| 单词 | worldling |
| 例句 | Ambitious men caught glimpses of nobler ambitions than their own, and even worldlings confessed that his beliefs were beautiful and true, although ‘they wouldn’t pay’. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Art worldlings who harbor resentments against Conceptualism and the necessity of reading labels to understand art will find Broodthaers a trial. ‘Marcel Broodthaers,’ a Knot of Riddles in a MoMA Retrospective 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z As Wilson writes, “While worldlings were living as though there was no tomorrow, fanatical preachers were warning that there was a tomorrow — the day of God’s fearsome judgement.” Review | How scientists came to be 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z I had lived my adulthood as a postmodern man, a worldling of the coasts and cities. Faith That Upholds Humanity—and Liberty 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z And do you still use the oaths of worldlings, as you did just now? A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 2012-04-02T02:00:24.090Z The shock changed the worldling to a saint. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z Yet behold, Behold!—the world of books is still the world; And worldlings in it are less merciful And more puissant. The English Novel And the Principle of its Development 2012-03-21T02:00:37.123Z Fascinating beyond all men as he is, Moore looks like a worldling. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z Could I have breathed your spirit through these lines, They might have charms to win a critic's smile, Or the cold worldling of a sigh beguile. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z How else could it be that even worldlings, not wholly debased, will contemplate the man of simple and disinterested goodness with contradictory feelings of pity and respect. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z Buttercups, that will be seen, Whether we will see or no; Others, too, of lofty mien; They have done as worldlings do, Taken praise that should be thine, Little, humble Celandine! The Land of Song, Book II For lower grammar grades 2012-02-16T03:00:03.167Z The incorrigible old worldling took this for another jest, and, as in gallantry bound, laughed harder at my sally than at poor King David's. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z A quiet peace surrounds its path, Surpassing all that the worldling hath; May this be yours in that winding way; May it lead you up to the "perfect day." The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z On the opposite side, the Miser and Death; the motto, “Come, worldling, come, gold hath no power to save, leave it thou shalt, and dance with me to grave.” The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein 2012-02-02T03:04:33.900Z It is not the hour of supreme happiness, or of a soaring fortune, as worldlings choose to think, but the hour when God tries him upon His touchstone. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z On one plantation where there were seventy slaves, the master was a perfect worldling, and never allowed his slaves to attend public worship or receive any kind of religious instruction. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z From this world's kitchen crave not to obtain Those dainties, seeming real, but really vain, Which greedy worldlings gorge to their own loss; Renounce that loss, so loss shall prove thy gain! The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z We poor worldlings might perchance be more sympathetic, more solicitous one of the other, if we had more time. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z In the artificial atmosphere of Hunstanton, where the guests are all mere worldlings, her purity and goodness stand out in high relief. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z I am a Shudra, a worldling and a wretch. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z The proud, beautiful worldling shivered as if an icy wind had blown over her, for she had loved this man who, for twelve almost idealistic years, she had regarded as her husband. The Heatherford Fortune a sequel to the Magic Cameo 2011-11-15T03:00:18.930Z Constantine was a mere worldling, a man of pleasure, a votary of the table and the wine cup, whose only redeeming tastes were a devotion to music and literature. The Byzantine Empire 2011-10-16T02:00:16.630Z I dare hardly hope the princess will listen much longer to an old worldling like myself, especially as nothing happened. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z Here he is revealed to us as the sarcastic, cynical worldling, who doubts everything, distrusts everything, despises everything. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z Thou art the God N�r�yan himself, and I a royal servant, a worldling, a wretch! Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z The Owl wishes to be thought musical; the Nightingale is anxious not to be taken for a mere worldling. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z She might stoop to a veil—she had not sunk to doctoring her complexion; she had come back to the bush an incomplete worldling after all. Tiny Luttrell 2011-09-07T02:00:16.757Z After this easy fashion Cowper acquired what never left him—the style and manner of an accomplished worldling. Res Judicat? Papers and Essays 2011-08-24T02:00:18.157Z To a clay compounded chiefly of the worldling and the rhetorician there is added a real spark of Promethean fire. Mathilde Blind 2011-07-27T02:00:25.473Z "Or was it too sublime to be communicated to such a base worldling as I?" On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z One by one, every personal decoration that marks the worldling was laid aside, and the livery of holiness adopted in its stead. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z This, however, is a point which the worldling labors in vain to prove by the most skilful use of religious sophistry. A Discourse on the Evils of Dancing 2011-07-10T02:00:22.780Z This was the more to be regretted, as the minister delivered a very strong appeal to the unconverted, and if ever there was an unconverted worldling, it was that stockbroker. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z The wise French worldling maintains still a precedence of all the writers of his class, and such an impression of his master-work will increase his audience. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z Like flying ants bearing away their eggs to a place of safety, the disturbed consciences of worldlings anxiously strive to hide their secret desires and pleasures from the dreaded foe! On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z "And a pleasant home you have," she said, with a sigh; "you can't think, Miss Hyde, how delightful it seems to a tired worldling like me." Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z Doubtless Leighton had within him the possibilities of becoming a worldling, and also of becoming a cynic. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I 2011-05-22T02:00:16.657Z Whatever worldlings may think, the hour is not wasted that brings with it tranquillity of mind and an uplifting of the heart. A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z The holy sacrament is profaned alike by churchman and worldling. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z And sweet as the voice which spoke at that time was now the tenor that softly, softly hushed the restless spirit of the worldling to slumber. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z Look at my brother, look at Dr. Heriot, for example; they are no mere worldlings, leading purposeless existences; they are both hard workers and deep thinkers.' Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z The worldling seeks pleasures fattening himself like a caged fowl. The Gospel of Buddha Compiled from Ancient Records by Paul Carus 2011-04-19T02:00:18.493Z Her Christian resignation, more like that of an elderly saint, than a youthful worldling now gratified, now confounded her serious husband. The Pocahontas-John Smith Story 2011-04-15T02:00:20.537Z Love met a worldling on the way, And softly crept into his breast. The Cornflower, and Other Poems 2011-04-07T02:00:18.740Z It was a sorrow that none should witness; and, worldling as he was, he felt it. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z "And Heaven forgive me for talking like Major Pendennis, or any other wicked old worldling!" The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z The worldling nourishes his body, but the wise man nourishes his mind. The Gospel of Buddha Compiled from Ancient Records by Paul Carus 2011-04-19T02:00:18.493Z "The son is a shallow-hearted, fickle youth, with the vanity of a boy and the selfishness of a man; the mother, a mere worldling, living in decent godlessness." A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z But place either of them in the most crowded thoroughfare of the city, and the worldling would be made for a time as meditative as the other. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z They cry out against the worldling, and rail at his egotism, and the rest of it," muttered he; "but the selfishness that withdraws from all contact with others, is a hundred times worse! Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z Then shall we learn to despise the low aims and contracted views of the sensualist, the demagogue, and the worldling. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z The worldling will not understand the doctrine, for to him there is happiness in selfhood only, and the bliss that lies in a complete surrender to truth is unintelligible to him. The Gospel of Buddha Compiled from Ancient Records by Paul Carus 2011-04-19T02:00:18.493Z Oh, consider what you do in trusting that tender soul among worldlings! A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z The simple query confounds him more than might a more elaborate one put by a clever worldling. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z He declared that he would rather be a Pagan suckled in a creed outworn than one of those Christian worldlings, of which society seemed to him mainly to consist. The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry 2011-02-26T03:00:51.130Z Speak not thereof to vain worldlings, who cannot comprehend deep mysteries, such as these; above all, utter not one single word while thou sittest at yonder table, gazing into the Future-revealing Crystal Globe.' Tom Clark and His Wife Their Double Dreams, And the Curious Things that Befell Them Therein; Being the Rosicrucian's Story 2011-02-25T03:01:12.293Z A man that dwells in lonely woods and yet covets worldly vanities, is a worldling, while the man in worldly garments may let his heart soar high to heavenly thoughts. The Gospel of Buddha Compiled from Ancient Records by Paul Carus 2011-04-19T02:00:18.493Z You're only about half the age of this weary worldling your daughter. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z Ah! delightful are the forests! where the worldling finds no joy, There the passionless find pleasure, whom the senses do not cloy. The Buddha's Path of Virtue A Translation of the Dhammapada 2011-02-07T03:00:21.273Z Our delicious solitude is to be invaded by those cold, unsympathizing worldlings, who come here to gratify their curiosity and see how the awkward country girl will do the honors of stately Richmond country-house. The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z Here Christian brotherhood has perished, here shepherds have been turned into wolves, servants into tyrants, churchmen into worse than worldlings. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z Nay," said Sir Courtley Flutter, who was an ancient fop of the first water, "'Fore Gad, my lords, 'tis indeed perfect paradise sent down upon us poor worldlings here. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z Let the profane worldling think ever so much of his own natural parts and wisdom, it is certain that he is altogether blind in the things of the Spirit of God, and most ignorant. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z In reality it seemed to him that neither worldlings nor saints could escape this fascinating woman, if she wished to cast her nets about them. A Divided Heart and Other Stories He did what he liked with a congregation largely composed of the motley worldlings of Witching Hill. Witching Hill So a pretty comradeship sprang up between a cloistered lady and an ineligible worldling. The Gay Adventure A Romance Every young woman or young man who entered solitary and paused in the doorway, blinking in search of familiar faces, moved him with the respect owed by lay worldlings to great artists. Sinister Street, vol. 2 How few there are, who adhere to God with as much care and faith, devotion and obedience, as profane worldlings do to mammon, and the world! True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z "You make one feel such a deplorable worldling." The Gambler A Novel After long sauntering in the Antipodes, I was naturally anxious to hear of him—of his inner life particularly—for his fame as a worldling had skirted the globe. Love's Usuries During all that night, the king and queen sat by the lamp, reading the journal of the solitary worldling. On the Heights A Novel In the dusky light she saw not the peevish, weary features of the worldling, but only the imploring softness of his eyes, the full and perfect honesty of his present emotion. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 99, January, 1866 Much learning shows how little mortals know; Much wealth, how little worldlings can enjoy: 520 At best, it babies us with endless toys, And keeps us children till we drop to dust. Young's Night Thoughts With Life, Critical Dissertation and Explanatory Notes Rather talk it to anybody else,—far rather to the pedants and worldlings who have fooled away their common-sense by burying thought under book-dust, or by hiding nature under shams and artifices. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 I repeat to you, that you have come alone, and you know why you have come alone; this spares us the necessity of coming to an understanding, as worldlings term it. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine The teachings--or, rather, the experiences--of a ruined worldling have two things in their favor. On the Heights A Novel They mingle little with the world, and find a peace which often the worldlings miss. The Religious Life of London Why had he ever been such a short-sighted Puritan, so little of a worldling as to entangle himself in marriage? Fairfax and His Pride She smiled back, wishing for the hundredth time since last summer's festival that he were one of her people, or at least a worldling, and not a man with the too white skin of space. The First Day of Spring This man must be either the noblest of enthusiasts or the shrewdest of worldlings. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine The love of the worldling is a small dog; that of the hermit is a lion. Black Diamonds It was two hundred and forty pounds per annum and a house,—in fact, 'a provision more than ample,' he said, 'for any man not utterly a worldling.' The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly The worldling may still find all good and all evil in the mere fortunes of man; we shall see beyond these. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 The Empress Euphemia flatly refused to accept the reformed courtesan as a niece; Justinian's own mother, Vigilantia, feared that the vivacious and beautiful worldling would corrupt her son. Women of Early Christianity By which base worldlings vilely play their parts, With horrid acts staining Earth's stately stage? Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 Because there are some timeservers and worldlings among the clergy, shall we join in denunciation of priests and churches everywhere? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 Hubert felt that he had been betrayed into displaying an excess of emotion very foreign to the character of the cynic and the worldling which he was desirous to assume. A Life Sentence A Novel Buttercups that will be seen, Whether we will see or no; Others, too, of lofty mien, They have done as worldlings do, Taken praise that should be thine, Little, humble Celandine! Language of Flowers I trust thou dost—and not as I have heard That worldlings do, invoke them in mere blasphemy. Olla Podrida I was gradually getting into the mood of Pistol, and cried a foutra for the world of business and worldlings base. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) The worldlings, the jesters ceased to laugh: they shuddered. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages Quite a modern worldling he, Shallow and devoid of faith,— So the plaintiffs he dismissed Both in mockery and scorn. Atta Troll I think every tenth proverb, 51 in an Italian collection, is some cynical or some selfish maxim: a book of the world for worldlings! Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 Life to life— I lean upon thee, Dear, without alarm, And feel as safe as guarded by a charm Against the stab of worldlings, who if rife Are weak to injure. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume IV These things neither the whirling wheel of fortune can overturn, nor the deceitful cavillings of worldlings separate, neither sickness abate, nor age abolish.’ Lectures Delivered in America in 1874 The worldlings carefully follow the teaching of the monks. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages Miss Dickenson candidly admitted that she herself would have been influenced; but then, no doubt she was a worldling. When Ghost Meets Ghost Which the worldling holds as nothing, smitten with judicial blindness, But which I o'er all things prizing, wed her in the weak world's face. Eidolon, or The Course of a Soul And Other Poems On the other hand, the devil, who also is a spirit, persuades the hearts of the worldlings. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent What were his thoughts then it is impossible certainly to declare, but they may have been more nearly akin to those of the mere civilized worldling than we might at first imagine. Australia, its history and present condition containing an account both of the bush and of the colonies, with their respective inhabitants Thou of the starry wing, that canst not soar, Confuséd power, still seeking, still unblest; For ever clutching to a braggart breast The hope portentous and the worldling's lore. Ioläus The man that was a ghost Thou slumberest upon the earth more soundly than many a miser and worldling upon his bed of down. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order Go! gild thee with it, worldling, as thou wilt, Yet all thy pains will leave thee but a fool! Eidolon, or The Course of a Soul And Other Poems Nominally the people’s interests were in the hands of the Public Prosecutor, a certain smug young worldling named Ellis. Carmen Ariza Shallow worldlings would tell you that this decorous old rebel was happier than his victims, and point to his rosy cheeks, his eyes twinkling with sunshine, and his handsome, portly figure, as the proof. Mabel's Mistake Well, I spoze worldlings might mock at their love and their sad doings, but to me the air wuz full of romance and sadness and the presence of Juliet and Romeo. Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife A fine prize for an avaricious and ambitious worldling. Graham of Claverhouse Has it made us more separate from the world, more heavenly in character, given us less in common with the worldling? Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes He was a born worldling, but with unmistakable talents for and keen appreciation of the art of politics. Carmen Ariza Let worldlings think so, if they like; for my part, I would rather have the pain of a fine nature like Mabel's, than the smooth, selfish sensuality, which some men honestly call happiness. Mabel's Mistake Mark, 'how, with it, Martyrs, otherwise weak, can cheerfully endure the shame and the cross; how, without it, worldlings puke up their sick existence, by suicide, in the midst of luxury.' Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics With Some of Their Applications Who can be a poet, and yet be a worldling in his passions and habits? The Poetical Works of William Collins With a Memoir King Christian VI died in 1746, and the new king, a luxury-loving worldling, showed little interest in religion and none at all in Pietism. Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark “She is more than that,” thought the astute worldling. The Bondwoman "Now try again and again and again," cries the soul, "O thou miserable halfhearted shallow worldling!" The Romance of the Soul The world the shallow worldling craves, And greatness need ambitious knaves; The lover of his maiden raves; O Lord! The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 His only scruple was not to defile his holy hands with the filthy lucre which worldlings coveted. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture As a rule, Christians are really more inconsistent than 'worldlings.' General Gordon A Christian Hero God is the holiest; and his ways Are full of kindness, truth, and grace; His blessing crowns our earnest prayer, While worldlings scorn, and little care What pleaseth God. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul No man can succeed in a country parish who seeks the loaves and fishes of the worldling. Hepsey Burke No worldling likes to be regarded hateful and envious toward his neighbor, but succeeds in conducting himself, so far as word and gesture are concerned, in an affable manner to all. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost Ask Mr. Drummond what he thinks of me; but I never could endure a good young man—especially that delicious compound of the worldling and the saint—like the Reverend Archibald. Not Like Other Girls Hail crystal fountains and fresh shades, Where no proud look invades, No busy worldling hunts away The sad retirer all the day! Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II To a clay compounded chiefly of the worldling and the rhetorician, there is added a real spark of Promethean fire. The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete The fruit borne by a Christian is directly opposite in its nature to the fruit borne by the worldling. The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity He will discover that acceptance of God's will affords him more happiness, even in poverty, disgrace and adversity, than is the lot of any worldling in the midst of earthly honors and pleasures. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost You leave him to fight his way by himself, and confer your benefits elsewhere, which is an odd sort of lesson for a worldling like me. The Perpetual Curate Let the wise knot Of worldlings call me fool; I slight their noise, And hear my God approving of my choice. Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II In accordance therewith Moses calls them mighty before, or in, the world; or worldlings and temporal potentates. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood How it cries "Nay, nay" to the worldling's way, To the heart's clear dream how it whispers, "Yea; Time comes, though the time is long." Gloucester Moors and Other Poems "Poor deer," quoth he, "thou makest a testament As worldlings do, giving thy sum of more To that which had too much." Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature Oh, what a pair of worldlings we are!” Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 Anne Geneviève would not consort with worldlings, persisted in her distaste for mundane pleasures, and continued to cherish persistently her desire for conventual seclusion. Political Women, Vol. 1 He was professedly a disciple of Jesus Christ, and yet a more thorough worldling could hardly have been in Christian or in pagan lands. Louis XIV. Makers of History Series There the infidel and worldling look anxiously around—but the world has left them helpless, and fled. Memories of Bethany Grimly I resolved to keep the appointment and to tell this little worldling some things she needed much to know. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Are you such a worldling base as to depend for your respectability on a paltry leathern trunk?’ Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster We cannot too earnestly insist that the Lord's Prayer is beyond the use of mere worldlings. God's Plan with Men As the claims of the Sabbath were presented, many reasoned from the worldling's standpoint. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan The worldling scanned the profusion of the panorama with an amazement that was exquisite from its newness. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 Certainly it is not an edifying spectacle to see a Christian worldling throwing stones at a Christian perfectionist. The Ministry of the Spirit He is as much alive in human life as the worldling is, and more. Philippian Studies Lessons in Faith and Love from St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians Satiety And sloth, poor counterfeits of thee, Mock the tired worldling. The Greville Memoirs (Second Part) A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852 (Volume 1 of 3) The various religious bodies, re-enforced by the wealth and influence of these baptized worldlings, make a still higher bid for popularity and patronage. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan That the same age should produce sensual worldlings and fanatical ecclesiastics is no paradox. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals The worldling hath no other joy but carnal mirth, no other grief but that which is carnal, these are limited within the bounds of time. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Even a worldling feels that a Christian, to be tolerable, must be out and out. Mushrooms on the Moor When enterprises of great pith and moment are to be carried through, we give the power into the hands of the worldling infidel, rather than the spiritual seer. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 A worn-out worldling, whom the world has ceased to charm, is one of the most pitiable creatures alive. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century He cast the eye of a worldling over her quiet traveling costume and retired to nudge the Rural and remark: "Well, I see the furniture money 'ain't been spent on her back." The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story But the poor worldling seeks this world as his only thing, and if he want it, what hath he more? The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning It is only pathetic to a worldling—worldlings like us. Lodusky And what heart has twenty years cheat’ry of his fellow men left to yon man, that my bairn should waste a thought on a worldling like him?” Janet's Love and Service But I stayed where I was, the earthiest worldling in a dress of unworldliness. Patchwork A Story of 'The Plain People' At length the Avignonnais, who had not enjoyed greater peace under their anointed rulers than under worldling Counts, rose against Pierre de Luna, the “Anti-pope” Benedict XIII, who fled. Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1 But simple idiots and blind worldlings go on headlong, and dread nothing, and are punished, ver. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning She stopped with an idle laugh, waiting for an ironical reply from the "worldling" at her feet; but he remained silent, still looking upward at the clear, deep blue. Lodusky This the worldling translated and the murder was out. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death But I cannot better describe the worldling than in the language of your grandfather, taken from a letter which lies open before me. A Biographical Sketch of the Life and Character of Joseph Charless In a Series of Letters to his Grandchildren Here is your opportunity; five worldlings before you! Dwell Deep or Hilda Thorn's Life Story The worldlings seek it as their portion, their heart and affections are on it, but he seeks it not as his portion, but as an accessory to his inheritance, Matt, vi. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Year by year, day by day, from the Pharisee, from the worldling, from the leaders of religion, from the inconstant crowd, He had "contradiction" to endure—sometimes even from "the men of His own household." Messages from the Epistle to the Hebrews Spring Chicken had remained passive during the recital of the more sober worldling. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death By the worldling I mean a man, or woman, who-perhaps without deliberately weighing things as they exist, and regardless of the future-is content with the short-lived pleasures and advantages of this world. A Biographical Sketch of the Life and Character of Joseph Charless In a Series of Letters to his Grandchildren These old men sighing were its ghosts or hermits, and he himself a worldling fallen invisible among their spoken thoughts. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure Sure the worldling thinks not that he serves his riches, yet Christ puts that construction upon his loving them well, Christ calls any thing that is a man's master his god. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Shall He come and find me standing From the worldling's joy apart, Outside of its mirth and folly, With a true and loyal heart? Gathering Jewels The Secret of a Beautiful Life: In Memoriam of Mr. & Mrs. James Knowles. Selected from Their Diaries. "No, my dear, they don't," the little worldling admitted. Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida Countess Caroline was past mistress in the worldling's art of subtle, refined, undiscoverable patronage, snobbery, indifference—insult if you will. The Genius Their speech might bewray them as worldlings of the world, but she insisted on interpreting their talk as a kind of harmless levity, as a mere cynical mask assumed by a tender and pious nature. The Mark Of Cain Satiety, And sloth, poor counterfeits of thee, Mock the tired worldling. Gryll Grange The superior energy of the worldling in the acquisition of gains is employed to rebuke the Christian for his slackness in winning the true riches. The Parables of Our Lord After a few weeks' time, the most spoiled little worldling lost her consciousness of calls outside of "bounds," and surrendered to the spirit of the youthful sisterhood. Just Patty It is this experience which gives point to the worldling's sneer, Defend me from my friends, I can defend myself from my enemies. Friendship Fading is the worldling's pleasure, All his boasted pomp and show; Solid joys and lasting treasure None but Zion's children know. Hymns for Christian Devotion Especially Adapted to the Universalist Denomination Is not the life of a worldling more irksome and more painful than that of a mortified religious man? The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March At first there is nothing to determine our choice between the two men as to their state before God: the one was a hypocrite, and the other a worldling. The Parables of Our Lord We may be pardoned—we worldlings—for doubting as yet the depth and sincerity of Rallston's repentance. Marion's Faith. But there are few things the worldling so little understands as literary industry, or so little sympathizes with as literary care. The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II The proud man surrenders his dignity, the politician his honors, the worldling his pleasures. Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform That count, from a voluptuous worldling, and profligate liver, became a sincere penitent, and embraced the order of St. Benedict. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Verena had jumped at the invitation, the very unexpectedness of which on Mrs. Burrage's part—it was such an odd idea to have come to a mere worldling—carried a kind of persuasion with it. The Bostonians, Vol. II (of II) This idle worldling could assume, occasionally, a whimsical helplessness of expression, with an air of aggrieved and childlike candor, somewhat baffling to the stern designs of justice. Cape Cod Folks Perish the base worldling who thought either of danger or remuneration! The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel So, with every sentence more plaintive grew Mr. Fullarton’s lamentations over worldlings and their vanities, more bitter his invectives against those who, having themselves broken out of the fold, seek to lead others astray. Sword and Gown A Novel We bear the name of Christians, and wear the habit of Saints; but are full of the spirit of worldlings, and our actions are infected with its poison. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March The crosses were by no means simply religious emblems: though their presence aimed at reminding worldlings of religion and investing common acts of life with a religious significance, their purposes were mainly practical. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. October, 1878. The vain sensualist and hollow worldling has no true life in him: his love reaches not beyond the grave. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Buttercups, that will be seen, Whether we will see or no; Others, too, of lofty mien; They have done as worldlings do, Taken praise that should be thine, Little, humble, Celandine!' Early Reviews of English Poets Chesterton demanded urgently that the worldlings who had failed to make the world workable should abdicate. Gilbert Keith Chesterton Brother Ignatius supported him in these thoughts, and the decision was firmly made—a worldling became a servant of the church;—the young artist took leave of the world, and entered the cloister. The Ice-Maiden: and Other Tales. "No, you heartless worldling; and neither are peace of mind, and self-respect, and whole feelings, and your little joke." A Chance Acquaintance The mere negation of real life or blessedness is predicated of the careless worldling; positive death or miserable condemned unrest is predicated of the bad hearted sinner. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life The face, while good-natured, was wrinkled with age and dissipation; indeed, worldling that he was, Mr. Gibney saw at a glance that Pinky had grown fond of her gin. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates The blackamoor drew close the iron shutters; for, though those in the world must know the ways of the world, worldling practices were a sad offence to New England. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade Monks and worldlings flocked thither to join him in his life of prayer. Russian Rambles Marlowe's devil is of the solemn earlier kind, not yet degraded into the worldling whom Goethe has immortalised. Among Famous Books "Are we not all, Both great and small, Cousins and kindred in a joy No school can teach, No worldling reach, Nor any wreck of chance destroy?" More Songs From Vagabondia "I dare say there are many such," she replied earnestly, thinking of the cold, heartless worldlings she had left behind her in the great, busy city. Clemence The Schoolmistress of Waveland Poor weakling, and worldling, you are not strong enough to face yourself! Dream Life A Fable Of The Seasons There is a broad distinction between your position, and that of mere worldlings, and there ought to be a like difference in your practice. Mrs Whittelsey's Magazine for Mothers and Daughters Volume 3 At the bars he stands, an absolute worldling and pagan, full of an insatiable curiosity and an endless hunger and thirst. Among Famous Books Otherwise he would have been aware of playing with idle images; his poetry would have been mere millinery and his politics mere business; he would have been a worldling in art and in morals. Winds Of Doctrine Studies in Contemporary Opinion If prone to good, averse to all things base, Contemner of what worldlings covet most, I may become by long self-discipline. The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch These things neither the whirling wheel of fortune can change, nor the deceitful cavillings of worldlings separate, neither sickness abate, nor age abolish.” Health and Education I felt that if I was to speak I must not be interrupted by that good-natured worldling. The Ghost A Modern Fantasy Thus worldlings lean on broken props, And idly weave their cobweb-hopes, And hang o’er hell by spider’s ropes, Whilst sins enthral; Affliction blows—their joy elopes— And down they fall! Cottage Poems It never was a religion for the rationalist and the worldling; it was based on alienation from the world, from the intellectual world no less than from the economic and political. Winds Of Doctrine Studies in Contemporary Opinion The troubles and griefs of life do not distress you as they do the poor worldling, who looks only to the enjoyments of this life for comfort. Lives of the Three Mrs. Judsons Godfrey had no mental resource but in the society of persons whom Anthony despised; and he was daily annoyed by disparaging comparisons which the very worldlings he courted were constantly drawing between them. Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers I, who almost every day do traffick with worldlings, what can I learn thereby save the acts of worldly men? The Chronicle of the Canons Regular of Mount St. Agnes Thus the impolicy of the crown combined the selfish worldling with the zealot for the Church in a common opposition. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) The atheist and the worldling live in harmony, whilst the children of Christ carry on their unholy warfare one against the other. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843 "Indeed," he said, "then Mary and I will be the only worldlings." The King's Achievement "This," explained Mary Antony, "was how I had planned to point a moral to that jaunty little worldling." The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century O my God, my long-suffering, sin-pardoning God, thou knowest my vile cowardice; with professors a professor of thy name, with worldlings a seeming worldling. The Power of Faith Exemplified In The Life And Writings Of The Late Mrs. Isabella Graham. But their manners are not the decorum of the humanist, they are the etiquette of the worldling. Preaching and Paganism You are a priest, I am a worldling; what to you would mean but little, to me would be the rending of the core of life. The Grey Cloak "She is very happy with the nuns," said his father, smiling, "and a worldling can be no more than that; and perhaps not always as much." The King's Achievement "Feed thyself, thou little worldling!" chuckled old Antony, and covered the remaining bits of cheese with her hand. The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century But Christians and worldlings will look for consistency; and if it be wanting, the last will be the first to mark it. The Power of Faith Exemplified In The Life And Writings Of The Late Mrs. Isabella Graham. Here, then, we have the contrasting attitude of worldling and believer toward nature, the outward universe. Preaching and Paganism We need only recall the thousand sermons devoted to the enforcement of 'the gospel of getting on,' which prosperous worldlings are continually preaching. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII Imagine the paradox, this babe, an ascetic and this worldling, a sybarite, meeting upon a common ground! Paradise Garden The Satirical Narrative of a Great Experiment Michael felt repelled and was silent; but after a while, as they both were leaning over the garden-wall and gazing upon the water, he said— "Mere worldlings, those Shiptons, Robert!" Miriam's Schooling and Other Papers Seek not, my friend, to replace friendship with any mere worldling; beg of God to fill up the vacuum, then will you be a great gainer. The Power of Faith Exemplified In The Life And Writings Of The Late Mrs. Isabella Graham. You may hear the devoted worldling, or the selfish sensualist, giving the highest and most inspiring lessons of self-renunciation, self-sacrifice, and devotedness to God. The Young Lady's Mentor A Guide to the Formation of Character. In a Series of Letters to Her Unknown Friends For the worldling was only small, not mean of spirit. Success A Novel And perhaps Gilbert knew that the spiritual peace and delight derived from such chastisements, were infinitely sweeter, even here below, than the impure pleasures of worldlings. The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century So many believing and so many inquiring souls used to attend, and so few of the worldlings, that you seemed to breathe the atmosphere of heaven. The Biography of Robert Murray M'Cheyne In all my friendships with worldlings, some of which have been tender, how unfaithful have I been to friendship's highest office. The Power of Faith Exemplified In The Life And Writings Of The Late Mrs. Isabella Graham. Shakespeare's "Ancient Pistol" cries: A foutre for the world and worldlings base! Darkwater Voices from Within the Veil The metropolitan worldling struck a match and held it up. Success A Novel The persiflage of the French and of fashionable worldlings, which turns into ridicule the exceptions and yet abjures the rules, is like Trinculo's government—its latter end forgets its beginning. The Aldine, Vol. 5, No. 1., January, 1872 A Typographic Art Journal But who may tell Of the place of woe, Where the wicked dwell, Where the worldlings go? The Biography of Robert Murray M'Cheyne Your motives of action, your views, your interests, are all different from those of the worldling. The Power of Faith Exemplified In The Life And Writings Of The Late Mrs. Isabella Graham. Elsie found her an entertaining companion, polished in manners, refined, intelligent, highly educated and witty; but a mere worldling, caring for the pleasures and rewards of this life only. Elsie's children "She is a shallow little worldling," said Selma, with measured intensity. Unleavened Bread Most surprising it is to the common worldling to see these gentle beings thus living entirely for others, seeking no reward but that inspired by Christian promises and hopes. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 420 Volume 17, New Series, January 17, 1852 Soon she died, poor girl, just awakened enough to see and feel herself hopelessly lost—a dying worldling. From Death into Life or, twenty years of my minstry How they will realize the terrible mistake worldlings made! Baltimore Catechism, No. 4 An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine The worldling, with whom happiness and wealth are kindred terms, worships daily at the shrine of Mammon, and offers earnest prayers for the golden shower. Golden Steps to Respectability, Usefulness and Happiness The enemies of Thackeray call him a worldling, instead of what he was, a man too ready to believe in the goodness of the unworldly. Varied Types I saw him now as he was, a victim of egomania, a worldling, tyrannical, falsely sentimental, and unfaithful steward, a liar—perhaps even an unbeliever. The Dweller on the Threshold The little Dean, perhaps!—most spiritual of worldlings. The Marriage of William Ashe How far away it seemed from that world in which he had been living!--as far as they were from the worldlings who made it. Gordon Keith What worldling would not have read mania in much that was spoken by this sane woman? At a Winter's Fire Death-bed scenes, of the Christian, the backslider, the infidel, the universalist, the profane man, or the worldling. The National Preacher, Vol. 2 No. 7 Dec. 1827 Or Original Monthly Sermons from Living Ministers, Sermons XXVI. and XXVII. "It will be my part to be a worldling--for your sake," she said, her breath wavering. Lady Rose's Daughter He was the very opposite of a worldling. The Art of Letters For instance, Leo Tolstoy, that great and good man, once a worldling, has now turned ascetic, a not unusual evolution in the lives of the saints. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors Others become fanatics, that is to say, worldlings who are too narrow and violent to understand the world. Cambridge Essays on Education Constance had a strong dash of the worldling in her mixed character. Lady Connie And I, all the time, am a worldling, and a modern. Lady Rose's Daughter His jest at the expense of Sir Walter Raleigh, then in the Tower, is the jest of an ungenerous worldling. The Art of Letters Great ladies and the country-houses courted him because of a certain wit, a certain charm--above all, a certain spiritual power--which piqued the worldling. The Testing of Diana Mallory It is exceedingly difficult for mere worldlings—such as most of us are—not to eat, if it is possible, when we are hungry. Some Private Views And yet there was really a gulf between her and the ordinary worldling. Lady Connie She took a fancy to me--which was odd, wasn't it, when I'm such a worldling?--and she let me come in and out. Lady Rose's Daughter Again and again I have talked about the delights of leisure, and I always advise worn worldlings to renew their youth and gain fresh ideas amid the blessed calm of the fields and the trees. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour He did not use experience in that mean and pompous sense in which it is used by the worldling advanced in years. Robert Browning You are a "worldling of the world," very clever, rich, and a master along your own lines. The Doctrine and Practice of Yoga If the gentle, patient words of the saint are the utterance of one who has suffered, so also are the bitter protests of the disappointed worldling. The Threshold Grace Again, how often it happens that a fine physical constitution, health, strength, and vigor, are given to the worldling, and are denied to the child of God. Sermons to the Natural Man Antonyms: voluptuary, sensualist, sybarite, worldling, epicure, gormand. ascribable, a. attributable, assignable, chargeable, imputable, referrible. ascribe, v. attribute, assign, impute. ascription, n. attribution, imputation. ashamed, a. abashed, confused, mortified, disconcerted. Putnam's Word Book He admired them as worldlings cannot admire them: he was, as it were, the child who comes in with the dessert. Robert Browning Somewhat of worldling mingled still With bard and sage. The Poems of William Watson A good return is never now-a-days tendered for a benefit received by mere worldlings, as I can bear witness by my own sufferings. Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society The scaled eye of a worldling, or a debauchee, or a self-righteous man, cannot see that sin of the heart, that "spiritual wickedness," at which men like Paul and Isaiah stood aghast. Sermons to the Natural Man Peake was one of the worldlings who, in a religious sense, existed precariously on the fringe of the Methodist Society. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories This touch is very suggestive of the power of the old worldling, who could manoeuvre with young people as well as Major Pendennis. Robert Browning I do not contend that Turner's character was immaculate, but still it is very probable that worldlings do not appreciate what a small part of this great genius touched the mire. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great Though fast youth's glorious fable flies, View not the world with worldling's eyes; Nor turn with weather of the time. John Marr and Other Poems These were men whose character compared with that of the worldling was saintly; men whose shoes' latchets the worldling is not worthy to stoop down and unloose. Sermons to the Natural Man More remarkable, as the summary of a civilisation, than My Last Duchess, is the address of the worldling Bishop, who lies dying, to the "nephews" who are sons of his loins. Robert Browning Major Pendennis is a thoroughgoing old worldling, but it is impossible not to feel a species of fondness for him. Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities They were the years when honors and wealth were being heaped upon him; and he was worldling enough to let his wants keep pace with his ability to gratify them. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great Having felt the evil influence of intimate association with light and giddy worldlings, he determined to change his boarding place to some more retired spot where no similar temptation should waylay him. Tiger and Tom and Other Stories for Boys I acknowledge myself a worldling, but I suppose that all is not lead or iron within me, from my sense of scenes like this. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 332, June, 1843 The world the shallow worldling craves, And greatness need ambitious knaves, The lover of his maiden raves; O Lord! Targum She preached Ruskin and the simple life; no worldling ever believed more fiercely in the gospel of success. Fenwick's Career That's what worldlings might say, but I didn't say it even to myself. Samantha at the St. Louis Exposition It is the very language of an evangelical piety applied to the manufacture of a worldling. In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays She seemed by all tokens an accomplished worldling; yet it was not long before Kate discovered that it was anything but worldly matters which were consuming her attention. The Precipice They won consideration and belief by the mild persecution which this protest brought on them—by being proscribed as enthusiasts by comfortable dignitaries, and mocked as "Methodists" and "Saints" by wits and worldlings. The Oxford Movement Twelve Years, 1833-1845 Speech, the worldling and the false—oftener the dark veil than the bright mirror of man's thoughts—is banished from the spot consecrated to purity, unselfishness, and truth. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 330, April 1843 He had a fixed idea that the man who had stolen his treasure was some dissipated worldling, altogether unworthy so sacred a trust. Fenton's Quest To a clay compounded chiefly of the worldling and the rhetorician, there is added a real spark of Promethean fire. George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy Qualities were conspicuous in his life that bound worldlings to him in a bond of fellowship that grappled the best that was in them. A Williams Anthology A Collection of the Verse and Prose of Williams College, 1798-1910 "He is the worshipper of an hour, but the worldling for life." The Grammar of English Grammars We've no abiding city here: This may distress the worldling's mind, But should not cost the saint a tear, Who hopes a better rest to find. The Pearl Box Containing One Hundred Beautiful Stories for Young People, by a Pastor This rank neither the whirling wheel of Fortune can destroy, nor the deceitful cavillings of worldlings separate; neither sickness abate, nor time abolish.’ Sermons for the Times Taste for learned studies did not preclude abstinence from those sins which in his ignorance of life he had associated with worldlings! The Lake Mere worldlings call him "Tom Paine," in a tone which combines derision and contempt. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 21, July, 1859 And for this dear, this precious hour, I would not, if I had the power, Exchange a worldling's life of ease, Whom all around him seek to please. Vignettes in Verse Whose calm reposes restless worldlings scorn; But from whose aid recruited strength we find, And waken, lively as the bird of morn. Elegies and Other Small Poems But the worldling will stand mute, or evade its declaration, whenever his interests are to be unfavorably affected by it. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers So die, thou child of stormy dawn,Thou winter flower, forlorn of nurse;Chilled early by the bigot’s curse,The pedant’s frown, the worldling’s yawn. Andromeda and Other Poems Sordid worldling, haunt thy city with that heart so hard and gritty! The Poems of Henry Kendall With Biographical Note by Bertram Stevens Now tell me, worldlings, underneath the sun 203 If greater falsehood ever has been done? The Jew of Malta What humiliation and fury: what pangs of sickening rage, balked ambition and love; what wounds of outraged vanity, tenderness even, had this old worldling now to suffer under! Vanity Fair I leave the legendary side, which is always in evidence in the case of a celebrated man,—that gossip, for example, which avers that Maupassant was a high liver and a worldling. Selected Writings of Guy De Maupassant For indeed, every sect of them, hath a diverse posture, or cringe by themselves, which cannot but move derision in worldlings, and depraved politics, who are apt to contemn holy things. The Essays of Francis Bacon Ambitious men caught glimpses of nobler ambitions than their own, and even worldlings confessed that his beliefs were beautiful and true, although 'they wouldn't pay'. Little Women An astute worldling had remarked that he was at once more ceremonious and more casual in his manner than men bred in America. The Shuttle Until this dauntless worldling came in and broke the spell, and lifted the latch, we too have forborne to enter into that sad chamber. Vanity Fair I do not remember now where I had acquired my own sinful knowledge, but that night I faced "Aunt Susan" from the pedestal of a sophisticated worldling. The Story of a Pioneer In the dusky light, she saw not the peevish, weary features of the worldling, but only the imploring softness of his eyes, the full and perfect honesty of his present emotion. Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home In Carrie—as in how many of our worldlings do they not?—instinct and reason, desire and understanding, were at war for the mastery. Sister Carrie: a Novel "My son is a mean-spirited hound!" cried this furious old worldling. The Moonstone It was not that Arthur Stanley, any more than Matthew Arnold, ever became a worldling in the ordinary sense. A Writer's Recollections — Volume 1 You seemed so lonely, and fresh, and unspotted from the world, among all those smart worldlings, and yet so big and strong and square and invincible—oh, so strong! Peter Ibbetson "Yes, we are worldlings," Lady Avonwier admitted, "just measuring people up for what they can give us, it is the only way though when the whole thing is such a rush!" The Price of Things Let us equally beware of attributing undue value to the good qualities of the worldling, and thus annihilate the distinction between the natural and spiritual character. Female Scripture Biographies, Volume I Instead of being present, the life and soul of that struggling Institution, he had engaged to make one of a party of worldlings at a morning concert! The Moonstone To this half-formed race of worldlings, who are scarce endued with a moral sense, the generous expression of indignation always appears something incomprehensible—ridiculous; or, in their language, outré! inouï! Tales and Novels — Volume 06 But though Flaxman was a man of the world, he was by no means a worldling. The Case of Richard Meynell Happily, an idler and a worldling like myself is not supposed to know much. The Lovels of Arden I am not one of those rushing worldlings. Birds of Prey My meditative silence appeared to weigh upon the spirits of this worldling, and to force him, as it were, into talking to me against his own will. The Moonstone It seemed that she knew the secret of that other worldling, Tony Cornish, that the way to rule men is to make them want something and keep them wanting. Roden's Corner It was said that he was a worldling with an undue leaning to notabilities. The Case of Richard Meynell This was nearer Bayswater, and it was very pleasant for the fading old worldling. Charlotte's Inheritance In very truth," our Blessed Father continued, "the worldling may notice in the rosebed of religion only the loveliness of the flowers, and the sweetness of their perfume, but these conceal many a thorn. The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales The old worldling left the window, took a chair exactly opposite to mine, and looked at me steadily, with a hard and vicious smile. The Moonstone His twin brother Eustace was an active worldling, and soon he followed him to court as page to the Queen, but delighted more and more in wandering apart and building air castles. Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene He saw—keen old worldling that he was—a discrepancy. With Edged Tools But for the cause—it is a singular story, to which let crusted worldlings pay the tribute of a light laugh—light and empty as their own hollow hearts. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy No, he could not take the hand of his future wife and face that crowd of curious worldlings. An Algonquin Maiden A Romance of the Early Days of Upper Canada The worldling has his sneer at this as at the services of religion. Woman in the Ninteenth Century and Kindred Papers Relating to the Sphere, Condition and Duties, of Woman. No, no, like other worldlings, you will find He shifts his sails and catches every wind. Poetical Works Listening, she had started to mock, the cynic and worldling being hot in her, but, looking at the speaker, somehow, she dared not mock. The Far Horizon May be, he too has faith in the fallacious doctrine of worldlings—that he believes good souls have not their struggles. Honor Edgeworth Ottawa's Present Tense But, if we can lift ourselves up into the higher comprehension of what a noble thing this world really is, we may well aspire to be worldlings. Manners and Social Usages In such cases, worldlings sneer; but reverent men learn wondrous news, either from the person observed, or by thoughts caused in themselves by the observation. Woman in the Ninteenth Century and Kindred Papers Relating to the Sphere, Condition and Duties, of Woman. So you would have the monopoly of talent, too, exclusive worldlings? Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography So they call the heavenly manna: thus worldlings loathe the things of heaven, for which they have no relish. The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 04: Numbers The Challoner Revision Satiety And Sloth, poor counterfeits of thee, Mock the tired worldling. Poems of Coleridge Julius Caesar was a worldling; so was Shakespeare. Manners and Social Usages Away, away! to worldlings hence, Who feel not this diviner sense; Give gold to those who love that pest,— But leave the poet poor and blest. The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes He did not care to submit more of his family secrets to the cynical inquisition of this old worldling, who seemed, however, to understand him in spite of his reticence. The Virginians There is no sadder sight than an old man whose youthful enthusiasm for goodness and belief in the super-excellency of wisdom have withered, leaving him a hard worldling or a gross sensualist. Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII The former is spoken of a rich worldling, the latter of 'the dead who die in the Lord.' Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes To be worldly, or worldlings, is supposed to be incurring the righteous anger of the good. Manners and Social Usages Alaric Tudor had sighed for permission to go forth among worldlings and there fight the world's battle. The Three Clerks What worldling on life's voyage does not know of some such harbour of rest and calm, some haven where he puts in out of the storm? The Virginians Naturally enough, perhaps, the devout pietists regarded the cheerful worldlings as lost beyond hope of redemption. My Friends at Brook Farm He certainly shared to the full in the usual courtier's ambition for great place and wealth, and in the worldling's inclination to ostentatious display. A History of English Literature She must be a worldling in the best sense of the word. Manners and Social Usages There are plenty of such words in worldlings’ mouths - not a Cockney but would burst out with some enthusiastic commonplace at such a sight - surely one or other of them must be appropriate.’ Prose Idylls, New and Old What a worldling, and what a destroyer of a young mind that man was. Lady John Russell In a short time, this little group of worldlings were making the best of circumstances, by calling in the aid of physical stimulants to cheer their solitude. The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons Once the wife of a man with a high place in the world, worldlings will be too wise to wound her by telling her that her grandfather was an unconvicted felon.' Phantom Fortune, a Novel It is our hope that it will make a strong impression even upon worldlings, and that in many hearts it will prepare the way for better ideas,—perhaps even for a lasting change of life. The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ Tell her, I got home, time for a rubber; but poor Tryphena will not understand that phrase of the worldlings. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 O wretched worldlings, subject to all misery, When fortune is the prop of your prosperity! A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8 But let us stoop to take the wretch as he is, and make the best of him, since you are destined to stoop, to keep grovellers and worldlings in countenance. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 4 Thus Love shall make worldlings to know his might; Thus Love shall force great princes to obey; Thus Love shall daunt each proud, rebelling spirit; Thus Love shall wreak his wrath on their decay. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 But he was essentially a worldling, and, as such, a superficial critic. Byron I belong to the worldlings, of course, but I confess the idea of Jesus Christ at a Butterfly Social is tremendously incongruous. A Beautiful Possibility While worldlings chase each other madly round Their giddy track of frivolous gayety, Dreamer, my dream earth's utmost longings bound: One love alone is mine, my love is Liberty. In Divers Tones "Yet any religion, however imperfect," he said, "was better than cold scepticism, or the hurrying din of dissipation, which fills the ears of worldlings, until they care for none of these things." The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2 For, was it not to little Ella Wray I first assumed the attitude of the worldling: subscribing to the laws and exigencies of conventionality before I had suspected the existence of such an influence? The Doctor's Daughter The worldling seeks to raise himself and family to an equality with others, or, if possible, a superiority to them. American Woman's Home The artist is a contemptible fellow because he cares more for his art than for the things of the world; for whatever the worldling values he thinks every one else should value. The Principles of Aesthetics You philosophers, however raised above your own bodies you may be, must really not forget that we poor worldlings have bones to be broken.' Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face Among the Philosophers Helvetius held the place of the rich and clever worldling, so often found in literary circles. The Eve of the French Revolution How else could it be, that even worldlings, not wholly debased, will contemplate the man of simple and disinterested goodness with contradictory feelings of pity and respect? Biographia Literaria It has little faith in the things which fill the hearts of the mere worldlings. Confession, or, the Blind Heart; a Domestic Story And yet both the imagination and the luxury of the worldling are usually lacking in one element essential to real kinship with the spirit of art—disinterestedness. The Principles of Aesthetics I advised you, Pambo!—I sent him—I ought to have known—what was I doing, old worldling that I am, to thrust the poor innocent forth into the temptations of Babylon? Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face Earth's the mole's element, she can't abide To be above ground, dirt heaps are her pride; And he is like her who the worldling plays, He imitates her in her work and ways. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 Such are the contradictions of character which hourly detect and describe the mere worldling—the man lacking in all principle, but that which is subservient to his selfish policy. Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky The delights are simple, it is true, and of the sort that easily provoke a turning up of the worldling's nose; but who cares for noses that turn up? The Solitary Summer Then the worldling becomes the patron of the artist and the two are reconciled. The Principles of Aesthetics To the ordinary worldling the advent of Protestantism meant simply that he need no longer trouble to go to Mass or to Confession. Religious Reality The wild he tames, and spoils the mirth Of all that wanton are, He takes the worldling from his worth, And poor man from his care. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 He was too much of a mocker;—one of those worldlings who derive their pleasures from circumstances of higher conventional attraction. Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky Day followed day in charming monotony, for, whatever "gay worldlings" may think, monotony is as full of charm as a dreamy summer afternoon. Jess One apparent place of meeting might seem to be just the worldling's love of luxury itself. The Principles of Aesthetics Had not old Lady Dee, most cynical of worldlings, taught her how to use them when she was a child in pig-tails? Sylvia's Marriage Look how they tumble in the wholesome air, Above the world of worldlings, and their care. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 This, as an experienced worldling—experienced in such a volume—he was soon very able to do. Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky "Witnessing, as I did, the entire occurrence; feeling deeply for the inexperience which the heartless worldlings had dared to trample upon, I resolved to stand by you, and here I am come for that purpose." The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 2 There is, moreover, a certain imaginative quality in reputation and glory, so well-prized by the worldling, which, as we shall see, is akin to the ideality of art. The Principles of Aesthetics Poor virtue raised, high birth and wealth set under, Crosseth heaven's courses, and makes worldlings wonder. The Poetaster Let the miserable worldling say, and confess, if there be any plot, pasture, or meadow, so delightful to the mind of man, as here. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 Ah!" said Brother Cross, gently, "it's that very reason, Brother Calvert, that ruins you worldlings. Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky I can respect even the long frock coat and the long brown whiskers, which in the case of so dashing a worldling as Rupert Mainwaring were a deliberate and daily mortification of the flesh. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel The conversation was full of pitfalls for this charming and dutiful worldling, and Rachael was too clever to risk a fall. The Heart of Rachael Their mistake," said Mr. Allison, "was quite as fatal as the mistake of the worldling. The Good Time Coming The secret is, that the world cannot bear such 'living epistles, known and read of all men,' which reflect so severely by their conduct upon the vice and profligacy of the worldling. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 The sneer and sarcasm of the worldling would anticipate the favoring judgment of the indulgent and the wise. Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky One more eager, almost fierce struggle with alluring fortune, with which the worldling came near steeping his soul in crime, and then fruitless ambition died in his bosom. Friends and Neighbors ONE more eager, almost fierce struggle with alluring fortune, in which the worldling came near steeping his soul in crime, and then fruitless ambition died in his bosom. Finger Posts on the Way of Life He wore a suit which confidently challenged the criticism of experts, and the silk socks visible above his shoes might have been selected by the most fastidious of worldlings. Born in Exile As gold is pleasing to the covetous man and worldling, so shall the ways of God be to the saints and godly at that day. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 There was too much of the worldling in the looks, dress, air, and manner of Stevens, to satisfy the rustic of his sincerity. Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky So the worldling proved, after a bitter experience, which may you be spared! Friends and Neighbors But, in this last desperate throw, did the worldling gain the wealth, station, and honour he coveted? Finger Posts on the Way of Life I came to pay my respects to a philosopher, and I find a sordid worldling. The Odd Women Nor shall dull age, as worldlings say, The heavenward flame annoy: The Saviour cannot pass away, And with Him lives our joy. The Christian Year None of these secrets can be disclosed to worldlings— by which term I mean those who allow themselves to be moved from their determination, and distracted by a thousand ephemeral matters. The Life Everlasting; a reality of romance But in this last desperate throw did the worldling gain the wealth, station, and honour he coveted? Friends and Neighbors Such changes often occur, and though it may suit the self-sufficiency of the worldling to deride them, he is the wisest who submits in the meekest spirit to powers that exceed his comprehension. Oak Openings The whole city, not only the priests, but the worldlings, are enraged over this book. Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends Well! before he became the reformer of La Trappe he had been a worldling like me, and a great sceptic—what people called a libertine. Appreciations, with an Essay on Style As I, worldling and jester though I am, for some mysterious reason have found favour in the lady's eyes, she manifests this graciousness whenever we foregather. Simon the Jester So idle worldlings merely made of voice, Censure the powers above them. Cynthia's Revels On these occasions he was usually the guest of Lucas Croyden, an amiable worldling, who had three thousand a year and a taste for introducing impossible people to irreproachable cookery. The Chronicles of Clovis He hid discreetly and modestly withdrawn to the back part of the room; but he looked on like a worldling, with a mocking smile at the rapture of the two lovers. Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends The servant disappeared, and the poet stood in the little, narrow corridor, smilingly looking to the study-door, and waiting for the "gates of wisdom" to open and let the worldling enter the temple of philosophy. Old Fritz and the New Era Then he will have nothing in common with the worldling's affections, motives, and aims. Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures What should she do with these that are the adornments of the world and the ornament of the worldling, seeing that one garment of cotton would suffice for her covering? The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 06 To th' All wise Subtle One trust worldly things * Rest thee from all whereto the worldling clings: Learn wisely well naught cometh by thy will * But e'en as willeth Allah, King of Kings. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 "We need not betray our talents to worldlings base." Clever Woman of the Family Here was testimony of a clergyman against the testimony of mere worldlings—interested ones, too. Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion The worldlings and the camp-meeting gatherings vie with each other in the display of colored lights and fireworks. Their Pilgrimage You may find that you were right and the worldlings wrong, and you may reap a harvest beyond the grasp of their poor imaginations. Beatrice Two of Squire Boone's children married "worldlings"—non-Quakers—and were in consequence "disowned" by the Society. Pioneers of the Old Southwest: a chronicle of the dark and bloody ground Then, to get rid of Alfred before Julia's return, the amiable worldling turned to Edward. Hard Cash The evening light showed wistful lines which he could not smooth away by the worldling’s gloss of nonchalance that he had learnt to fling over his face. A Changed Man; and other tales For the boy was unpleasantly conceited as a precocious worldling, and the girl as unpleasantly complacent in her role of ingenue. A Sappho of Green Springs "My dear prelate," said Fouquet, laughing, "my secrets are of too profane a character to confide them to a bishop, however great a worldling he may be." Ten Years Later He is the same person, whether clad in full dress in the drawing-room of the worldling, or in common dress around the fireside of the unchristian Church member. Questionable Amusements and Worthy Substitutes "Oh no, Alfred; but you are a worldling." Hard Cash From the old worldling broke forth an involuntary low laugh, which was a sort of cackle. T. Tembarom She was not, of course, aware that the part of the giddy worldling was Jim's own conception of the character of Clarence. Susy, a story of the Plains These worldlings pull down the lively faith, and full confidence that men have in Christ, and set up another faith, another confidence, of their own making: the children of light contrary. Sermons on the Card The cold worldling may not comprehend it; but it will find a response in the bosom of every youthful poet, of every enthusiastic lover, who has seen an Ornithorhynchus Paradoxus by moonlight. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 1 "It is Dodd's sister; and he will introduce me at a word, worldling as I am." Hard Cash Life to life— I lean upon thee, Dear, without alarm, And feel as safe as guarