demonstrating his unworthiness. Editorial Roundup: US 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z

It was not unlike what we learned in recent weeks was the ultimate costume to hide actual unworthiness of college admission. Perspective | College admissions scandal parents used black male athletes to make space for their kids 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z

In March, the national team proved its unworthiness by getting routed in an exhibition game against Wales, 6-0. China Won’t Play in This World Cup. It Still Hopes to Profit. 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z

They were happy to express grief and condolence, and willing to abase themselves in general terms for their unworthiness. The school beneath the wave: the unimaginable tragedy of Japan’s tsunami 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z

In the away enclosure at Selhurst Park, it sounded as if every one of them was shouting about the players’ unworthiness for the shirt. Arsenal’s latest bruising beating leaves Arsène Wenger at point of no return 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z

I could never put myself first..always sacrificing .. feelings of unworthiness . The Forced Heroism of the ‘Survivor’ 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z

He can see beyond appearances, beyond sin, beyond failures and unworthiness. Read the Sermon Pope Francis Gave in Holguín, Cuba 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z

“Monroe’s greatest secret was her sense of insecurity and unworthiness,” Oates tells TIME. Joyce Carol Oates Remembers Marilyn Monroe and the Novel She Inspired 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z

More and more is required to obtain the same high, and the compulsion of the pursuit prompts a growing sense of the despair and unworthiness it is meant to solve. The Enduring Hunt for Personal Value 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

Ms. Bonauto, who in 2003 won the nation’s first gay marriage case in Massachusetts, said gay couples experience “the stain of unworthiness” when civil marriage is denied them. Supreme Court hears historic same-sex marriage arguments 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z

In those early years, on-air jokes about the show’s impending cancellation or unworthiness were common. Our Long Romance With ‘Saturday Night Live’ 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z

He couldn’t just sit around proclaiming his unworthiness and wait for the Presidency to be thrust upon him. Mario Cuomo: A Miscarriage of Justice 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z

Davis’s professed unworthiness is one of many tricky manifestations of her ambition. An Alaskan Poet’s Lyrics of Sex and Power 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z

“I feel I am living on the razor's edge between success and failure, adulation and humiliation—between justifying my existence and revealing my unworthiness to be alive,” he writes. MIND Reviews: My Age of Anxiety 2014-02-21T13:00:00Z

Each mistake at practice became a validation of her unworthiness. Rid of Angst, Gracie Gold Aims for Excellence, Not Perfection 2014-02-18T19:44:22Z

Of course, the Seahawks won that Sunday night in January, shunned the ridicule about their playoff unworthiness and then pulled off a colossal upset of New Orleans to begin the postseason. 2013 Seahawks have made high expectations the new normal 2013-09-06T00:22:48Z

We receive Communion not because we are worthy of it, but because God’s offers us the body and blood of Christ despite our unworthiness. Catholic leaders using Communion as a weapon in the culture wars 2013-04-24T13:32:09Z

But oh! your heart, where my unworthiness Is made perfection by love's alchemy, How often does your doghood's faith cry shame To my inconstancy. To Your Dog and To My Dog 2012-05-22T15:16:52.220Z

When she loves, she loves for ever--and it is only when death or unworthiness takes from her him she loves, that love becomes a memory. The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale 2012-04-26T02:00:10.260Z

Many of the lower orders are quite as much gentry at heart, and far more so, than those who hide their unworthiness beneath the convenient shadow of a "family tree." Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z

In his prayers there is no acknowledgment of sin, no feeling of penitence, no confession of unworthiness. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z

But greed so excessive, even in its own eyes, must find some cloak to cover it; and one of the most common and most congenial to flinty hearts is—the unworthiness of the applicant. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z

He would go to his darling and look her in the face—feel the pressure of her little hand, and curse himself for the unworthiness of his thought. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z

There is in popular art no trace, so far as the writer’s observation extends, of that lofty sorrow at man’s unworthiness, which has occasionally been attributed to Satan. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z

The irreligion of laymen, the carelessness and unworthiness of fathers and husbands are responsible for the baneful influences of the confessional. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z

If I find discord between my act and that which I recognize as good, remorse arises,—a feeling of inner disharmony, unworthiness, and self-contempt which may increase until it becomes the greatest psychical pain. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z

But nothing which they could do would wound her half as much as that public ordeal, that confrontation with the man, that exhibition of his unworthiness and her folly, which must follow his capture. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z

A mother argues with herself, that her own unworthiness is to be visited on her children, and that they are to be still more unhappy than she is. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z

He felt no reverence, suffered no pangs, trembled under no misgivings, sank under no sense of unworthiness. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z

The man of lowly mind habitually feels his dependence as a creature and his unworthiness as a sinner before God. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z

It is impossible to conceive that Mary sang God's praises and her own unworthiness no more during those three months. Mater Christi Meditations on Our Lady 2012-02-25T03:00:09.890Z

The door opened, and he forgot his unworthiness, he forgot all. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z

For a while his spirit was invaded by the same rush of unworthiness which had so unnerved Tom Emmett when he was arrested. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z

Jews, Heathens, and such like, were exempted on account of their unworthiness. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z

The test of every free land that tries out its worthiness or unworthiness to exist as a Government of freedom has been its willingness or refusal to fight and die for its faith. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z

He knew he was a sinner, and that he had sinned, and he confessed his unworthiness. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z

But, on later occasions, his conscience gnawing him, the good George very unwisely dropped out general hints of the unworthiness of his sex, and of himself in particular, as many an honest fellow has done. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z

But at the same time her condemnation of falsehood, cant, party intrigue, egotistical ambition, or proved unworthiness was swift and stern. Queen Victoria As I Knew Her 2012-01-22T03:00:23.263Z

In the chapter on humility, and in chapters yet to come his own deep sense of deep unworthiness stands evident. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z

"Worthiness or unworthiness do not seem to come into it at all," she answered, her voice all shaken and low. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z

I know no man on earth, least of all myself, dare think himself fit for you, or dare plead his own cause before you without feeling his own unworthiness and pettiness of soul beside you. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z

Common discretion, however, required that I should not, by dwelling upon her unworthiness, render the task of befriending her more burdensome. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z

Of two young critics he says: "And they wrote of human merit and human unworthiness and broke hearts as if they were breaking egg-shells." The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z

Not that slavery should be immediately removed, though its existence in such a league was an elemental unworthiness and affront; but that the Union should be forever secured was his immediate aspiration and resolve. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z

A reflection on pessimism to which this discussion gives rise is the following: It would appear that a man’s self-esteem would be increased by a conviction of the unworthiness of his neighbours. The philosophy of B*rtr*nd R*ss*ll 2011-12-30T03:00:24.883Z

In regard to Holy Communion, therefore, do not confine yourself to a consideration of your own unworthiness, but temper this with the thought of God’s mercy. Light and Peace Instructions for devout souls to dispel their doubts and allay their fears 2011-12-22T03:00:27.660Z

To be correct in his calculation of existence, the unworthiness of the present time must be a very small item in the addition. Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) 2011-12-07T03:00:18.847Z

The unworthiness of the British and American nations to have artists born to them was never more shamefully manifested than by the reception accorded thirty years ago to Hardy's "Jude, the Obscure." The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z

She did not have the slightest suspicion of his unworthiness, and therein lay the essence of the sudden and unqualified hate he began to feel for her. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z

A sense of our own utter unworthiness is the best worthiness we can bring to the Communion rail. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z

Consequently the more virtuous you are the less so you will esteem yourself; the worthier you are to approach your God, the more profoundly will you feel your unworthiness. Light and Peace Instructions for devout souls to dispel their doubts and allay their fears 2011-12-22T03:00:27.660Z

Concerning the Cleverness of Christianity.—It is a master stroke of Christianity to so emphasize the unworthiness, sinfulness and degradation of men in general that contempt of one's fellow creatures becomes impossible. Human, All Too Human A Book for Free Spirits 2011-11-28T03:00:26.030Z

But remorse is an unresisting submission to the verdict of conscience and the consciousness of one's own unworthiness. Morals and the Evolution of Man 2011-11-14T03:00:18.930Z

In a moment, therefore, she banished from her mind every trace of his unworthiness. Adeline Mowbray or, The Mother and Daughter 2011-11-04T02:00:17.120Z

Let not the thought of your unworthiness keep you away: let not the recollection of your sins prevent your application. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z

Oh that God would make his strength perfect in my weakness, and his grace in my unworthiness! 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

"Kept me up one whole night, expatiating on her charms and his extreme unworthiness," he replied. Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z

Congress contemptuously refused to pay any attention to the proposition, Benton showing its utter unworthiness in an excellent speech, one of the best that he made on the whole financial question. Thomas Hart Benton 2011-10-09T02:00:26.053Z

For I have scann'd mine own unworthiness And well I know the weakness of the lyre Which I have striven to sway to thy caress. Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems 2011-10-08T02:00:23.627Z

Peace, peace, while I confess I have refused thee for unworthiness. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z

She was torn by two conflicting feelings: her unworthiness of becoming Jacob's wife, and the desire to belong to the man she loved. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z

Another prominent character is one whose love is given to a weak man, her axiom being that love takes no heed of the worthiness or unworthiness of its object. A Crooked Mile 2011-10-03T02:00:26.870Z

Modesty and diffidence seem to have been the native elements of his character; and humility, inducing a deep sense of his own unworthiness, constituted a characteristic feature of his renewed nature. The Baptist Magazine, Vol. 27, 1835 2011-10-03T02:00:25.363Z

His heart beat very fast, but without pain now, and he was, for the moment, free of his crushing sense of inadequacy, inexperience and unworthiness. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z

Let not your mighty anger rise too high; 'Tis not Valeria merits it, but I: My own unworthiness so well I knew, That from her love I consciously withdrew. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z

You confess to yourself day and night your own unworthiness. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z

But in a 14 September judgement, the state court agreed with Konstanz that later misconduct also showed 'unworthiness' to hold the doctorate. Seven days: 22 September 2011 2011-09-21T17:20:16.293Z

I know, I have witnessed the unworthiness of your treatment. The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:32.663Z

Yes—the babu may have been wrong, and Macteith Sahib may really have been acclaiming Greene Sahib his superior, and declaring his own miserable unworthiness. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z

I advance this conjecture in all humility, and corrected by a sense of my own unworthiness. 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

No; you cannot compare yourself with another now; you see only your own sin, you can measure only your own unworthiness now, or, rather, it appears far beyond measuring to you. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z

The same act may successively mount up through every intermediate stage from the depth of unworthiness to a transcendent height of excellence, according to the soul that is manifested by it. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour 2011-09-03T02:00:17.117Z

I hope I know my own unworthiness, and that I hate and despise myself and all my fellow-creatures as every practicable Christian should.” Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z

It might have been an honorific ceremony, in fact, and Macteith Sahib might have feigned sickness at his own unworthiness, according to etiquette? Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z

He will be God, spite of our unworthiness and Satan's opposition. The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III 2011-09-01T02:00:17.707Z

Love of country is the moral backbone of the individual; a vaunted contempt for one’s birthright is a tacit admission of unworthiness of the privilege it confers. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z

Wouldn’t it be poetic justice if she were to turn the half of her class who were for her last year against her by her own unworthiness? Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z

As my grandfather did not move his chair, Mr. Hodge lifted his voice until the neighborhood knew the price of brick and the unworthiness of plumbers. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z

“It wasn’t my fault, Murray,” protested Bertram, reduced almost to tears by his sense of wicked unworthiness and the injustice to his kind mentor of yesterday. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z

Mary bore all these indignities with a calm spirit, which rose superior to them, and which proved their unworthiness, by bringing them into contrast with her own elevation of mind. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:23.870Z

And they wrote of human merit and human unworthiness and broke hearts as if they were breaking egg-shells. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z

It contained the most ludicrous assertion of our great modesty, and sense of unworthiness,—in which he said, we all most cordially concurred,—while in the presence in which we stood. Papers from Overlook-House 2011-08-07T02:00:08.643Z

It has made me shrink at my own unworthiness of the name I bear. Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. 2011-08-02T02:00:25.157Z

I know him from my mother's judgment, and that she, the gentlest of women, could not judge otherwise, proves his unworthiness. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z

He welcomed Simon's avowal of unworthiness as the first condition toward the attainment of that character. The Making of an Apostle 2011-07-26T02:00:19.187Z

Is there one who does not know that moment when the woman beloved becomes the ideal, and the lover feels his utter unworthiness? Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z

Then, by way of emphasizing the unworthiness of the man I had "libeled" I briefly outlined the worse things I had learned about him. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z

At the time of which we speak, she seems to have thought only of her own unworthiness, her need of religion, and the greatness of the privilege offered her. Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. 2011-08-02T02:00:25.157Z

Who, with a heart in his breast, beholding and enjoying all this beauty and glory, does not involuntarily look above in gratitude to the unseen Giver and mourn over his own unworthiness of such bounty? Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z

I have felt depressed by my consciousness of the unworthiness of the response, that my life has made, to such an excellent instructor in penmanship and spelling. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z

It was very hard that she so seldom received it, and self-love was always ready to accuse her parents of some degree of partiality rather than herself of unworthiness. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z

In the "Advancement of Learning" he points out to the King "the indignity and unworthiness of the history of England as it now is, in the main continuation thereof." The Mystery of Francis Bacon 2011-07-09T02:00:14.663Z

The poet’s soul responded to the poetry of worship, a poetry which underlies all forms and ceremonies, which no unworthiness on the part of the officiant can wholly obliterate, no superstition render wholly absurd. Chaucer and His Times 2011-06-30T02:00:26.883Z

Why, on entering within its sacred limits, did I not acknowledge my own unworthiness to come in, and reverence the sanctity of the place? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z

He regarded her with something near awe, with keen perception of his unworthiness: as a spirit from Heaven had stooped to commune with him. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z

Robert Campbell might well feel his unworthiness, and tremble lest so great a blessing should escape him. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z

At his first mass he had difficulty in restraining himself from flying from the altar—so great was his awe and the sense of his unworthiness. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z

He puts in italics the word not; desirous doubtless to indicate the unworthiness of other theosophists. H. P. Blavatsky A Great Betrayal 2011-06-12T02:00:09.327Z

She felt a little sorry for him as he was speaking—a little kinder since he had owned his own unworthiness. Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z

Thereby is meant that we heartily feel our sin and unworthiness before God, but also that we confidently accept for ourselves the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Luther's Small Catechism Explained in Questions and Answers 2011-05-12T02:00:10.283Z

There was an unworthiness in this speech, in the intention to offend the man who had been firm enough to tell him the truth. Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z

She seemed set as far beyond my reach as the stars, and her contemplation inspired me with a realization of my unworthiness and her divinity which was neither humiliating nor discomforting. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z

In the books the Graal was at last taken away because of men's unworthiness. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z

In short, dear Miss Lambert, I feel my unworthiness to aspire to the happiness—” here he swallowed his words completely so that Jane found it impossible to make out what he was saying. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z

Should the feeling of our own unworthiness keep us away from the Lord's Supper? Luther's Small Catechism Explained in Questions and Answers 2011-05-12T02:00:10.283Z

I believe that Thou lovest me, in spite of my unworthiness and infidelity. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z

There were times when I forgot the gulf dug between us by her purity and my too criminal unworthiness, and I remembered only that she was a woman and I a man. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z

The assertion of his unworthiness cuts Peggy like a lash, but she bears it with set teeth and a sort of smile. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z

Alas! that one so esteemed should give such cause to show his unworthiness. The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J. 1834-1851 Edited by Extracts from the Diary of the Latter 2011-03-10T03:00:53.010Z

No; the more we feel our own unworthiness, and the more we sincerely long for God's forgiveness, the more worthy are we to receive His grace. Luther's Small Catechism Explained in Questions and Answers 2011-05-12T02:00:10.283Z

The ship then set sail with four Priests on board, a goodly cargo indeed, had not my unworthiness deprived me of the crown, for all those other three suffered martyrdom for the faith. The Condition of Catholics Under James I. 2011-03-09T03:00:42.087Z

But he qualifies this “Receptionist” position by declaring that Judas received the sacrament, as if the unworthiness of the recipient made no difference. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z

I know not how to speak of that conflict between pride and shame, between the ecstasy of conquest and the innate sense of the unworthiness that had won the victory! The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z

She could have forgiven him aught, all, but his own unworthiness. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z

The uncontrollable anger which meanness and unworthiness provoke expresses itself in lofty language. Philip Massinger 2011-02-25T03:01:15.270Z

But he had not been admitted into the secrets of God's sanctuary, and did not know my great unworthiness. The Condition of Catholics Under James I. 2011-03-09T03:00:42.087Z

It will be seen that I abstain from harsh language, and rather extenuate than otherwise the unworthiness of my adversary. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z

As she passes, men turn and gaze; and whomsoever she salutes, his heart trembles within him; he bows his head, the colour forsakes his cheek, and he sighs for his own unworthiness. The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-02-25T03:01:04.597Z

The sin of unworthiness is a grave sacrilege. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z

Their opponents had spells, too, when they also appeared inhibited by some feeling of unworthiness. Marseille 0-0 Manchester United 2011-02-23T21:45:28Z

And, indeed, I cannot deny that I rejoiced at the things that were said to me; but my great unworthiness prevented me from going into the House of the Lord. The Condition of Catholics Under James I. 2011-03-09T03:00:42.087Z

It is curious to observe how inevitably the brotherhood discovers unworthiness. Fishing and Shooting Sketches 2011-02-23T03:00:33.463Z

He had that sense which I suppose comes at times to every man, of entire unworthiness for the straight, unhesitating decision, the clear simplicity of a woman's passion. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z

After he had gone away she thought a little sadly of his kindness to her, and her unworthiness of it. Louisiana 2011-02-18T03:00:21.217Z

Now a subtle, quite unrealized sense of unworthiness, drove her back to a desire for human sympathy, the personal relation. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z

Mollie represented purity and innocence to this ordinary unreflective young man, and something good in him went out to meet it, and sloughed off the unworthiness in him. Abington Abbey A Novel 2011-01-30T03:00:14.557Z

Oh, never more so than at this moment am I penetrated with the unworthiness of my conduct. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z

In her unworthiness she felt as if she could have sunk at his feet and kissed the hem of his garment. The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z

Save, Lord, and have mercy on our benefactors who have mercy on us and feed us, giving us alms and security, and ask us to pray for them, despite our unworthiness. Orthodox Daily Prayers 2011-01-18T03:00:12.820Z

They are hard to be convinced of the unworthiness of those who belong to them through the affections, because the affections are usually stronger with them than their reasoning powers. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z

And if any one should seek to oppose him by casting in his teeth his unworthiness and the large amount of the legacy, what do you suppose he would say? Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z

Inevitable before such a conception of manhood—Paula feared her unworthiness. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z

She related a good deal more on this second evening concerning the virtues of her two daughters, her husband's nobility of character, and her own unworthiness. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: How dare I partake of Thy Holiness in my unworthiness? Orthodox Daily Prayers 2011-01-18T03:00:12.820Z

What good could it do now to have a dispute with Otto about the worthiness or unworthiness of the Baron? Quisisana, or Rest at Last 2010-12-29T03:00:30.857Z

If it was not an unworthy thing for him to bequeath so great a sum to an unworthy person, why should I reuse to accept it because of my unworthiness? Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z

Herein is expressed a threefold reference which a true Christian ought to have to his own unworthiness. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z

Yes, it was strange what disquiet would seize her the instant she touched the keys, a feeling of dread, an anticipation of impending danger, a consciousness of her own unworthiness. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z

To all whom she met she brought a sorrow; upon all whom she left she left a trace of her own unworthiness.” Lola 2010-12-24T03:00:35.720Z

She now echoed his own words, save that she did not speak of unworthiness. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z

It is such a shy, questioning, never-to-be-repeated time, filled with the anxiety to understand, and the keener anxiety of holding the mirror to one’s own soul to better see its appalling unworthiness. God's Green Country A Novel of Canadian Rural Life 2010-12-21T22:55:55.287Z

This is a pattern, indeed, of a soul truly contrite in spirit and penitent in heart, and, therefore, sensible of both its own unworthiness, and of all the mercies bestowed on it by the Lord. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z

But he persisted in his belief; which drove the thorn of her own unworthiness all the deeper into her soul. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z

But so deep is man's instinctive reverence, so abiding his sense of unworthiness, that it needed the Incarnation to convince man that he was destined to become the heaven of God. With God in the World A Series of Papers 2010-12-20T17:12:19.523Z

It is painful for a father to declare his unworthiness to his own offspring; but it must be. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12

I wandered to and fro across the room, in admiration of her excellence, and my bosom was troubled with a painful sense of my own unworthiness. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4

For no man ever yet came to the fountain of living truth, but by the way of humility and poverty of spirit, arising from a knowledge of his utter unworthiness. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z

"He must be extremely moral still!" she thought, with a sense of her own guilt and unworthiness. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z

You should have heard the general's wife comparing my unworthiness and your superiority. A Divided Heart and Other Stories

He stood for some minutes in silence; a dim perception of his own unworthiness came over him. Love Works Wonders A Novel

Lydia, with her acute sense of her own unworthiness, was dimly aware of some hesitation, and supposed that she was being weighed in the balance. Manslaughter

And were not God to support him with the everlasting arm of his omnipotence, he would sink under the apprehensions of his own unworthiness. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z

“Behold what I am,” she could have said to him then, and left the rest to him, believing that her unworthiness would not drag him down, it would lose itself so readily in his strength. The Little Minister

Suspicions of his unworthiness had already strongly arisen at court, and orders were sent for the Supreme Court of Hispaniola, which still had jurisdiction in Cuba, to investigate his conduct. The History of Cuba, vol. 1

A continual contemplation of their own unworthiness diminished in more finely organized minds the capacity of enjoying themselves heartily, or of giving frank expression to their own nature. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I.

Instantly entreat her pardon for the unworthiness of your conduct.' The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6

For our misery appeals to the mercy of God, our weakness to his power, our unworthiness to his majesty, our unrighteousness to his righteousness. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z

Why was he so depressed with a sense of his vast paternal unworthiness? The Cottage of Delight A Novel

She hid her face on his breast, and, ashamed of her unworthiness, she felt afraid to be left alone. With Edge Tools

There swept down upon him, if he thought of it at all now and then, only a feeling of the insufficiency, the narrowness, the unworthiness, the tawdriness, of all this which lay about him. The Broken Gate A Novel

My own unworthiness to what I aspire recoils upon me at every instant, and nothing but the indulgent kindness with which you have always regarded me could give me courage. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II)

Thine own worthiness will here avail thee nothing, and thine unworthiness shall do thee no harm; for the Lord Jesus Christ, thy Saviour, is he that “forgiveth thy unrighteousness, and covereth all thy sin.” True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z

I implore you, then, on my knees I implore you for the sake of this love, this generous love which overlooks all my unworthiness, to calm yourself! The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise

They were to receive the meat of passover with a reproachful sense of their unworthiness: humbly, with bread of affliction and with bitter herbs. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus

A self-conscious man is sometimes one who is aware of his worth; a conceited man is generally one who is not aware of his unworthiness. Rambles in Womanland

Let a man be ever so little of a coxcomb, the chances are that he will always explain a refusal of this kind on any ground rather than upon that of his own unworthiness. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II)

Pray, To—sinful, whether in dependence on our own merit, or to forbear on account of our unworthiness, II. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z

I thank you, sir," said Diogenes as he swept the Lord of Stoutenburg a deep, ironical bow, "I thank you for thus momentarily withholding chastisement from my unworthiness. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel

But the honour of being numbered among the people of God should awaken a sense of unworthiness. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus

How was she to convince him of her unworthiness, how was she to persuade this lover of hers that she was too simple a creature for his splendid enthronement? Plashers Mead A Novel

I am independent in means, as in opinion; and, however conscious of my personal unworthiness, in all that regards station and condition I 'm in a position to satisfy you. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II)

Let this humility be deeply rooted in thy soul, humbling thyself not only under the hand of God, but under every man, whether small or great, from a hearty sense of thine own unworthiness. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z

Since he had admitted his unworthiness to himself by his foolish flight, and affirmed this acknowledgment in the confessional and in a written declaration, he knew himself as if portrayed. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle

How did Moses feel when this outcry told him of the unworthiness and cowardice of the nation of his heart? The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus

If I did for a moment imagine that my cousin liked me, I did so with a stronger sense of my own unworthiness to merit her love than if I myself had sought her affection. Jack Hinton The Guardsman

He would stand by a friend to the death, unless he became convinced of his unworthiness, when he instantly became his unrelenting enemy. The Greater Republic A History of the United States

So great is our pride, that God sometimes cannot break it, but by some exemplary shame, which quickly brings us to our senses, and shows us our own unworthiness. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z

When I however found that I could do some good by preaching, I naturally overlooked my unworthiness. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle

Sensible of his unworthiness: prepared to devote his life. Trevethlan: Volume 1 A Cornish Story.

Frivolity and all unworthiness had reason to fear her, for she denounced them to the face, with somnambulic unconcern. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli)

I am oppressed too with a feeling of deep unworthiness, inability to answer my vocation, and the desire of rest. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3)

For one moment the King hesitated,—was it because of a thought of his unworthiness, or because of the great responsibilities wearing it would impose? Ten Girls from History

The cab is already full of mush. n proposing to a girl always refer to your own unworthiness. The Cynic's Rules of Conduct

He felt as if a sudden flash of lightning had quivered through him, and the feeling of his own unworthiness overwhelmed him. Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea Selected and Translated from Various Authors

Some call these fairies angels outcast from heaven for their unworthiness, yet not evil enough for hell, and who, therefore, occupy intermediate space. The Irish Fairy Book

When a woman loves, she loves blindly, without reason, regardless of her lover's unworthiness. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure

I had other intentions with you; but my father's command tied up my hands, which your utter unworthiness has again unfettered. Specimens of German Romance Vol. I. The Patricians

At this interview, the stoicism of M. Beauharnais was entirely subdued—the thoughts of the past, of his unworthiness, of the faithful and generous love of Josephine, rushed in a resistless flood upon his soul. Josephine Makers of History

I was startled by the sudden realization of how tenaciously I had been holding to my belief in that man's essential unworthiness. Captain Macedoine's Daughter

We had known that we were shipping on a mean vessel, and one shouldered out of more orderly chartings, because of her unworthiness. The Portal of Dreams

This feeling of unworthiness depresses her more than the consciousness of a fault could do. The Pictures; The Betrothing Novels

I see now, however late it is, the unworthiness of the part I 've acted, in remaining in a service where I 've listened to statements such as these. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I

She appears humble, not because a mild exterior is graceful, but because she has an inward conviction of unworthiness which prevents an assuming manner. Coelebs In Search of a Wife

In order to believe in Christ, we must believe first in our own guilt and our own unworthiness; and when we do this we shall see the use of a Saviour, and not till then. The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales

Should he not say, "The priesthood is too exalted for my weakness and unworthiness"? What Shall I Be? A Chat With Young People

Much had she wept since her father died; but a dead man is not half so sore a subject of weeping as a living woman’s unworthiness, when it falls under her own judgment. Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889

As it sees the holiness, the beauty, and the glory, it takes the deep hues of conscious sinfulness, unworthiness, and nothingness. Kept for the Master's Use

So also must a timid, dejected conscience insist, against its own thoughts, upon the testament of Christ, and be stubborn in firm faith, despite its own unworthiness and the greatness of the blessing. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume I)

Don't regard me as one always on the sunny heights, but as one often cast down, often in much feebleness, in much unworthiness, and falling so far short of my own ideal. James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports

Pierre's words came to her, laden with her own unworthiness. The Blue Goose

Yet he hesitated to speak from an overwhelming sense of his utter unworthiness. Banked Fires

Porphyry asserts his own unworthiness when compared with his master, saying that he had been united to God but once in eighty-six years, whereas Plotinus had been so united six times in sixty years. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition

Read again the story of Tobias, and the seven husbands of Sara, who were strangled to death by the devil because of the unworthiness of their motives. Vocations Explained Matrimony, Virginity, The Religious State and The Priesthood

Therefore we must treat others as we wish to be treated by them, and must persist until death in doing good to our enemies, regardless of unworthiness and ingratitude. The History of Freedom

Then, secondly, I want you to note that when the prodigal comes to his senses, he complains of nobody but himself, and speaks of no unworthiness but his own. Time and Tide by Weare and Tyne Twenty-five Letters to a Working Man of Sunderland on the Laws of Work

Had Brooke met Dolores before this last scene with Talbot, he might have felt self-reproach, but he could not have felt such a sense of unworthiness. A Castle in Spain A Novel

It is impossible to relate the taking of the Bastile Saint-Antoine without recognizing the silliness or the unworthiness of the citizens who were the principal actors in this enterprise. Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 1

Thus a humility is born, not merely external and before men, but of the heart and of God, from fear of God and knowledge of one's own unworthiness and weakness. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent

Moses' doubts of the truth of his Divine mission originated in the consciousness of his own unworthiness, and in the condition of those to whom he was sent. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2

His sense of his own unworthiness I have called morbid; morbid, too, were his sense of the fleetingness of life and 80 his concern for death. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9

She would have divided her last square of corn-bread with the wayfarer at her door, without question of his worth or unworthiness, his dissension, or his faith. The Bondboy

Perhaps it was a surge of unworthiness which swept her, lifting her heart like hope. Claim Number One

We learn it from the witness of the Spirit, who, in spite of the Law and of our unworthiness, testifies to it in our weakness and assures us of it. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent

My unworthiness of her was more present with me even than my longing for her. The Gates Between

In spite of these admissions of failure and unworthiness in himself and those about him, he remains a Socialist. New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism

We must not, by any means, entertain the idea that these words express anything blameworthy in David, and that the permission to build the temple was refused to him on account of his personal unworthiness. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1

All she said of his unworthiness as a husband was true. Money Magic A Novel

And, though the sin-stained woman demurred and protested her unworthiness, yet the love that knew no evil drew her irresistibly, and she yielded at length, with her heart bursting. Carmen Ariza

"Do you think," said Kate proudly to Philip, "that my daughter would care to have anything to do with the man, now that she knows his utter unworthiness?" Kildares of Storm

He would know his own irredeemable unworthiness, and so could only slink away in shame.’ That Mother-in-Law of Mine

The eyes of David were the more opened to this circumstance, the more he himself had had to contend against adversaries.—בליעל always means unworthiness in a moral point of view, "wickedness," "vileness." Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1

His sense of unworthiness became the solvent of other and sweeter emotions. Money Magic A Novel

Does Lucy Eaton suspect the unworthiness which it kills me to know? Mabel's Mistake

The manner of the father had conveyed, unwittingly enough, a notion of absurdity as attaching to the lad's engaging in such sacred studies, which overwhelmed him with a sense of his own unworthiness. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865

Beatrice meanwhile, callously avowing her unworthiness, said that she was "dead tired" and went to bed. Tante

The frequent self-returns you make, dwelling so much on your unworthiness, although it may have the appearance of humility, is only a refined self-love. Letters of Madam Guyon

They were at once haughty with the pride of esthetic cleverness, and humble with the sense of their unworthiness in the wide old-world of art. Money Magic A Novel

Was it this, or was it that in that hour he felt his own unworthiness of the sacred trust reposed in him? Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848

A deep depression recovers by changing the point of view from a feeling of unworthiness and self-blame to one of normality. Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type

A stronger proof of Ferdinand's unworthiness to rule, could hardly have been given to the Mexicans than the decree in question. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845

This did not weaken my faith, but the great trouble of my mind became for long a consciousness of my own unworthiness. The Truth About Woman

And after that he drifted into a lover’s rhapsody of his own inferiority and unworthiness. The Law-Breakers

The weight which pressed him down was the sense of his unworthiness. Bunyan

Is a sense of unworthiness an indication of moral strength or of weakness? The Social Principles of Jesus

Slowly the delicacy of her mind, the romanticism of her dreams, the great, unselfish love within her, fluttering yet valiant, overwhelmed him with a sense of infinite unworthiness and weakness. The Plunderer

And she had repented; but that, it appeared, was not enough; she must be punished in this unique way, have her own unworthiness demonstrated by this artless manifestation of his worth. Nobody

Maman, he is the man I despised––the man I said was not fit to be spoken to; it was all true, but when I hear his voice it makes me forget his unworthiness. The Bondwoman

Like his own Pilgrim, he had the burden on his back of his conscious unworthiness. Bunyan

Exhorted by the worthy nuns, I am daily becoming more alive to a sense of my unworthiness, and convinced of the urgent necessity for beginning a new life of holiness and virtue. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba

Think no more about thyself, moaning and groaning over thine unworthiness and trusting to progress in works. The Romance of the Soul

And immediately I saw myself utterly unworthy to come near Him: and I writhed in the agony of this fearful perception of my unworthiness till I could bear no more. The Golden Fountain or, The Soul's Love for God. Being some Thoughts and Confessions of One of His Lovers

Think, in all your insignificance and unworthiness, of your being as acceptable as Christ Himself. The Ministry of Intercession A Plea for More Prayer

She has a passion for committees, and no sooner has she formed one or sat on one than she discovers the general unworthiness of the assembly. Mountain Meditations and some subjects of the day and the war

But what reason have I to hope that you can still look with favorable regard on my unworthiness? Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots

In this sense of very great unworthiness lies a profound pain, an agony. The Romance of the Soul

The sense of pardon produces both the feeling of gratitude and of unworthiness. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors

To accept this heartily, and to be content still to come and be blest in your unworthiness, is true humility. The Ministry of Intercession A Plea for More Prayer

She turned upon him that steady, scrutinizing glance that, from the first, had made him conscious of inner unworthiness. Treasure Valley

A sense of unworthiness humbles; a shameful insult humiliates; imprisonment for crime disgraces. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions

A talk lasting the best part of an hour followed, and at last the worthy doctor had his eyes opened to the unworthiness of his assistant. Dave Porter and the Runaways Last Days at Oak Hall

This is especially true regarding his statements concerning the unworthiness of the colonial clergy. Religious Life of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century The Faith of Our Fathers

And if, in our unworthiness, Thy sacrificial wine we press; If from thy ordeal's heated bars Our feet are seamed with crimson scars, Thy will be done! Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul

But though the old sense of unworthiness swept over her, Faith was not of a temper to dwell long or heavily upon such a doubt. Say and Seal, Volume II

Her new position of independence was a subject for much inward pride, mingled however with a consciousness of her own unworthiness. The Belovéd Vagabond

Worthiness or unworthiness of either administering or receiving hand effects nothing; all the virtue lies in God's command and ordinance. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost

It was Clarence's turn next, and when he saw her offering him her hand with the old frank friendliness, he had a renewed sense of his own unworthiness. In Brief Authority

It involved no sense of the spirituality of the Divine Law, no consciousness of unworthiness, no need of a Savior. Madame Roland, Makers of History

He appears to have been temperamentally incapable of perceiving the unworthiness of anybody whom he liked. William Penn

He could not but express his sense of his own unworthiness for such a distinguished office, and he firmly hoped that he would be succeeded by a long line of eminent and learned principals. McGill and its Story, 1821-1921

It is not as if I could dislike or despise him for any unworthiness of his own; nor as if he were a lover only. Moods

The removal of this constitutional restriction is of great consequence, because it casts upon woman a stigma of inferiority, of incompetency, of unworthiness of trust. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I

In her heart each of them stood convicted of unworthiness. Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore

Their unworthiness prevents them from recognizing his glory in the saints. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood

For its modernness, for many of its lexicographical features, and for its splendid illustrations, I entertain a cordial admiration for the book, and I greatly regret the unworthiness of my share in it. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia

For though, 'tis said, our griefs have power to kill, Mine let me live, in mine unworthiness, That, spurn'd of thee, my lips may praise thee still! A Lover's Litanies

The treachery and unworthiness of Sonia, detestable beyond thought, could not alone work so strange and weird a transformation. The Art of Disappearing

I did not see that I was often trafficking in unworthiness and baseness.” Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905

Again and again I had demonstrated to myself my own unworthiness of such a woman; the natural affinity between Constance and Crondall. The Message

There is no sense of wrongdoing or unworthiness on the part of the performers, or of any relation to a deity. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV

A new feeling, the sense of personal unworthiness before God, spreading through the Roman world, now stirred mankind to still communing with themselves, and sanctioned the stealing away from the noisy festivals of life. Apologia Diffidentis

It will always be my consolation to know that you once gave me your love, in spite of the pain of realizing that I have forfeited it by my unworthiness. The Rough Road

Deeply sensible of my utter unworthiness, and profoundly grateful for the innumerable blessings I have received, I trust in the infinite mercy of my Almighty Creator. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville

Ah! but no one can describe the joy that surged within me, for the greater my unworthiness, the more happiness did the knowledge of her love give. The Birthright

It probably never exists uncaused; though it survives all real or imagined ground for it, and in some cases seems rendered only the more intense by the admitted unworthiness of its object. A Manual of Moral Philosophy

She had cast him out of her friendship because of his unworthiness, but there was a tumult in her heart at sight of him. Brand Blotters

In invoking Our Lady's patronage we are actuated by a triple sense of the majesty of God, our own unworthiness and of Mary's incomparable influence with her Heavenly Father. The Faith of Our Fathers

We also have come out of the Great War with the best of us gone, and feel the contrast between their distant purity, out of great tribulation, and the unworthiness of those who are left. Jeremiah : Being The Baird Lecture for 1922

Instantly he felt that he was in the presence of divine revealing, and a sense of his own sinfulness and unworthiness oppressed him. Personal Friendships of Jesus

Oh, most worthy of men, Why grieve for unworthiness? Three Women

He was bowed down with his unworthiness, with shame that he had dragged her into this horrible tangle. Brand Blotters

Let not the consciousness of your entire unworthiness keep you, dear reader, from believing what God has said concerning you. The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller

She cannot answer, for the confusion of joy which overwhelms her; signifying by a gesture her unworthiness of this high honour, with unsteady step she leaves the room. The Wagnerian Romances

No ingratitude, injustice, or unworthiness in those to whom we try to do good, should ever be allowed to turn love's sweetness into bitterness in us. Personal Friendships of Jesus

For the rest, he was tormented with a certain feeling of unworthiness that had never troubled him so much before. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York

“I know my own unworthiness, sir, but I think any passing follies I may have indulged in are well behind me now.” The Cattle-Baron's Daughter

And no one can be more convinced than I of my unworthiness. The Hero

I may, with all my deficiency and unworthiness, know most assuredly that my prayer is acceptable, a sweet-smelling savour. Holy in Christ Thoughts on the Calling of God's Children to be Holy as He is Holy

Age, in itself, suggests the sentiment, if its natural effect is not marred by unworthiness; so does wisdom. Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather A Reply

So, too, there is no wrong in riches and satisfaction and laughter and praise unless these are accompanied by the selfishness and greed and frivolity and unworthiness with which they are so often identified. The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition

It is equally important for man to know his capacity of being like God and his unworthiness of Him. Pascal

And it is by his wisdom in this choice that the worthiness of his mastership is proved, or its unworthiness. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing

And it is content to be low, in the consciousness of unworthiness and emptiness, and yet to rejoice in the assurance that God Himself does take possession and revive the heart of the contrite one. Holy in Christ Thoughts on the Calling of God's Children to be Holy as He is Holy

Amid the painful consciousness of ignorance and unworthiness, in the struggle between believing and doubting, the heavenly art of effectual prayer is learnt. Lord, Teach Us To Pray

The more one acknowledges his unworthiness, the better is he prepared to serve his Master and his fellow men. The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition

Because of my weakness, in fact, my unworthiness. The Light Shines in Darkness

Much has been said and written about the unworthiness of traveling companies in the country towns. A Pirate of Parts

Whatever his crime, his companions apparently did not repulse him, but he himself voluntarily avoided their society, perhaps from a feeling of unworthiness and humiliation. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847.

He knew it for a certainty, looking at the woman and her child together, kneeling before them, with a sudden conviction of his own unworthiness, and folly, and absurdity. A Sheaf of Corn

While realizing the honor she dwells most upon her unworthiness while recognizing what it may cost her, she declares her submission as a true “bondmaid” or slave of the Lord. The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition

All this he too now perceived; and, in spite of himself, realizing his unworthiness, he felt overcome by an ever-increasing jealousy. The Bill-Toppers

But she knew false pride often rose gigantic about the smallest things; the very unworthiness of the cause seeming to add to the unreasonable growth of its dimensions. The Mistress of Shenstone

Could one so fair and good be without heart, and indifferent to the unworthiness of him to whom she had given her troth? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847.

"In spite of his unworthiness?" returned Ambrose, his cheek flushing with shame. Luke Walton

Awe came upon him and the terror of his own unworthiness, rewarded—or punished—which was it?—by such compassion, such self-sacrifice. Tongues of Conscience

He did not know Jesus to be the Christ till after His baptism, yet he shrank back from the idea of baptizing him, and pleaded his unworthiness. Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel and Selections from his Writings

“Conscious of my unworthiness, 122 I plead guilty to being Hood—Hood the hobo delectable, the tramp incomprehensible!” The Madness of May

Like Moses, they have had a view of the awful majesty of holiness, and they see their own unworthiness in contrast with the purity and exalted perfection of the Infinite One. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan

Came now an overwhelming sense of unworthiness, and Clark asked of himself who was he to demand such sacrifice. The Rapids

His sense of his own increasing unworthiness, the fighting sense of the necessity laid upon him to be unworthy for this sick man's sake, tormented him, set his heart in a sea of trouble. Tongues of Conscience

He was worthy, and specially appointed of God, to make manifest the Messiah, but gave way under a sense of unworthiness at the thought of baptizing his cousin, Jesus of Nazareth! Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel and Selections from his Writings

He is weighed down by a load of guilt, and almost overwhelmed by the sense of his unworthiness. A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity.

They are fully conscious of their weakness and unworthiness. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan

Long did he carry in his heart a picture of the queen—whom he adored in spite of her unworthiness—as the zealous and devoted champion of a great cause. With Spurs of Gold Heroes of Chivalry and their Deeds

But if so, how could she again look any of her friends in the face and admit that she had surrendered herself to so much unworthiness? Ralph the Heir

Pete mistook Philip's hesitation for a silent commentary on his own unworthiness. The Manxman A Novel - 1895

There too we learn the painful lesson of man’s degradation and unworthiness. A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity.

Had this been a boastful, presumptuous claim, Jacob would have been instantly destroyed; but his was the assurance of one who confesses his weakness and unworthiness, yet trusts the mercy of a covenant-keeping God. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan

The thought of his stubby uninteresting figure came to him; and a deep sense of his unworthiness. The Adventures of Bobby Orde

It would be necessary to deprecate, in some degree, the distinguished consideration awarded to him, and to declare his own unworthiness of the king's notice and favor. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim

A humble confession of his own utter unworthiness would be his reply alike to scoffer and to him who believes. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844

"Then it is to save her from me that you are marrying her,—so that she may not sink into the abyss of my unworthiness." An Old Man's Love

But while they have a deep sense of their unworthiness, they have no concealed wrongs to reveal. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan

This he declined, alleging his unworthiness to receive it. William Pitt and the Great War

The Portuguese agent vainly represented to them the unworthiness of their conduct, they set out in haste, to escape from these inconvenient reproaches. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World

Paul had replied to this letter setting forth his own unworthiness and Sylvia's perfections, and Mrs. Beecot had accepted the good news with joy. The Opal Serpent

He knew enough of human nature to realize that love often lives when respect is dead, and no possible good could come of showing up the unworthiness that he beheld in Harold. The Snowshoe Trail

Our precious Saviour invites us to join ourselves to Him, to unite our weakness to His strength, our ignorance to His wisdom, our unworthiness to His merits. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan

The law for Christian progress is that the sense of unworthiness increases in the precise degree in which the worthiness increases. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John

With an increased sense of my own sinfulness, unworthiness, and helplessness, I have an increased sense of the blessedness of pardon, the indwelling of the Comforter, and the communion of saints. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada

We have known females, who venerated the object of their affection so completely, as to mourn sincerely their own unworthiness of, and regard themselves as a simple gift of God to so good a man. The Young Maiden

Have that same reflection upon thine own unworthiness, that thou would think reasonable another that wants these endowments should have. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning

"She expressed her unworthiness with much respect," and both agreed to consider it. Customs and Fashions in Old New England

It is not a question of worthiness or unworthiness. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John

I feel as if God the Lord would help me on this occasion, notwithstanding my unfaithfulness and unworthiness; He has never failed me in such an extremity. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada

The transaction furnished her with two endless topics for gossip, on which she dilated with great enjoyment—her own surpassing generosity, and the orphan’s intense unworthiness. For the Master's Sake A Story of the Days of Queen Mary

Empty yourselves, stripped naked of all kind of coverings but sin and unworthiness, that which God's holy eye cannot behold, and seek Christ's righteousness to adorn and cover you. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning

His voice betrayed a sense of regret, of unworthiness. There was a King in Egypt

The more nearly we come to realise the purpose of our calling, the more 'worthy' of it we are, the deeper will be our consciousness of our unworthiness. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John

Rochester, despite all his wickedness, frivolity, shiftlessness and general unworthiness—or perhaps because of these things—had been able to make this woman love him, take his part against his family and return to him. The Man Who Lost Himself

On the personal answer to that question depends all the success or the failure; all the nobleness or the unworthiness of the individual life. The Life Radiant

If Constance had received her letter, she made no sign, and this served to add to Marjorie's belief in her unworthiness. Marjorie Dean, High School Freshman

But he seemed only eager to show his unworthiness. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660

The more we know ourselves, the more wonderingly and thankfully shall we bow down our hearts before Him, as we measure His mercy by our unworthiness. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John

For, after all, Persis' friendship had been stanch and steadfast till his own confession had disclosed his unworthiness. Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale

Julian’s conversation interested him, and he could not help feeling a little humbled at the unworthiness which prevented him from more frequently enjoying it. Julian Home

The consciousness of my unworthiness has till now sealed my lips, but I cannot keep silence longer. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel

At mine unworthiness, that dare not offer What I desire to give; and much less take 44 What I shall die to want. The Tempest The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.]

And to find herself swinging this work, even for one meal, without a feeling of incapacity and unworthiness, made her very cheered indeed. I've Married Marjorie

The sense of unworthiness likely to overwhelm the best of men who seek the love of a good woman, was in Thomas' case complicated by a morbidly sensitive conscience and ruthless honesty. Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale

Hers was the loss of the love of a man for whom her passion had not ceased, and the admission of the unworthiness of him whom she had chosen as worthy above all others. Mary Wollstonecraft

The dream is past—I wake to the dread reality of my own utter unworthiness.” Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel

There is the usual multitude of detail, the usual unworthiness. Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1

So true is it that it is the fear of the first shocked surprise of others, rather than of their deliberate reprobation, which often deters us from exhibitions of unworthiness. Potts's Painless Cure 1898

Her face was grave and a little sad as befits one who has been tendered irrefutable proof of a friend's unworthiness. Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale

When you, whom fair succession first made heir, Stood self-degraded by unworthiness, I went to those the next in blood to you, Committing and consigning all to them. The Comedies of Terence

Had he not made her wise as to the general unworthiness of Dr. Harper and his skinflint methods of never throwing business to the hands of the local hotel keeper? Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman

We dislike the prodigal's elder brother for his jealousy; but his father's word to him, despite that touch of unworthiness, was: "Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine." The Chief End of Man

It must frankly be confessed that it was not a sense of his own unworthiness that held him back; I fear it was rather a sense of St. Augustine’s unworthiness. Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens

The bravery of her smile served to increase my sense of unworthiness. A Daughter of the Middle Border

Negative self-feeling may be provoked by a genuine sense of unworthiness or modesty, and when this takes place among religious people, it may become a complete and rapturous submissiveness to God. Human Traits and their Social Significance

She would not listen to the injuries which Ludlow heaped upon himself in proof of his unworthiness to cross her threshold. The Coast of Bohemia

"Don't talk to me of unworthiness," she said. An American Suffragette

It was God who gave me the gift for her sake, diffusing a flood of grace into her soul, without regarding the unworthiness of the channel of which He was pleased to make use. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon

For several months after the publication of Hesper I experienced a despairing emptiness, a sense of unworthiness, a feeling of weakness which I am certain made me a burden to my long-suffering wife. A Daughter of the Middle Border

He then went on to express his sense of his own unworthiness; not that he had led a vicious life, but he felt he was a great sinner before God. Gathering Jewels The Secret of a Beautiful Life: In Memoriam of Mr. & Mrs. James Knowles. Selected from Their Diaries.

Alas! how little is known of the struggles of young, half-formed genius! struggles not only with the world, but with itself; a hopeless, miserable bearing-down; a sense of utter unworthiness and self-contempt. Olive A Novel

If we fully obtain our desires, we prove their unworthiness. The Untroubled Mind

I have nothing to glory in but my infirmities and my unworthiness, since, in that everlasting marriage-union thou hast made with me, I brought with me nothing but weakness, sin and misery. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon

The mate noticed, with a strong sense of his own unworthiness, that the two ladies seemed thoroughly engrossed in each other's company, and oblivious to all else. A Master Of Craft

There filled me a sense of unworthiness and a strong desire for self-improvement. We Three

Yes, indeed! pain, because in the Presence of Christ; pain in remembering, and in the consciousness, new to the soul, of its utter unworthiness before Christ. The Life of the Waiting Soul in the Intermediate State

In short, infatuation is a feeling, chiefly physical, which the man can analyze, the unworthiness and absurdity of which he may acknowledge, but which he is unable to resist or overcome. Woman Her Sex and Love Life

It comes from the spiritually shallow, who have no sense of their own unworthiness or of the majesty and the rights of a holy God. The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ A Devotional History of our Lord's Passion

In his new-born sense of personal unworthiness and strict Justice, he had come to the conclusion that he had forfeited the right to offer heart or hand to the Rose of Oregon. Twice Bought

Should they lose their virtue from my unworthiness in uttering them? Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection

The pain of self-reproach for unworthiness, and the pain of the sense of goodness in the Presence of Jesus Christ,—these two pains will purify the soul. The Life of the Waiting Soul in the Intermediate State

The more he saw of the love of God the more he felt his own sinfulness and unworthiness, and felt the need of a better righteousness than any good works of his own. The Woodcutter of Gutech

The publican, conscious of his unworthiness, counting himself altogether evil, flees from his own sin to God’s provided mercy; he tries where the door is open, and passes in a moment through. The Parables of Our Lord

"Ah, Adaly," said the parson, "whatever may have been her unworthiness, it can never afflict you more; I believe that she is in her grave, Adaly." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866

I feel very deeply the responsibility attached to such a trust and my own unworthiness to possess it, but I know that Esther will be patient with me and help me to overcome my failings. More About Peggy

It is also a kind of envy, prompting us to find fault with whatever excellence is a reproach to our unworthiness. Education and the Higher Life

They applied to him to undertake the proposed mission, and he consented, protesting, according to custom, his utter unworthiness, and his belief that France had many sons more competent to the task than himself. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1

But some day, Miss Jenny Ann, perhaps the man who is really to blame for all my father's suffering will come to a realization of his own unworthiness and clear my father's name. Madge Morton's Secret

Morgan replied, rising into a rage as sudden as it was unwise, the unworthiness of the object considered. Trail's End

This feeling was mixed, too, with a feeling of his unworthiness, which deepened the more closely he studied her. The Spirit of Sweetwater

This second way is the true way of dealing with feelings of unworthiness and unfitness. Letters to His Friends

In the case of Henry of Monmouth, the confession of his own unworthiness is adduced in evidence only of his former habits of dissoluteness and dissipation. Henry of Monmouth, Volume 1 Memoirs of Henry the Fifth

If I tremble as I lift, First, and feel Thine awful gift, Let me tremble not for pain, But lest I may lose the gain Which thereby my soul should bless, Through mine own unworthiness. Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy.

Grace's face grew hot with shame at her own unworthiness of spirit. Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College

The touch of his lips to hers came to seem an act of pollution, almost of envenoming, as he brooded on his unworthiness. The Spirit of Sweetwater

That, knowing deep in his heart his own unworthiness, he must face her and see her respond to those things as though he really had been worthy. The Seventh Noon

Nevertheless, mere coarseness of structure, indiscriminate hardihood, is at least a point of some unworthiness in a plant. Proserpina, Volume 1 Studies Of Wayside Flowers

Rebecca had forgotten for the time her own sense of unworthiness, and was smiling happily as friend after friend arrived, when suddenly her smile vanished. A Little Maid of Old Maine

Ancient and modern history had been ransacked for precedents, which were quoted and then applied to General Grant, to show his unworthiness, his incompetency, his nepotism, and his ambition. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis

The unworthiness of the minister affects not the validity of his consecrated acts. Parsifal Story and Analysis of Wagner's Great Opera

But never in one so exalted, so self-forgetful, as the present; and to the varied new experiences of the morning was added a wholesome sense of his own unworthiness to lay a hand upon her. The Great Amulet

Whatever are the emotions she has inspired, I am sure they arise from the perfections of her mind: and never shall they be met with unworthiness in mine. The Stranger A Drama, in Five Acts

He was thinking of those two dear women, as he called them to himself, objurgating himself for his unworthiness to be the kinsman and lover of one, the friend of the other. Mary Gray

And the fear of his own unworthiness, which comes to every man who truly loves, came upon me, and with it the ghost of that duel of days long past. Orrain A Romance

I think you will agree with me that the little girl quite deserved this rebuff, because of the unworthiness of her motive. Chatterbox, 1905.

Yet they were not unhappy, but blissful tears, though they were as much for her own unworthiness as for God's unmerited goodness. A Houseful of Girls

The reasons which made me abandon the idea three years since, and which render it impossible for me to consider it now, have nothing to do with my mental and moral worthiness or unworthiness. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860

Adding hypocrisy to avowed unworthiness, was the acknowledged injunction of the church, wherever and whenever she participated in secular affairs, with a view of emolument. Autographs for Freedom, Volume 2 (of 2) (1854)

When offered the Archbishopric of Florence as a tribute to his sanctity, he declined it on account of his unworthiness for the office. The Old Masters and Their Pictures For the Use of Schools and Learners in Art

"Except, perhaps, the unworthiness of themselves," suggested Christopher. The Farringdons

He had left us in chagrin, betrayed by our unworthiness, nursing a wound deeper than any personal spite. The Mayor of Troy

"I am grieved for your sorrow," she said, "and at my own unworthiness, you know that?" By What Authority?

The conduct of Julia, in fact, had long been marked by gross immoralities, and Augustus alone was unconscious of her unworthiness. A Smaller History of Rome

“I do, sir; yet when I think of my own unworthiness and insufficiency, I rejoice with trembling.” The Annals of the Poor

“I do, sir; yet, when I think of my own unworthiness and insufficiency, I rejoice with trembling.” The Dairyman's Daughter

It was a blow to the woman's pride which had not consciously stooped to unworthiness, and a still sharper hurt to her new vanity. The Guests Of Hercules

It withstood every chance of change, every accident of time and circumstance, and only gave way on absolute proof of unworthiness. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters

"I consider it so," answered Constantia; "nothing can dissolve it but death, or some palpable proof of gross unworthiness." The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel

He felt a sense of unworthiness in having, even of necessity and for a proper purpose, embraced this other girl. Double Trouble Or, Every Hero His Own Villain

This other conception was the unimportance and unworthiness of the body and all material things. Heart and Soul by Maveric Post

Behold, as may unworthiness define, A little touch of Harry in the night. The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad

Yet those two came from performing an act of Christian charity, each with a sense of guilt and unworthiness very irritating to endure, albeit from very different causes. The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems

These are capable of proof and investigation, and are not affected by the unworthiness of her ministers. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel

The most modest exercise of the intellect, not to say of decency, should certainly be enough to convince these interpreters of the perfect childishness and unworthiness of such a misuse of the divine digital dexterity. The Antichrist

Modesty of approach is reckoned a sure sign of unworthiness, and deference as cowardice that fears to seize an opportunity. The Lion of Petra

So you see your sense of inadequacy, your realisation of your own unworthiness is not unique at all. Unfolding Destiny

Let him not be tempted of the devil, as I was, to give up prayer on account of his unworthiness. Santa Teresa an Appreciation: with some of the best passages of the Saint's Writings

The venerable object, once there, gave a common look to everything, as Meshach thought, and deepened his personal sense of unworthiness. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times

The mere fact that he desired to leave the old town was fit proof of his general unworthiness to succeed in life. An Arkansas Planter

He always protests against these dogmas, refutes them with varied power and consistency; and the leading principles of his own system are creditable to human nature, and attribute no unworthiness to the character of God. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life

But her sigh, I knew, was less for the surrender of the gift than for the unworthiness that had prompted its bestowal. Tales of Destiny

I smile at the weakness and unworthiness of all those comparisons of palaces, and thrones, and shining stones, and enemies on the border. Santa Teresa an Appreciation: with some of the best passages of the Saint's Writings

She had begun to glimpse the unworthiness of her doubts. Jane Allen: Right Guard

It's because of fate, or circumstance, or some unworthiness in the person you care for. Franklin Kane

Tongue falters, hand shrinks back, song fears Its own unworthiness to play Fit music for those eight sweet years, Or sing their blithe accomplished way. Studies in Song, A Century of Roundels, Sonnets on English Dramatic Poets, The Heptalogia, Etc From Swinburne's Poems Volume V.

By all the rules, he should have experienced a splendid, noble resolution and a fiery exaltation, and perhaps even an admirable sensation of humility and unworthiness to accomplish what was expected of him today. Space Tug

Then the lawyer explained that were she to give it up, the world would of course say that she had done so from a feeling of her own unworthiness. Phineas Redux

For the first time, a dim realization of her own unworthiness forced itself upon Elsie. Jane Allen: Right Guard

Let us not bring that confusion of face upon ourselves, as to show our vices or unworthiness before them. Ideal Commonwealths

It is an awful thing for a child to awaken to a sense of a parent's unworthiness! The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 2, February, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy

We already anticipated the shock which the discovery of his unworthiness would produce. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793

Patrick speaks of it, not in spiritual pride, but full of the sense of his unworthiness and impotence, as well as of the consciousness of the grace working in and through him. The Annual Monitor for 1851 or, Obituary of the members of the Society of Friends in Great Britain and Ireland, for the year 1850

It may have been that feeling of unworthiness which made me, before the date of my investiture, study the history of the Order and the legend of its origin. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties

In our self-conscious weakness and unworthiness, we choose instinctively to approach the throne of God through His tried and faithful friends rather than to hazard ourselves alone and helpless in His presence. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals

What is all this talk of sacrifice and your unworthiness. Our Elizabeth A Humour Novel

They wept on account of their unworthiness, and would now give their whole hearts to him who died for them. The Moravians in Labrador

They have a vague feeling of unworthiness, although no clear sense of sin. With Our Soldiers in France

So much the worse for the priests: the life of their Divine Master shames them and shows their unworthiness to wear his yellow robe or carry his beggar's bowl. The Life of Buddha and Its Lessons

Until you feel that His Presence would burn and destroy and annihilate your unworthiness, you have no sense of the joys of His Friendship. Great Possessions

Does a sense of my own vileness and unworthiness humble me low before God? A Practical Directory for Young Christian Females Being a Series of Letters from a Brother to a Younger Sister

I felt my unworthiness deeply, and nothing but the words of Jesus could give me joy. The Moravians in Labrador

Your very unworthiness of all this haunts you like an accusing spirit, and yet penetrates your heart with a new devotion toward the loved one who is thus watchful of your comfort. Dream Life A Fable Of The Seasons

My husband he assured me had reached his father's house in a state of intoxication; and had since become convinced of my unworthiness, and of the necessity of severing for ever all connection with me. Infelice

Every day increases my love, my respect for you, and my sense of my own unworthiness. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales

Has it led me to feel my unworthiness of God's favor? A Practical Directory for Young Christian Females Being a Series of Letters from a Brother to a Younger Sister

And then the sense of my unworthiness made me long for her love as a sinner, in his weakness, longs for the saving grace. Romance

She will even tease you in her pleasant way, until hope almost changes to despair, and your brow grows pale with the dread—that even now your unworthiness may condemn you. Dream Life A Fable Of The Seasons

It wore instead a specially alarming aspect as a snare for the exposure of unworthiness. The Point Of Honor A Military Tale

In the first flush of her indignation at his unworthiness, she denounces him. An Introduction to the Study of Browning

Think of your own unworthiness, and of the way God has opened to the mercy seat. A Practical Directory for Young Christian Females Being a Series of Letters from a Brother to a Younger Sister

He merely saw that girl face upturned to his in the starlight, so fair and pleading, he merely heard that soft voice urging her unworthiness, her sorrow. Beth Norvell A Romance of the West

I trust that my old "friend unseen," Stanislas, will not be displeased by this proof that I remember with appreciation her many expressions of esteem for my unworthiness. My Life as an Author

He felt acutely conscious of his own unworthiness. The Second Honeymoon

In expression and attitude she is the perfect impersonation of the spirit of humility, joyfully submissive to her high calling, reverently acknowledging her unworthiness. The Madonna in Art

We must see our need, feel our unworthiness, be sensible of our dependence upon God, and believe in his willingness to grant us, through Christ, the things that are necessary and proper for us. A Practical Directory for Young Christian Females Being a Series of Letters from a Brother to a Younger Sister

Think of it, my wife locked up in an asylum is occupied every moment of the day with proving her own selfishness, weakness, unworthiness and wickedness toward me. Atlantis

The unworthiness of some of your brethren may perhaps in this manner be in part the cause of the very eminent and superior worth of many of the rest. Life of Adam Smith

Before such love a man falls abject in his absolute unworthiness. The Colonel of the Red Huzzars

He cursed himself for the unworthiness of his thoughts. The Half-Hearted

Confession is an humble acknowledgment of our sins and unworthiness. A Practical Directory for Young Christian Females Being a Series of Letters from a Brother to a Younger Sister

And in nothing does dear Rutherford win all our hearts more than in his deep humility, and quick, keen sense of his own inability and utter unworthiness. Samuel Rutherford and some of his correspondents

I shall remember my unworthiness all the more because you have overlooked it. Hetty Wesley

"Our hearts," she says, "have bled with anguish, and mine has sunk lower than the grave, for I have felt that my unworthiness has been the cause of all our calamities." Lives of the Three Mrs. Judsons

Yet if there be no hereafter, why this stifling sense of guilt—this ever-haunting miserable consciousness of unworthiness? Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers

Minor degrees of unworthiness may entitle the innocent party to a legal separation, but without the power of re-marriage. Auguste Comte and Positivism

Apart from the Divine Office, which in spite of my unworthiness is a daily joy, I have not the courage to look through books for beautiful prayers. The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme): The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux With Additional Writings and Sayings of St. Thérèse

The rude but kind candor that conveyed to her the knowledge of Walter's unworthiness had dissolved its very shape; the image was displaced from its shrine. Aunt Phillis's Cabin Or, Southern Life As It Is

A hidden motive lurked in him; unworthiness somewhere; he was determined yet ashamed. Four Weird Tales

How her simple speech, blaming herself who was all innocent, touched his heart and filled him with shame at his unworthiness. Beyond The Rocks A Love Story

Convinced of the unworthiness of Gaveston, he turned against him, and the whole baronage followed his lead. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)

单词	unworthiness
例句	unworthiness And the very notion that a candidate should openly solicit votes violated the principled presumption that such behavior itself represented a confession of unworthiness for national office. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z We felt comfortable in our skins, enjoyed the news that our senses released to us, admired our dirt, cultivated our scars, and could not comprehend this unworthiness. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z In these prayers I acknowledged my great unworthiness to my Lord Jesus and searched my heart for every sin to which I could confess. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z If his upbringing at the abbey had specialized in anything, it was instilling a profound sense of unworthiness. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Kepler, stubborn, intelligent and fiercely independent, suffered two friendless years in bleak Maulbronn, becoming isolated and withdrawn, his thoughts devoted to his imagined unworthiness in the eyes of God. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I had nearly outgrown the shame and the guilt and the sense of unworthiness. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s what hopefully this movie is speaking to, that unworthiness we all go through.” Peter Dinklage on ‘Cyrano’ and Life After ‘Game of Thrones’ 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Two hundred and five years after his birth, the mystery of how he transformed his anxieties over class, fortune and unworthiness into the stuff of childhood dreams remains. Google glory for Hans Christian Andersen 2010-04-02T10:01:00Z But perhaps he felt the tiniest jot of unworthiness when he glanced at the screen above the stage at this gig, which was globally live-streamed. Usher – review 2012-06-13T15:59:18Z An audacious thing for a woman to do, it was made more acceptable by her emphasis on her own unworthiness — a tactic used by talented women throughout history, claiming inadequacy while proving the opposite. Who Was Vittoria Colonna? Just One of Italy’s Great Poets... 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z During the 19th century, Shakespeare's supposed unworthiness laid bare other misgivings – adjustments necessary in a period when literature was promoted to the status of scripture and writers were expected to be sages, evangelists, national heroes. Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? by James Shapiro \| Book review 2010-04-03T23:07:00Z Every minor shortfall—every 95%—reinforces a perfectionist’s sense of unworthiness. My paralyzing perfectionism 2014-05-12T00:00:00Z It seemed almost like you were admitting fault, or unworthiness. Don't just buy the record -- help make it 2011-09-01T19:02:00Z “All those who see unworthiness when they look at me and are given thereby to denying me value — to you I say, ‘I’m not talking about being as good as you. Sidney Poitier changed movies, and changed lives 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z That’s what hopefully this movie is speaking to, that unworthiness we all go through. Peter Dinklage on ‘Cyrano’ and Life After ‘Game of Thrones’ 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Elsewhere he declaims, “All that is clear is the perfection of what we were given, the unworthiness of our response, and the certainty, in view of our current deprivation, that we are judged.” Art Review: ‘Robert Adams: The Place We Live’ at Yale Art Gallery 2012-08-30T21:55:20Z Little brown children, young and innocent, already beset by a sense of unworthiness they cannot name. What the Church Meant for James Baldwin 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z A recent interview in Nashville with the two, who've given themselves the celebrity couple name "Bluke," veered wildly from a discussion of Bryan's unworthiness to host to crude jokes and Taylor Swift's fans. Men of country dominate lineup at ACM Awards 2013-04-07T13:24:17Z Among those cited in the report are accusers who contemplated suicide after being abused, and who turned to drugs or alcohol in a bid to cope with “anxiety and feelings of unworthiness.” Catholic clergy sexually abused Illinois kids far more often than church acknowledged, state finds 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z It hurts because it always hurts to be shunned — but if it’s any consolation at all, it also really does seem to be about her derangement, not your unworthiness of courtesy. Advice \| Carolyn Hax: ‘Fun’ date seems like he’d be a better match for a friend 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z That is what needs correction, not the unworthiness of the major. Opinion \| Education is about looking out at the world 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z When books that give a voice to oppressed groups are banned, it adds to the sense of shame and unworthiness the dominant culture seeks to impart, especially to children. Why the book bans and censorship? Those who rule want to crush knowledge — and freedom 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z He subsequently described his actions as self-sabotage, prompted by deep-rooted feelings of unworthiness. James Arthur: 'I want to be one of the greats' 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z In interviews, Williams was often remarkably candid about the drug relapse he suffered midway through “The Wire,” as well as about the feelings of unworthiness that consumed him after the show’s success. Perspective \| ‘The Wire’ made Michael K. Williams an icon, but the rest of his work showed he was far more than just one role 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z President Biden and his advisers say the Afghan military’s total collapse proved its unworthiness, vindicating the American pullout. America’s Afghan War: A Defeat Foretold? 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z Money may not buy happiness, but a lack of it is often conflated with unworthiness. Review: A magnetic new Bible Belt thriller is no 'Hillbilly Elegy' — and thank the Lord for that 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z When books that give a voice to oppressed groups are banned, it adds to the sense of shame and unworthiness the dominant culture seeks to impart, especially toward marginalized children. Why the book bans and censorship? Those who rule want to crush knowledge — and freedom 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z Even those with aspirations who can’t be written off as marginal, like emergency medical tech Breonna Taylor, are undermined by this narrative of criminality and inherent Black unworthiness. Op-Ed: Derek Chauvin is in the courtroom, but the character of Black people is on trial in Minneapolis 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z The broad humor and underlying theme of unworthiness — cornerstones of that book — became hallmarks of Mr. Friedman’s style, whether he was writing for the page or the stage. Bruce Jay Friedman, novelist, playwright with an edge of ‘black humor,’ dies at 90 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z The officials who named a military base in Virginia for a profoundly dishonorable Confederate general, George Pickett, must have been willfully blind to a voluminous record demonstrating his unworthiness. Editorial Roundup: US 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z It was not unlike what we learned in recent weeks was the ultimate costume to hide actual unworthiness of college admission. Perspective \| College admissions scandal parents used black male athletes to make space for their kids 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z In March, the national team proved its unworthiness by getting routed in an exhibition game against Wales, 6-0. China Won’t Play in This World Cup. It Still Hopes to Profit. 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z They were happy to express grief and condolence, and willing to abase themselves in general terms for their unworthiness. The school beneath the wave: the unimaginable tragedy of Japan’s tsunami 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z In the away enclosure at Selhurst Park, it sounded as if every one of them was shouting about the players’ unworthiness for the shirt. Arsenal’s latest bruising beating leaves Arsène Wenger at point of no return 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z I could never put myself first..always sacrificing .. feelings of unworthiness . The Forced Heroism of the ‘Survivor’ 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z He can see beyond appearances, beyond sin, beyond failures and unworthiness. Read the Sermon Pope Francis Gave in Holguín, Cuba 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z “Monroe’s greatest secret was her sense of insecurity and unworthiness,” Oates tells TIME. Joyce Carol Oates Remembers Marilyn Monroe and the Novel She Inspired 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z More and more is required to obtain the same high, and the compulsion of the pursuit prompts a growing sense of the despair and unworthiness it is meant to solve. The Enduring Hunt for Personal Value 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Ms. Bonauto, who in 2003 won the nation’s first gay marriage case in Massachusetts, said gay couples experience “the stain of unworthiness” when civil marriage is denied them. Supreme Court hears historic same-sex marriage arguments 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z In those early years, on-air jokes about the show’s impending cancellation or unworthiness were common. Our Long Romance With ‘Saturday Night Live’ 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z He couldn’t just sit around proclaiming his unworthiness and wait for the Presidency to be thrust upon him. Mario Cuomo: A Miscarriage of Justice 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z Davis’s professed unworthiness is one of many tricky manifestations of her ambition. An Alaskan Poet’s Lyrics of Sex and Power 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z “I feel I am living on the razor's edge between success and failure, adulation and humiliation—between justifying my existence and revealing my unworthiness to be alive,” he writes. MIND Reviews: My Age of Anxiety 2014-02-21T13:00:00Z Each mistake at practice became a validation of her unworthiness. Rid of Angst, Gracie Gold Aims for Excellence, Not Perfection 2014-02-18T19:44:22Z Of course, the Seahawks won that Sunday night in January, shunned the ridicule about their playoff unworthiness and then pulled off a colossal upset of New Orleans to begin the postseason. 2013 Seahawks have made high expectations the new normal 2013-09-06T00:22:48Z We receive Communion not because we are worthy of it, but because God’s offers us the body and blood of Christ despite our unworthiness. Catholic leaders using Communion as a weapon in the culture wars 2013-04-24T13:32:09Z But oh! your heart, where my unworthiness Is made perfection by love's alchemy, How often does your doghood's faith cry shame To my inconstancy. To Your Dog and To My Dog 2012-05-22T15:16:52.220Z When she loves, she loves for ever--and it is only when death or unworthiness takes from her him she loves, that love becomes a memory. The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale 2012-04-26T02:00:10.260Z Many of the lower orders are quite as much gentry at heart, and far more so, than those who hide their unworthiness beneath the convenient shadow of a "family tree." Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z In his prayers there is no acknowledgment of sin, no feeling of penitence, no confession of unworthiness. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z But greed so excessive, even in its own eyes, must find some cloak to cover it; and one of the most common and most congenial to flinty hearts is—the unworthiness of the applicant. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z He would go to his darling and look her in the face—feel the pressure of her little hand, and curse himself for the unworthiness of his thought. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z There is in popular art no trace, so far as the writer’s observation extends, of that lofty sorrow at man’s unworthiness, which has occasionally been attributed to Satan. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z The irreligion of laymen, the carelessness and unworthiness of fathers and husbands are responsible for the baneful influences of the confessional. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z If I find discord between my act and that which I recognize as good, remorse arises,—a feeling of inner disharmony, unworthiness, and self-contempt which may increase until it becomes the greatest psychical pain. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z But nothing which they could do would wound her half as much as that public ordeal, that confrontation with the man, that exhibition of his unworthiness and her folly, which must follow his capture. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z A mother argues with herself, that her own unworthiness is to be visited on her children, and that they are to be still more unhappy than she is. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z He felt no reverence, suffered no pangs, trembled under no misgivings, sank under no sense of unworthiness. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z The man of lowly mind habitually feels his dependence as a creature and his unworthiness as a sinner before God. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z It is impossible to conceive that Mary sang God's praises and her own unworthiness no more during those three months. Mater Christi Meditations on Our Lady 2012-02-25T03:00:09.890Z The door opened, and he forgot his unworthiness, he forgot all. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z For a while his spirit was invaded by the same rush of unworthiness which had so unnerved Tom Emmett when he was arrested. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Jews, Heathens, and such like, were exempted on account of their unworthiness. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z The test of every free land that tries out its worthiness or unworthiness to exist as a Government of freedom has been its willingness or refusal to fight and die for its faith. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z He knew he was a sinner, and that he had sinned, and he confessed his unworthiness. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z But, on later occasions, his conscience gnawing him, the good George very unwisely dropped out general hints of the unworthiness of his sex, and of himself in particular, as many an honest fellow has done. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z But at the same time her condemnation of falsehood, cant, party intrigue, egotistical ambition, or proved unworthiness was swift and stern. Queen Victoria As I Knew Her 2012-01-22T03:00:23.263Z In the chapter on humility, and in chapters yet to come his own deep sense of deep unworthiness stands evident. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z "Worthiness or unworthiness do not seem to come into it at all," she answered, her voice all shaken and low. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z I know no man on earth, least of all myself, dare think himself fit for you, or dare plead his own cause before you without feeling his own unworthiness and pettiness of soul beside you. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z Common discretion, however, required that I should not, by dwelling upon her unworthiness, render the task of befriending her more burdensome. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z Of two young critics he says: "And they wrote of human merit and human unworthiness and broke hearts as if they were breaking egg-shells." The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z Not that slavery should be immediately removed, though its existence in such a league was an elemental unworthiness and affront; but that the Union should be forever secured was his immediate aspiration and resolve. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z A reflection on pessimism to which this discussion gives rise is the following: It would appear that a man’s self-esteem would be increased by a conviction of the unworthiness of his neighbours. The philosophy of Brtrnd Rssll 2011-12-30T03:00:24.883Z In regard to Holy Communion, therefore, do not confine yourself to a consideration of your own unworthiness, but temper this with the thought of God’s mercy. Light and Peace Instructions for devout souls to dispel their doubts and allay their fears 2011-12-22T03:00:27.660Z To be correct in his calculation of existence, the unworthiness of the present time must be a very small item in the addition. Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) 2011-12-07T03:00:18.847Z The unworthiness of the British and American nations to have artists born to them was never more shamefully manifested than by the reception accorded thirty years ago to Hardy's "Jude, the Obscure." The Critical Game 2012-01-05T03:00:38.527Z She did not have the slightest suspicion of his unworthiness, and therein lay the essence of the sudden and unqualified hate he began to feel for her. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z A sense of our own utter unworthiness is the best worthiness we can bring to the Communion rail. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z Consequently the more virtuous you are the less so you will esteem yourself; the worthier you are to approach your God, the more profoundly will you feel your unworthiness. Light and Peace Instructions for devout souls to dispel their doubts and allay their fears 2011-12-22T03:00:27.660Z Concerning the Cleverness of Christianity.—It is a master stroke of Christianity to so emphasize the unworthiness, sinfulness and degradation of men in general that contempt of one's fellow creatures becomes impossible. Human, All Too Human A Book for Free Spirits 2011-11-28T03:00:26.030Z But remorse is an unresisting submission to the verdict of conscience and the consciousness of one's own unworthiness. Morals and the Evolution of Man 2011-11-14T03:00:18.930Z In a moment, therefore, she banished from her mind every trace of his unworthiness. Adeline Mowbray or, The Mother and Daughter 2011-11-04T02:00:17.120Z Let not the thought of your unworthiness keep you away: let not the recollection of your sins prevent your application. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z Oh that God would make his strength perfect in my weakness, and his grace in my unworthiness! 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 "Kept me up one whole night, expatiating on her charms and his extreme unworthiness," he replied. Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z Congress contemptuously refused to pay any attention to the proposition, Benton showing its utter unworthiness in an excellent speech, one of the best that he made on the whole financial question. Thomas Hart Benton 2011-10-09T02:00:26.053Z For I have scann'd mine own unworthiness And well I know the weakness of the lyre Which I have striven to sway to thy caress. Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems 2011-10-08T02:00:23.627Z Peace, peace, while I confess I have refused thee for unworthiness. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z She was torn by two conflicting feelings: her unworthiness of becoming Jacob's wife, and the desire to belong to the man she loved. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z Another prominent character is one whose love is given to a weak man, her axiom being that love takes no heed of the worthiness or unworthiness of its object. A Crooked Mile 2011-10-03T02:00:26.870Z Modesty and diffidence seem to have been the native elements of his character; and humility, inducing a deep sense of his own unworthiness, constituted a characteristic feature of his renewed nature. The Baptist Magazine, Vol. 27, 1835 2011-10-03T02:00:25.363Z His heart beat very fast, but without pain now, and he was, for the moment, free of his crushing sense of inadequacy, inexperience and unworthiness. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z Let not your mighty anger rise too high; 'Tis not Valeria merits it, but I: My own unworthiness so well I knew, That from her love I consciously withdrew. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z You confess to yourself day and night your own unworthiness. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z But in a 14 September judgement, the state court agreed with Konstanz that later misconduct also showed 'unworthiness' to hold the doctorate. Seven days: 22 September 2011 2011-09-21T17:20:16.293Z I know, I have witnessed the unworthiness of your treatment. The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:32.663Z Yes—the babu may have been wrong, and Macteith Sahib may really have been acclaiming Greene Sahib his superior, and declaring his own miserable unworthiness. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z I advance this conjecture in all humility, and corrected by a sense of my own unworthiness. 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 No; you cannot compare yourself with another now; you see only your own sin, you can measure only your own unworthiness now, or, rather, it appears far beyond measuring to you. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z The same act may successively mount up through every intermediate stage from the depth of unworthiness to a transcendent height of excellence, according to the soul that is manifested by it. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour 2011-09-03T02:00:17.117Z I hope I know my own unworthiness, and that I hate and despise myself and all my fellow-creatures as every practicable Christian should.” Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z It might have been an honorific ceremony, in fact, and Macteith Sahib might have feigned sickness at his own unworthiness, according to etiquette? Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z He will be God, spite of our unworthiness and Satan's opposition. The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III 2011-09-01T02:00:17.707Z Love of country is the moral backbone of the individual; a vaunted contempt for one’s birthright is a tacit admission of unworthiness of the privilege it confers. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z Wouldn’t it be poetic justice if she were to turn the half of her class who were for her last year against her by her own unworthiness? Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z As my grandfather did not move his chair, Mr. Hodge lifted his voice until the neighborhood knew the price of brick and the unworthiness of plumbers. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z “It wasn’t my fault, Murray,” protested Bertram, reduced almost to tears by his sense of wicked unworthiness and the injustice to his kind mentor of yesterday. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z Mary bore all these indignities with a calm spirit, which rose superior to them, and which proved their unworthiness, by bringing them into contrast with her own elevation of mind. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:23.870Z And they wrote of human merit and human unworthiness and broke hearts as if they were breaking egg-shells. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z It contained the most ludicrous assertion of our great modesty, and sense of unworthiness,—in which he said, we all most cordially concurred,—while in the presence in which we stood. Papers from Overlook-House 2011-08-07T02:00:08.643Z It has made me shrink at my own unworthiness of the name I bear. Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. 2011-08-02T02:00:25.157Z I know him from my mother's judgment, and that she, the gentlest of women, could not judge otherwise, proves his unworthiness. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z He welcomed Simon's avowal of unworthiness as the first condition toward the attainment of that character. The Making of an Apostle 2011-07-26T02:00:19.187Z Is there one who does not know that moment when the woman beloved becomes the ideal, and the lover feels his utter unworthiness? Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z Then, by way of emphasizing the unworthiness of the man I had "libeled" I briefly outlined the worse things I had learned about him. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z At the time of which we speak, she seems to have thought only of her own unworthiness, her need of religion, and the greatness of the privilege offered her. Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. 2011-08-02T02:00:25.157Z Who, with a heart in his breast, beholding and enjoying all this beauty and glory, does not involuntarily look above in gratitude to the unseen Giver and mourn over his own unworthiness of such bounty? Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z I have felt depressed by my consciousness of the unworthiness of the response, that my life has made, to such an excellent instructor in penmanship and spelling. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z It was very hard that she so seldom received it, and self-love was always ready to accuse her parents of some degree of partiality rather than herself of unworthiness. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z In the "Advancement of Learning" he points out to the King "the indignity and unworthiness of the history of England as it now is, in the main continuation thereof." The Mystery of Francis Bacon 2011-07-09T02:00:14.663Z The poet’s soul responded to the poetry of worship, a poetry which underlies all forms and ceremonies, which no unworthiness on the part of the officiant can wholly obliterate, no superstition render wholly absurd. Chaucer and His Times 2011-06-30T02:00:26.883Z Why, on entering within its sacred limits, did I not acknowledge my own unworthiness to come in, and reverence the sanctity of the place? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z He regarded her with something near awe, with keen perception of his unworthiness: as a spirit from Heaven had stooped to commune with him. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Robert Campbell might well feel his unworthiness, and tremble lest so great a blessing should escape him. A Reconstructed Marriage 2011-06-23T02:00:23.143Z At his first mass he had difficulty in restraining himself from flying from the altar—so great was his awe and the sense of his unworthiness. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z He puts in italics the word not; desirous doubtless to indicate the unworthiness of other theosophists. H. P. Blavatsky A Great Betrayal 2011-06-12T02:00:09.327Z She felt a little sorry for him as he was speaking—a little kinder since he had owned his own unworthiness. Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z Thereby is meant that we heartily feel our sin and unworthiness before God, but also that we confidently accept for ourselves the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Luther's Small Catechism Explained in Questions and Answers 2011-05-12T02:00:10.283Z There was an unworthiness in this speech, in the intention to offend the man who had been firm enough to tell him the truth. Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z She seemed set as far beyond my reach as the stars, and her contemplation inspired me with a realization of my unworthiness and her divinity which was neither humiliating nor discomforting. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z In the books the Graal was at last taken away because of men's unworthiness. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z In short, dear Miss Lambert, I feel my unworthiness to aspire to the happiness—” here he swallowed his words completely so that Jane found it impossible to make out what he was saying. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z Should the feeling of our own unworthiness keep us away from the Lord's Supper? Luther's Small Catechism Explained in Questions and Answers 2011-05-12T02:00:10.283Z I believe that Thou lovest me, in spite of my unworthiness and infidelity. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z There were times when I forgot the gulf dug between us by her purity and my too criminal unworthiness, and I remembered only that she was a woman and I a man. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z The assertion of his unworthiness cuts Peggy like a lash, but she bears it with set teeth and a sort of smile. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z Alas! that one so esteemed should give such cause to show his unworthiness. The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J. 1834-1851 Edited by Extracts from the Diary of the Latter 2011-03-10T03:00:53.010Z No; the more we feel our own unworthiness, and the more we sincerely long for God's forgiveness, the more worthy are we to receive His grace. Luther's Small Catechism Explained in Questions and Answers 2011-05-12T02:00:10.283Z The ship then set sail with four Priests on board, a goodly cargo indeed, had not my unworthiness deprived me of the crown, for all those other three suffered martyrdom for the faith. The Condition of Catholics Under James I. 2011-03-09T03:00:42.087Z But he qualifies this “Receptionist” position by declaring that Judas received the sacrament, as if the unworthiness of the recipient made no difference. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z I know not how to speak of that conflict between pride and shame, between the ecstasy of conquest and the innate sense of the unworthiness that had won the victory! The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z She could have forgiven him aught, all, but his own unworthiness. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z The uncontrollable anger which meanness and unworthiness provoke expresses itself in lofty language. Philip Massinger 2011-02-25T03:01:15.270Z But he had not been admitted into the secrets of God's sanctuary, and did not know my great unworthiness. The Condition of Catholics Under James I. 2011-03-09T03:00:42.087Z It will be seen that I abstain from harsh language, and rather extenuate than otherwise the unworthiness of my adversary. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z As she passes, men turn and gaze; and whomsoever she salutes, his heart trembles within him; he bows his head, the colour forsakes his cheek, and he sighs for his own unworthiness. The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-02-25T03:01:04.597Z The sin of unworthiness is a grave sacrilege. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z Their opponents had spells, too, when they also appeared inhibited by some feeling of unworthiness. Marseille 0-0 Manchester United 2011-02-23T21:45:28Z And, indeed, I cannot deny that I rejoiced at the things that were said to me; but my great unworthiness prevented me from going into the House of the Lord. The Condition of Catholics Under James I. 2011-03-09T03:00:42.087Z It is curious to observe how inevitably the brotherhood discovers unworthiness. Fishing and Shooting Sketches 2011-02-23T03:00:33.463Z He had that sense which I suppose comes at times to every man, of entire unworthiness for the straight, unhesitating decision, the clear simplicity of a woman's passion. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z After he had gone away she thought a little sadly of his kindness to her, and her unworthiness of it. Louisiana 2011-02-18T03:00:21.217Z Now a subtle, quite unrealized sense of unworthiness, drove her back to a desire for human sympathy, the personal relation. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z Mollie represented purity and innocence to this ordinary unreflective young man, and something good in him went out to meet it, and sloughed off the unworthiness in him. Abington Abbey A Novel 2011-01-30T03:00:14.557Z Oh, never more so than at this moment am I penetrated with the unworthiness of my conduct. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z In her unworthiness she felt as if she could have sunk at his feet and kissed the hem of his garment. The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z Save, Lord, and have mercy on our benefactors who have mercy on us and feed us, giving us alms and security, and ask us to pray for them, despite our unworthiness. Orthodox Daily Prayers 2011-01-18T03:00:12.820Z They are hard to be convinced of the unworthiness of those who belong to them through the affections, because the affections are usually stronger with them than their reasoning powers. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z And if any one should seek to oppose him by casting in his teeth his unworthiness and the large amount of the legacy, what do you suppose he would say? Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z Inevitable before such a conception of manhood—Paula feared her unworthiness. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z She related a good deal more on this second evening concerning the virtues of her two daughters, her husband's nobility of character, and her own unworthiness. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: How dare I partake of Thy Holiness in my unworthiness? Orthodox Daily Prayers 2011-01-18T03:00:12.820Z What good could it do now to have a dispute with Otto about the worthiness or unworthiness of the Baron? Quisisana, or Rest at Last 2010-12-29T03:00:30.857Z If it was not an unworthy thing for him to bequeath so great a sum to an unworthy person, why should I reuse to accept it because of my unworthiness? Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z Herein is expressed a threefold reference which a true Christian ought to have to his own unworthiness. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Yes, it was strange what disquiet would seize her the instant she touched the keys, a feeling of dread, an anticipation of impending danger, a consciousness of her own unworthiness. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z To all whom she met she brought a sorrow; upon all whom she left she left a trace of her own unworthiness.” Lola 2010-12-24T03:00:35.720Z She now echoed his own words, save that she did not speak of unworthiness. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z It is such a shy, questioning, never-to-be-repeated time, filled with the anxiety to understand, and the keener anxiety of holding the mirror to one’s own soul to better see its appalling unworthiness. God's Green Country A Novel of Canadian Rural Life 2010-12-21T22:55:55.287Z This is a pattern, indeed, of a soul truly contrite in spirit and penitent in heart, and, therefore, sensible of both its own unworthiness, and of all the mercies bestowed on it by the Lord. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z But he persisted in his belief; which drove the thorn of her own unworthiness all the deeper into her soul. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z But so deep is man's instinctive reverence, so abiding his sense of unworthiness, that it needed the Incarnation to convince man that he was destined to become the heaven of God. With God in the World A Series of Papers 2010-12-20T17:12:19.523Z It is painful for a father to declare his unworthiness to his own offspring; but it must be. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 12 I wandered to and fro across the room, in admiration of her excellence, and my bosom was troubled with a painful sense of my own unworthiness. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 For no man ever yet came to the fountain of living truth, but by the way of humility and poverty of spirit, arising from a knowledge of his utter unworthiness. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z "He must be extremely moral still!" she thought, with a sense of her own guilt and unworthiness. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z You should have heard the general's wife comparing my unworthiness and your superiority. A Divided Heart and Other Stories He stood for some minutes in silence; a dim perception of his own unworthiness came over him. Love Works Wonders A Novel Lydia, with her acute sense of her own unworthiness, was dimly aware of some hesitation, and supposed that she was being weighed in the balance. Manslaughter And were not God to support him with the everlasting arm of his omnipotence, he would sink under the apprehensions of his own unworthiness. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z “Behold what I am,” she could have said to him then, and left the rest to him, believing that her unworthiness would not drag him down, it would lose itself so readily in his strength. The Little Minister Suspicions of his unworthiness had already strongly arisen at court, and orders were sent for the Supreme Court of Hispaniola, which still had jurisdiction in Cuba, to investigate his conduct. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 A continual contemplation of their own unworthiness diminished in more finely organized minds the capacity of enjoying themselves heartily, or of giving frank expression to their own nature. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. Instantly entreat her pardon for the unworthiness of your conduct.' The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 For our misery appeals to the mercy of God, our weakness to his power, our unworthiness to his majesty, our unrighteousness to his righteousness. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Why was he so depressed with a sense of his vast paternal unworthiness? The Cottage of Delight A Novel She hid her face on his breast, and, ashamed of her unworthiness, she felt afraid to be left alone. With Edge Tools There swept down upon him, if he thought of it at all now and then, only a feeling of the insufficiency, the narrowness, the unworthiness, the tawdriness, of all this which lay about him. The Broken Gate A Novel My own unworthiness to what I aspire recoils upon me at every instant, and nothing but the indulgent kindness with which you have always regarded me could give me courage. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) Thine own worthiness will here avail thee nothing, and thine unworthiness shall do thee no harm; for the Lord Jesus Christ, thy Saviour, is he that “forgiveth thy unrighteousness, and covereth all thy sin.” True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z I implore you, then, on my knees I implore you for the sake of this love, this generous love which overlooks all my unworthiness, to calm yourself! The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise They were to receive the meat of passover with a reproachful sense of their unworthiness: humbly, with bread of affliction and with bitter herbs. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus A self-conscious man is sometimes one who is aware of his worth; a conceited man is generally one who is not aware of his unworthiness. Rambles in Womanland Let a man be ever so little of a coxcomb, the chances are that he will always explain a refusal of this kind on any ground rather than upon that of his own unworthiness. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) Pray, To—sinful, whether in dependence on our own merit, or to forbear on account of our unworthiness, II. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z I thank you, sir," said Diogenes as he swept the Lord of Stoutenburg a deep, ironical bow, "I thank you for thus momentarily withholding chastisement from my unworthiness. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel But the honour of being numbered among the people of God should awaken a sense of unworthiness. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus How was she to convince him of her unworthiness, how was she to persuade this lover of hers that she was too simple a creature for his splendid enthronement? Plashers Mead A Novel I am independent in means, as in opinion; and, however conscious of my personal unworthiness, in all that regards station and condition I 'm in a position to satisfy you. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) Let this humility be deeply rooted in thy soul, humbling thyself not only under the hand of God, but under every man, whether small or great, from a hearty sense of thine own unworthiness. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Since he had admitted his unworthiness to himself by his foolish flight, and affirmed this acknowledgment in the confessional and in a written declaration, he knew himself as if portrayed. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle How did Moses feel when this outcry told him of the unworthiness and cowardice of the nation of his heart? The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus If I did for a moment imagine that my cousin liked me, I did so with a stronger sense of my own unworthiness to merit her love than if I myself had sought her affection. Jack Hinton The Guardsman He would stand by a friend to the death, unless he became convinced of his unworthiness, when he instantly became his unrelenting enemy. The Greater Republic A History of the United States So great is our pride, that God sometimes cannot break it, but by some exemplary shame, which quickly brings us to our senses, and shows us our own unworthiness. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z When I however found that I could do some good by preaching, I naturally overlooked my unworthiness. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle Sensible of his unworthiness: prepared to devote his life. Trevethlan: Volume 1 A Cornish Story. Frivolity and all unworthiness had reason to fear her, for she denounced them to the face, with somnambulic unconcern. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) I am oppressed too with a feeling of deep unworthiness, inability to answer my vocation, and the desire of rest. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) For one moment the King hesitated,—was it because of a thought of his unworthiness, or because of the great responsibilities wearing it would impose? Ten Girls from History The cab is already full of mush. n proposing to a girl always refer to your own unworthiness. The Cynic's Rules of Conduct He felt as if a sudden flash of lightning had quivered through him, and the feeling of his own unworthiness overwhelmed him. Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea Selected and Translated from Various Authors Some call these fairies angels outcast from heaven for their unworthiness, yet not evil enough for hell, and who, therefore, occupy intermediate space. The Irish Fairy Book When a woman loves, she loves blindly, without reason, regardless of her lover's unworthiness. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure I had other intentions with you; but my father's command tied up my hands, which your utter unworthiness has again unfettered. Specimens of German Romance Vol. I. The Patricians At this interview, the stoicism of M. Beauharnais was entirely subdued—the thoughts of the past, of his unworthiness, of the faithful and generous love of Josephine, rushed in a resistless flood upon his soul. Josephine Makers of History I was startled by the sudden realization of how tenaciously I had been holding to my belief in that man's essential unworthiness. Captain Macedoine's Daughter We had known that we were shipping on a mean vessel, and one shouldered out of more orderly chartings, because of her unworthiness. The Portal of Dreams This feeling of unworthiness depresses her more than the consciousness of a fault could do. The Pictures; The Betrothing Novels I see now, however late it is, the unworthiness of the part I 've acted, in remaining in a service where I 've listened to statements such as these. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I She appears humble, not because a mild exterior is graceful, but because she has an inward conviction of unworthiness which prevents an assuming manner. Coelebs In Search of a Wife In order to believe in Christ, we must believe first in our own guilt and our own unworthiness; and when we do this we shall see the use of a Saviour, and not till then. The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales Should he not say, "The priesthood is too exalted for my weakness and unworthiness"? What Shall I Be? A Chat With Young People Much had she wept since her father died; but a dead man is not half so sore a subject of weeping as a living woman’s unworthiness, when it falls under her own judgment. Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 As it sees the holiness, the beauty, and the glory, it takes the deep hues of conscious sinfulness, unworthiness, and nothingness. Kept for the Master's Use So also must a timid, dejected conscience insist, against its own thoughts, upon the testament of Christ, and be stubborn in firm faith, despite its own unworthiness and the greatness of the blessing. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume I) Don't regard me as one always on the sunny heights, but as one often cast down, often in much feebleness, in much unworthiness, and falling so far short of my own ideal. James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports Pierre's words came to her, laden with her own unworthiness. The Blue Goose Yet he hesitated to speak from an overwhelming sense of his utter unworthiness. Banked Fires Porphyry asserts his own unworthiness when compared with his master, saying that he had been united to God but once in eighty-six years, whereas Plotinus had been so united six times in sixty years. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Read again the story of Tobias, and the seven husbands of Sara, who were strangled to death by the devil because of the unworthiness of their motives. Vocations Explained Matrimony, Virginity, The Religious State and The Priesthood Therefore we must treat others as we wish to be treated by them, and must persist until death in doing good to our enemies, regardless of unworthiness and ingratitude. The History of Freedom Then, secondly, I want you to note that when the prodigal comes to his senses, he complains of nobody but himself, and speaks of no unworthiness but his own. Time and Tide by Weare and Tyne Twenty-five Letters to a Working Man of Sunderland on the Laws of Work Had Brooke met Dolores before this last scene with Talbot, he might have felt self-reproach, but he could not have felt such a sense of unworthiness. A Castle in Spain A Novel It is impossible to relate the taking of the Bastile Saint-Antoine without recognizing the silliness or the unworthiness of the citizens who were the principal actors in this enterprise. Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 1 Thus a humility is born, not merely external and before men, but of the heart and of God, from fear of God and knowledge of one's own unworthiness and weakness. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent Moses' doubts of the truth of his Divine mission originated in the consciousness of his own unworthiness, and in the condition of those to whom he was sent. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 His sense of his own unworthiness I have called morbid; morbid, too, were his sense of the fleetingness of life and 80 his concern for death. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 She would have divided her last square of corn-bread with the wayfarer at her door, without question of his worth or unworthiness, his dissension, or his faith. The Bondboy Perhaps it was a surge of unworthiness which swept her, lifting her heart like hope. Claim Number One We learn it from the witness of the Spirit, who, in spite of the Law and of our unworthiness, testifies to it in our weakness and assures us of it. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent My unworthiness of her was more present with me even than my longing for her. The Gates Between In spite of these admissions of failure and unworthiness in himself and those about him, he remains a Socialist. New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism We must not, by any means, entertain the idea that these words express anything blameworthy in David, and that the permission to build the temple was refused to him on account of his personal unworthiness. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 All she said of his unworthiness as a husband was true. Money Magic A Novel And, though the sin-stained woman demurred and protested her unworthiness, yet the love that knew no evil drew her irresistibly, and she yielded at length, with her heart bursting. Carmen Ariza "Do you think," said Kate proudly to Philip, "that my daughter would care to have anything to do with the man, now that she knows his utter unworthiness?" Kildares of Storm He would know his own irredeemable unworthiness, and so could only slink away in shame.’ That Mother-in-Law of Mine The eyes of David were the more opened to this circumstance, the more he himself had had to contend against adversaries.—בליעל always means unworthiness in a moral point of view, "wickedness," "vileness." Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 His sense of unworthiness became the solvent of other and sweeter emotions. Money Magic A Novel Does Lucy Eaton suspect the unworthiness which it kills me to know? Mabel's Mistake The manner of the father had conveyed, unwittingly enough, a notion of absurdity as attaching to the lad's engaging in such sacred studies, which overwhelmed him with a sense of his own unworthiness. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 Beatrice meanwhile, callously avowing her unworthiness, said that she was "dead tired" and went to bed. Tante The frequent self-returns you make, dwelling so much on your unworthiness, although it may have the appearance of humility, is only a refined self-love. Letters of Madam Guyon They were at once haughty with the pride of esthetic cleverness, and humble with the sense of their unworthiness in the wide old-world of art. Money Magic A Novel Was it this, or was it that in that hour he felt his own unworthiness of the sacred trust reposed in him? Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 A deep depression recovers by changing the point of view from a feeling of unworthiness and self-blame to one of normality. Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type A stronger proof of Ferdinand's unworthiness to rule, could hardly have been given to the Mexicans than the decree in question. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 This did not weaken my faith, but the great trouble of my mind became for long a consciousness of my own unworthiness. The Truth About Woman And after that he drifted into a lover’s rhapsody of his own inferiority and unworthiness. The Law-Breakers The weight which pressed him down was the sense of his unworthiness. Bunyan Is a sense of unworthiness an indication of moral strength or of weakness? The Social Principles of Jesus Slowly the delicacy of her mind, the romanticism of her dreams, the great, unselfish love within her, fluttering yet valiant, overwhelmed him with a sense of infinite unworthiness and weakness. The Plunderer And she had repented; but that, it appeared, was not enough; she must be punished in this unique way, have her own unworthiness demonstrated by this artless manifestation of his worth. Nobody Maman, he is the man I despised––the man I said was not fit to be spoken to; it was all true, but when I hear his voice it makes me forget his unworthiness. The Bondwoman Like his own Pilgrim, he had the burden on his back of his conscious unworthiness. Bunyan Exhorted by the worthy nuns, I am daily becoming more alive to a sense of my unworthiness, and convinced of the urgent necessity for beginning a new life of holiness and virtue. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba Think no more about thyself, moaning and groaning over thine unworthiness and trusting to progress in works. The Romance of the Soul And immediately I saw myself utterly unworthy to come near Him: and I writhed in the agony of this fearful perception of my unworthiness till I could bear no more. The Golden Fountain or, The Soul's Love for God. Being some Thoughts and Confessions of One of His Lovers Think, in all your insignificance and unworthiness, of your being as acceptable as Christ Himself. The Ministry of Intercession A Plea for More Prayer She has a passion for committees, and no sooner has she formed one or sat on one than she discovers the general unworthiness of the assembly. Mountain Meditations and some subjects of the day and the war But what reason have I to hope that you can still look with favorable regard on my unworthiness? Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots In this sense of very great unworthiness lies a profound pain, an agony. The Romance of the Soul The sense of pardon produces both the feeling of gratitude and of unworthiness. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors To accept this heartily, and to be content still to come and be blest in your unworthiness, is true humility. The Ministry of Intercession A Plea for More Prayer She turned upon him that steady, scrutinizing glance that, from the first, had made him conscious of inner unworthiness. Treasure Valley A sense of unworthiness humbles; a shameful insult humiliates; imprisonment for crime disgraces. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions A talk lasting the best part of an hour followed, and at last the worthy doctor had his eyes opened to the unworthiness of his assistant. Dave Porter and the Runaways Last Days at Oak Hall This is especially true regarding his statements concerning the unworthiness of the colonial clergy. Religious Life of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century The Faith of Our Fathers And if, in our unworthiness, Thy sacrificial wine we press; If from thy ordeal's heated bars Our feet are seamed with crimson scars, Thy will be done! Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul But though the old sense of unworthiness swept over her, Faith was not of a temper to dwell long or heavily upon such a doubt. Say and Seal, Volume II Her new position of independence was a subject for much inward pride, mingled however with a consciousness of her own unworthiness. The Belovéd Vagabond Worthiness or unworthiness of either administering or receiving hand effects nothing; all the virtue lies in God's command and ordinance. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost It was Clarence's turn next, and when he saw her offering him her hand with the old frank friendliness, he had a renewed sense of his own unworthiness. In Brief Authority It involved no sense of the spirituality of the Divine Law, no consciousness of unworthiness, no need of a Savior. Madame Roland, Makers of History He appears to have been temperamentally incapable of perceiving the unworthiness of anybody whom he liked. William Penn He could not but express his sense of his own unworthiness for such a distinguished office, and he firmly hoped that he would be succeeded by a long line of eminent and learned principals. McGill and its Story, 1821-1921 It is not as if I could dislike or despise him for any unworthiness of his own; nor as if he were a lover only. Moods The removal of this constitutional restriction is of great consequence, because it casts upon woman a stigma of inferiority, of incompetency, of unworthiness of trust. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I In her heart each of them stood convicted of unworthiness. Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore Their unworthiness prevents them from recognizing his glory in the saints. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood For its modernness, for many of its lexicographical features, and for its splendid illustrations, I entertain a cordial admiration for the book, and I greatly regret the unworthiness of my share in it. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia For though, 'tis said, our griefs have power to kill, Mine let me live, in mine unworthiness, That, spurn'd of thee, my lips may praise thee still! A Lover's Litanies The treachery and unworthiness of Sonia, detestable beyond thought, could not alone work so strange and weird a transformation. The Art of Disappearing I did not see that I was often trafficking in unworthiness and baseness.” Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 Again and again I had demonstrated to myself my own unworthiness of such a woman; the natural affinity between Constance and Crondall. The Message There is no sense of wrongdoing or unworthiness on the part of the performers, or of any relation to a deity. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV A new feeling, the sense of personal unworthiness before God, spreading through the Roman world, now stirred mankind to still communing with themselves, and sanctioned the stealing away from the noisy festivals of life. Apologia Diffidentis It will always be my consolation to know that you once gave me your love, in spite of the pain of realizing that I have forfeited it by my unworthiness. The Rough Road Deeply sensible of my utter unworthiness, and profoundly grateful for the innumerable blessings I have received, I trust in the infinite mercy of my Almighty Creator. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville Ah! but no one can describe the joy that surged within me, for the greater my unworthiness, the more happiness did the knowledge of her love give. The Birthright It probably never exists uncaused; though it survives all real or imagined ground for it, and in some cases seems rendered only the more intense by the admitted unworthiness of its object. A Manual of Moral Philosophy She had cast him out of her friendship because of his unworthiness, but there was a tumult in her heart at sight of him. Brand Blotters In invoking Our Lady's patronage we are actuated by a triple sense of the majesty of God, our own unworthiness and of Mary's incomparable influence with her Heavenly Father. The Faith of Our Fathers We also have come out of the Great War with the best of us gone, and feel the contrast between their distant purity, out of great tribulation, and the unworthiness of those who are left. Jeremiah : Being The Baird Lecture for 1922 Instantly he felt that he was in the presence of divine revealing, and a sense of his own sinfulness and unworthiness oppressed him. Personal Friendships of Jesus Oh, most worthy of men, Why grieve for unworthiness? Three Women He was bowed down with his unworthiness, with shame that he had dragged her into this horrible tangle. Brand Blotters Let not the consciousness of your entire unworthiness keep you, dear reader, from believing what God has said concerning you. The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller She cannot answer, for the confusion of joy which overwhelms her; signifying by a gesture her unworthiness of this high honour, with unsteady step she leaves the room. The Wagnerian Romances No ingratitude, injustice, or unworthiness in those to whom we try to do good, should ever be allowed to turn love's sweetness into bitterness in us. Personal Friendships of Jesus For the rest, he was tormented with a certain feeling of unworthiness that had never troubled him so much before. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York “I know my own unworthiness, sir, but I think any passing follies I may have indulged in are well behind me now.” The Cattle-Baron's Daughter And no one can be more convinced than I of my unworthiness. The Hero I may, with all my deficiency and unworthiness, know most assuredly that my prayer is acceptable, a sweet-smelling savour. Holy in Christ Thoughts on the Calling of God's Children to be Holy as He is Holy Age, in itself, suggests the sentiment, if its natural effect is not marred by unworthiness; so does wisdom. Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather A Reply So, too, there is no wrong in riches and satisfaction and laughter and praise unless these are accompanied by the selfishness and greed and frivolity and unworthiness with which they are so often identified. The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition It is equally important for man to know his capacity of being like God and his unworthiness of Him. Pascal And it is by his wisdom in this choice that the worthiness of his mastership is proved, or its unworthiness. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing And it is content to be low, in the consciousness of unworthiness and emptiness, and yet to rejoice in the assurance that God Himself does take possession and revive the heart of the contrite one. Holy in Christ Thoughts on the Calling of God's Children to be Holy as He is Holy Amid the painful consciousness of ignorance and unworthiness, in the struggle between believing and doubting, the heavenly art of effectual prayer is learnt. Lord, Teach Us To Pray The more one acknowledges his unworthiness, the better is he prepared to serve his Master and his fellow men. The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition Because of my weakness, in fact, my unworthiness. The Light Shines in Darkness Much has been said and written about the unworthiness of traveling companies in the country towns. A Pirate of Parts Whatever his crime, his companions apparently did not repulse him, but he himself voluntarily avoided their society, perhaps from a feeling of unworthiness and humiliation. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. He knew it for a certainty, looking at the woman and her child together, kneeling before them, with a sudden conviction of his own unworthiness, and folly, and absurdity. A Sheaf of Corn While realizing the honor she dwells most upon her unworthiness while recognizing what it may cost her, she declares her submission as a true “bondmaid” or slave of the Lord. The Gospel of Luke, An Exposition All this he too now perceived; and, in spite of himself, realizing his unworthiness, he felt overcome by an ever-increasing jealousy. The Bill-Toppers But she knew false pride often rose gigantic about the smallest things; the very unworthiness of the cause seeming to add to the unreasonable growth of its dimensions. The Mistress of Shenstone Could one so fair and good be without heart, and indifferent to the unworthiness of him to whom she had given her troth? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. "In spite of his unworthiness?" returned Ambrose, his cheek flushing with shame. Luke Walton Awe came upon him and the terror of his own unworthiness, rewarded—or punished—which was it?—by such compassion, such self-sacrifice. Tongues of Conscience He did not know Jesus to be the Christ till after His baptism, yet he shrank back from the idea of baptizing him, and pleaded his unworthiness. Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel and Selections from his Writings “Conscious of my unworthiness, 122 I plead guilty to being Hood—Hood the hobo delectable, the tramp incomprehensible!” The Madness of May Like Moses, they have had a view of the awful majesty of holiness, and they see their own unworthiness in contrast with the purity and exalted perfection of the Infinite One. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan Came now an overwhelming sense of unworthiness, and Clark asked of himself who was he to demand such sacrifice. The Rapids His sense of his own increasing unworthiness, the fighting sense of the necessity laid upon him to be unworthy for this sick man's sake, tormented him, set his heart in a sea of trouble. Tongues of Conscience He was worthy, and specially appointed of God, to make manifest the Messiah, but gave way under a sense of unworthiness at the thought of baptizing his cousin, Jesus of Nazareth! Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel and Selections from his Writings He is weighed down by a load of guilt, and almost overwhelmed by the sense of his unworthiness. A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity. They are fully conscious of their weakness and unworthiness. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan Long did he carry in his heart a picture of the queen—whom he adored in spite of her unworthiness—as the zealous and devoted champion of a great cause. With Spurs of Gold Heroes of Chivalry and their Deeds But if so, how could she again look any of her friends in the face and admit that she had surrendered herself to so much unworthiness? Ralph the Heir Pete mistook Philip's hesitation for a silent commentary on his own unworthiness. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 There too we learn the painful lesson of man’s degradation and unworthiness. A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity. Had this been a boastful, presumptuous claim, Jacob would have been instantly destroyed; but his was the assurance of one who confesses his weakness and unworthiness, yet trusts the mercy of a covenant-keeping God. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan The thought of his stubby uninteresting figure came to him; and a deep sense of his unworthiness. The Adventures of Bobby Orde It would be necessary to deprecate, in some degree, the distinguished consideration awarded to him, and to declare his own unworthiness of the king's notice and favor. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim A humble confession of his own utter unworthiness would be his reply alike to scoffer and to him who believes. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 "Then it is to save her from me that you are marrying her,—so that she may not sink into the abyss of my unworthiness." An Old Man's Love But while they have a deep sense of their unworthiness, they have no concealed wrongs to reveal. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan This he declined, alleging his unworthiness to receive it. William Pitt and the Great War The Portuguese agent vainly represented to them the unworthiness of their conduct, they set out in haste, to escape from these inconvenient reproaches. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World Paul had replied to this letter setting forth his own unworthiness and Sylvia's perfections, and Mrs. Beecot had accepted the good news with joy. The Opal Serpent He knew enough of human nature to realize that love often lives when respect is dead, and no possible good could come of showing up the unworthiness that he beheld in Harold. The Snowshoe Trail Our precious Saviour invites us to join ourselves to Him, to unite our weakness to His strength, our ignorance to His wisdom, our unworthiness to His merits. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan The law for Christian progress is that the sense of unworthiness increases in the precise degree in which the worthiness increases. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John With an increased sense of my own sinfulness, unworthiness, and helplessness, I have an increased sense of the blessedness of pardon, the indwelling of the Comforter, and the communion of saints. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada We have known females, who venerated the object of their affection so completely, as to mourn sincerely their own unworthiness of, and regard themselves as a simple gift of God to so good a man. The Young Maiden Have that same reflection upon thine own unworthiness, that thou would think reasonable another that wants these endowments should have. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning "She expressed her unworthiness with much respect," and both agreed to consider it. Customs and Fashions in Old New England It is not a question of worthiness or unworthiness. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John I feel as if God the Lord would help me on this occasion, notwithstanding my unfaithfulness and unworthiness; He has never failed me in such an extremity. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada The transaction furnished her with two endless topics for gossip, on which she dilated with great enjoyment—her own surpassing generosity, and the orphan’s intense unworthiness. For the Master's Sake A Story of the Days of Queen Mary Empty yourselves, stripped naked of all kind of coverings but sin and unworthiness, that which God's holy eye cannot behold, and seek Christ's righteousness to adorn and cover you. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning His voice betrayed a sense of regret, of unworthiness. There was a King in Egypt The more nearly we come to realise the purpose of our calling, the more 'worthy' of it we are, the deeper will be our consciousness of our unworthiness. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John Rochester, despite all his wickedness, frivolity, shiftlessness and general unworthiness—or perhaps because of these things—had been able to make this woman love him, take his part against his family and return to him. The Man Who Lost Himself On the personal answer to that question depends all the success or the failure; all the nobleness or the unworthiness of the individual life. The Life Radiant If Constance had received her letter, she made no sign, and this served to add to Marjorie's belief in her unworthiness. Marjorie Dean, High School Freshman But he seemed only eager to show his unworthiness. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 The more we know ourselves, the more wonderingly and thankfully shall we bow down our hearts before Him, as we measure His mercy by our unworthiness. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John For, after all, Persis' friendship had been stanch and steadfast till his own confession had disclosed his unworthiness. Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale Julian’s conversation interested him, and he could not help feeling a little humbled at the unworthiness which prevented him from more frequently enjoying it. Julian Home The consciousness of my unworthiness has till now sealed my lips, but I cannot keep silence longer. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel At mine unworthiness, that dare not offer What I desire to give; and much less take 44 What I shall die to want. The Tempest The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] And to find herself swinging this work, even for one meal, without a feeling of incapacity and unworthiness, made her very cheered indeed. I've Married Marjorie The sense of unworthiness likely to overwhelm the best of men who seek the love of a good woman, was in Thomas' case complicated by a morbidly sensitive conscience and ruthless honesty. Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale Hers was the loss of the love of a man for whom her passion had not ceased, and the admission of the unworthiness of him whom she had chosen as worthy above all others. Mary Wollstonecraft The dream is past—I wake to the dread reality of my own utter unworthiness.” Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel There is the usual multitude of detail, the usual unworthiness. Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1 So true is it that it is the fear of the first shocked surprise of others, rather than of their deliberate reprobation, which often deters us from exhibitions of unworthiness. Potts's Painless Cure 1898 Her face was grave and a little sad as befits one who has been tendered irrefutable proof of a friend's unworthiness. Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale When you, whom fair succession first made heir, Stood self-degraded by unworthiness, I went to those the next in blood to you, Committing and consigning all to them. The Comedies of Terence Had he not made her wise as to the general unworthiness of Dr. Harper and his skinflint methods of never throwing business to the hands of the local hotel keeper? Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman We dislike the prodigal's elder brother for his jealousy; but his father's word to him, despite that touch of unworthiness, was: "Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine." The Chief End of Man It must frankly be confessed that it was not a sense of his own unworthiness that held him back; I fear it was rather a sense of St. Augustine’s unworthiness. Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens The bravery of her smile served to increase my sense of unworthiness. A Daughter of the Middle Border Negative self-feeling may be provoked by a genuine sense of unworthiness or modesty, and when this takes place among religious people, it may become a complete and rapturous submissiveness to God. Human Traits and their Social Significance She would not listen to the injuries which Ludlow heaped upon himself in proof of his unworthiness to cross her threshold. The Coast of Bohemia "Don't talk to me of unworthiness," she said. An American Suffragette It was God who gave me the gift for her sake, diffusing a flood of grace into her soul, without regarding the unworthiness of the channel of which He was pleased to make use. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon For several months after the publication of Hesper I experienced a despairing emptiness, a sense of unworthiness, a feeling of weakness which I am certain made me a burden to my long-suffering wife. A Daughter of the Middle Border He then went on to express his sense of his own unworthiness; not that he had led a vicious life, but he felt he was a great sinner before God. Gathering Jewels The Secret of a Beautiful Life: In Memoriam of Mr. & Mrs. James Knowles. Selected from Their Diaries. Alas! how little is known of the struggles of young, half-formed genius! struggles not only with the world, but with itself; a hopeless, miserable bearing-down; a sense of utter unworthiness and self-contempt. Olive A Novel If we fully obtain our desires, we prove their unworthiness. The Untroubled Mind I have nothing to glory in but my infirmities and my unworthiness, since, in that everlasting marriage-union thou hast made with me, I brought with me nothing but weakness, sin and misery. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon The mate noticed, with a strong sense of his own unworthiness, that the two ladies seemed thoroughly engrossed in each other's company, and oblivious to all else. A Master Of Craft There filled me a sense of unworthiness and a strong desire for self-improvement. We Three Yes, indeed! pain, because in the Presence of Christ; pain in remembering, and in the consciousness, new to the soul, of its utter unworthiness before Christ. The Life of the Waiting Soul in the Intermediate State In short, infatuation is a feeling, chiefly physical, which the man can analyze, the unworthiness and absurdity of which he may acknowledge, but which he is unable to resist or overcome. Woman Her Sex and Love Life It comes from the spiritually shallow, who have no sense of their own unworthiness or of the majesty and the rights of a holy God. The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ A Devotional History of our Lord's Passion In his new-born sense of personal unworthiness and strict Justice, he had come to the conclusion that he had forfeited the right to offer heart or hand to the Rose of Oregon. Twice Bought Should they lose their virtue from my unworthiness in uttering them? Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection The pain of self-reproach for unworthiness, and the pain of the sense of goodness in the Presence of Jesus Christ,—these two pains will purify the soul. The Life of the Waiting Soul in the Intermediate State The more he saw of the love of God the more he felt his own sinfulness and unworthiness, and felt the need of a better righteousness than any good works of his own. The Woodcutter of Gutech The publican, conscious of his unworthiness, counting himself altogether evil, flees from his own sin to God’s provided mercy; he tries where the door is open, and passes in a moment through. The Parables of Our Lord "Ah, Adaly," said the parson, "whatever may have been her unworthiness, it can never afflict you more; I believe that she is in her grave, Adaly." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 I feel very deeply the responsibility attached to such a trust and my own unworthiness to possess it, but I know that Esther will be patient with me and help me to overcome my failings. More About Peggy It is also a kind of envy, prompting us to find fault with whatever excellence is a reproach to our unworthiness. Education and the Higher Life They applied to him to undertake the proposed mission, and he consented, protesting, according to custom, his utter unworthiness, and his belief that France had many sons more competent to the task than himself. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 But some day, Miss Jenny Ann, perhaps the man who is really to blame for all my father's suffering will come to a realization of his own unworthiness and clear my father's name. Madge Morton's Secret Morgan replied, rising into a rage as sudden as it was unwise, the unworthiness of the object considered. Trail's End This feeling was mixed, too, with a feeling of his unworthiness, which deepened the more closely he studied her. The Spirit of Sweetwater This second way is the true way of dealing with feelings of unworthiness and unfitness. Letters to His Friends In the case of Henry of Monmouth, the confession of his own unworthiness is adduced in evidence only of his former habits of dissoluteness and dissipation. Henry of Monmouth, Volume 1 Memoirs of Henry the Fifth If I tremble as I lift, First, and feel Thine awful gift, Let me tremble not for pain, But lest I may lose the gain Which thereby my soul should bless, Through mine own unworthiness. Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. Grace's face grew hot with shame at her own unworthiness of spirit. Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College The touch of his lips to hers came to seem an act of pollution, almost of envenoming, as he brooded on his unworthiness. The Spirit of Sweetwater That, knowing deep in his heart his own unworthiness, he must face her and see her respond to those things as though he really had been worthy. The Seventh Noon Nevertheless, mere coarseness of structure, indiscriminate hardihood, is at least a point of some unworthiness in a plant. Proserpina, Volume 1 Studies Of Wayside Flowers Rebecca had forgotten for the time her own sense of unworthiness, and was smiling happily as friend after friend arrived, when suddenly her smile vanished. A Little Maid of Old Maine Ancient and modern history had been ransacked for precedents, which were quoted and then applied to General Grant, to show his unworthiness, his incompetency, his nepotism, and his ambition. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis The unworthiness of the minister affects not the validity of his consecrated acts. Parsifal Story and Analysis of Wagner's Great Opera But never in one so exalted, so self-forgetful, as the present; and to the varied new experiences of the morning was added a wholesome sense of his own unworthiness to lay a hand upon her. The Great Amulet Whatever are the emotions she has inspired, I am sure they arise from the perfections of her mind: and never shall they be met with unworthiness in mine. The Stranger A Drama, in Five Acts He was thinking of those two dear women, as he called them to himself, objurgating himself for his unworthiness to be the kinsman and lover of one, the friend of the other. Mary Gray And the fear of his own unworthiness, which comes to every man who truly loves, came upon me, and with it the ghost of that duel of days long past. Orrain A Romance I think you will agree with me that the little girl quite deserved this rebuff, because of the unworthiness of her motive. Chatterbox, 1905. Yet they were not unhappy, but blissful tears, though they were as much for her own unworthiness as for God's unmerited goodness. A Houseful of Girls The reasons which made me abandon the idea three years since, and which render it impossible for me to consider it now, have nothing to do with my mental and moral worthiness or unworthiness. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 Adding hypocrisy to avowed unworthiness, was the acknowledged injunction of the church, wherever and whenever she participated in secular affairs, with a view of emolument. Autographs for Freedom, Volume 2 (of 2) (1854) When offered the Archbishopric of Florence as a tribute to his sanctity, he declined it on account of his unworthiness for the office. The Old Masters and Their Pictures For the Use of Schools and Learners in Art "Except, perhaps, the unworthiness of themselves," suggested Christopher. The Farringdons He had left us in chagrin, betrayed by our unworthiness, nursing a wound deeper than any personal spite. The Mayor of Troy "I am grieved for your sorrow," she said, "and at my own unworthiness, you know that?" By What Authority? The conduct of Julia, in fact, had long been marked by gross immoralities, and Augustus alone was unconscious of her unworthiness. A Smaller History of Rome “I do, sir; yet when I think of my own unworthiness and insufficiency, I rejoice with trembling.” The Annals of the Poor “I do, sir; yet, when I think of my own unworthiness and insufficiency, I rejoice with trembling.” The Dairyman's Daughter It was a blow to the woman's pride which had not consciously stooped to unworthiness, and a still sharper hurt to her new vanity. The Guests Of Hercules It withstood every chance of change, every accident of time and circumstance, and only gave way on absolute proof of unworthiness. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters "I consider it so," answered Constantia; "nothing can dissolve it but death, or some palpable proof of gross unworthiness." The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel He felt a sense of unworthiness in having, even of necessity and for a proper purpose, embraced this other girl. Double Trouble Or, Every Hero His Own Villain This other conception was the unimportance and unworthiness of the body and all material things. Heart and Soul by Maveric Post Behold, as may unworthiness define, A little touch of Harry in the night. The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad Yet those two came from performing an act of Christian charity, each with a sense of guilt and unworthiness very irritating to endure, albeit from very different causes. The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems These are capable of proof and investigation, and are not affected by the unworthiness of her ministers. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel The most modest exercise of the intellect, not to say of decency, should certainly be enough to convince these interpreters of the perfect childishness and unworthiness of such a misuse of the divine digital dexterity. The Antichrist Modesty of approach is reckoned a sure sign of unworthiness, and deference as cowardice that fears to seize an opportunity. The Lion of Petra So you see your sense of inadequacy, your realisation of your own unworthiness is not unique at all. Unfolding Destiny Let him not be tempted of the devil, as I was, to give up prayer on account of his unworthiness. Santa Teresa an Appreciation: with some of the best passages of the Saint's Writings The venerable object, once there, gave a common look to everything, as Meshach thought, and deepened his personal sense of unworthiness. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times The mere fact that he desired to leave the old town was fit proof of his general unworthiness to succeed in life. An Arkansas Planter He always protests against these dogmas, refutes them with varied power and consistency; and the leading principles of his own system are creditable to human nature, and attribute no unworthiness to the character of God. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life But her sigh, I knew, was less for the surrender of the gift than for the unworthiness that had prompted its bestowal. Tales of Destiny I smile at the weakness and unworthiness of all those comparisons of palaces, and thrones, and shining stones, and enemies on the border. Santa Teresa an Appreciation: with some of the best passages of the Saint's Writings She had begun to glimpse the unworthiness of her doubts. Jane Allen: Right Guard It's because of fate, or circumstance, or some unworthiness in the person you care for. Franklin Kane Tongue falters, hand shrinks back, song fears Its own unworthiness to play Fit music for those eight sweet years, Or sing their blithe accomplished way. Studies in Song, A Century of Roundels, Sonnets on English Dramatic Poets, The Heptalogia, Etc From Swinburne's Poems Volume V. By all the rules, he should have experienced a splendid, noble resolution and a fiery exaltation, and perhaps even an admirable sensation of humility and unworthiness to accomplish what was expected of him today. Space Tug Then the lawyer explained that were she to give it up, the world would of course say that she had done so from a feeling of her own unworthiness. Phineas Redux For the first time, a dim realization of her own unworthiness forced itself upon Elsie. Jane Allen: Right Guard Let us not bring that confusion of face upon ourselves, as to show our vices or unworthiness before them. Ideal Commonwealths It is an awful thing for a child to awaken to a sense of a parent's unworthiness! The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 2, February, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy We already anticipated the shock which the discovery of his unworthiness would produce. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 Patrick speaks of it, not in spiritual pride, but full of the sense of his unworthiness and impotence, as well as of the consciousness of the grace working in and through him. The Annual Monitor for 1851 or, Obituary of the members of the Society of Friends in Great Britain and Ireland, for the year 1850 It may have been that feeling of unworthiness which made me, before the date of my investiture, study the history of the Order and the legend of its origin. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties In our self-conscious weakness and unworthiness, we choose instinctively to approach the throne of God through His tried and faithful friends rather than to hazard ourselves alone and helpless in His presence. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals What is all this talk of sacrifice and your unworthiness. Our Elizabeth A Humour Novel They wept on account of their unworthiness, and would now give their whole hearts to him who died for them. The Moravians in Labrador They have a vague feeling of unworthiness, although no clear sense of sin. With Our Soldiers in France So much the worse for the priests: the life of their Divine Master shames them and shows their unworthiness to wear his yellow robe or carry his beggar's bowl. The Life of Buddha and Its Lessons Until you feel that His Presence would burn and destroy and annihilate your unworthiness, you have no sense of the joys of His Friendship. Great Possessions Does a sense of my own vileness and unworthiness humble me low before God? A Practical Directory for Young Christian Females Being a Series of Letters from a Brother to a Younger Sister I felt my unworthiness deeply, and nothing but the words of Jesus could give me joy. The Moravians in Labrador Your very unworthiness of all this haunts you like an accusing spirit, and yet penetrates your heart with a new devotion toward the loved one who is thus watchful of your comfort. Dream Life A Fable Of The Seasons My husband he assured me had reached his father's house in a state of intoxication; and had since become convinced of my unworthiness, and of the necessity of severing for ever all connection with me. Infelice Every day increases my love, my respect for you, and my sense of my own unworthiness. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales Has it led me to feel my unworthiness of God's favor? A Practical Directory for Young Christian Females Being a Series of Letters from a Brother to a Younger Sister And then the sense of my unworthiness made me long for her love as a sinner, in his weakness, longs for the saving grace. Romance She will even tease you in her pleasant way, until hope almost changes to despair, and your brow grows pale with the dread—that even now your unworthiness may condemn you. Dream Life A Fable Of The Seasons It wore instead a specially alarming aspect as a snare for the exposure of unworthiness. The Point Of Honor A Military Tale In the first flush of her indignation at his unworthiness, she denounces him. An Introduction to the Study of Browning Think of your own unworthiness, and of the way God has opened to the mercy seat. A Practical Directory for Young Christian Females Being a Series of Letters from a Brother to a Younger Sister He merely saw that girl face upturned to his in the starlight, so fair and pleading, he merely heard that soft voice urging her unworthiness, her sorrow. Beth Norvell A Romance of the West I trust that my old "friend unseen," Stanislas, will not be displeased by this proof that I remember with appreciation her many expressions of esteem for my unworthiness. My Life as an Author He felt acutely conscious of his own unworthiness. The Second Honeymoon In expression and attitude she is the perfect impersonation of the spirit of humility, joyfully submissive to her high calling, reverently acknowledging her unworthiness. The Madonna in Art We must see our need, feel our unworthiness, be sensible of our dependence upon God, and believe in his willingness to grant us, through Christ, the things that are necessary and proper for us. A Practical Directory for Young Christian Females Being a Series of Letters from a Brother to a Younger Sister Think of it, my wife locked up in an asylum is occupied every moment of the day with proving her own selfishness, weakness, unworthiness and wickedness toward me. Atlantis The unworthiness of some of your brethren may perhaps in this manner be in part the cause of the very eminent and superior worth of many of the rest. Life of Adam Smith Before such love a man falls abject in his absolute unworthiness. The Colonel of the Red Huzzars He cursed himself for the unworthiness of his thoughts. The Half-Hearted Confession is an humble acknowledgment of our sins and unworthiness. A Practical Directory for Young Christian Females Being a Series of Letters from a Brother to a Younger Sister And in nothing does dear Rutherford win all our hearts more than in his deep humility, and quick, keen sense of his own inability and utter unworthiness. Samuel Rutherford and some of his correspondents I shall remember my unworthiness all the more because you have overlooked it. Hetty Wesley "Our hearts," she says, "have bled with anguish, and mine has sunk lower than the grave, for I have felt that my unworthiness has been the cause of all our calamities." Lives of the Three Mrs. Judsons Yet if there be no hereafter, why this stifling sense of guilt—this ever-haunting miserable consciousness of unworthiness? Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers Minor degrees of unworthiness may entitle the innocent party to a legal separation, but without the power of re-marriage. Auguste Comte and Positivism Apart from the Divine Office, which in spite of my unworthiness is a daily joy, I have not the courage to look through books for beautiful prayers. The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme): The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux With Additional Writings and Sayings of St. Thérèse The rude but kind candor that conveyed to her the knowledge of Walter's unworthiness had dissolved its very shape; the image was displaced from its shrine. Aunt Phillis's Cabin Or, Southern Life As It Is A hidden motive lurked in him; unworthiness somewhere; he was determined yet ashamed. Four Weird Tales How her simple speech, blaming herself who was all innocent, touched his heart and filled him with shame at his unworthiness. Beyond The Rocks A Love Story Convinced of the unworthiness of Gaveston, he turned against him, and the whole baronage followed his lead. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377)
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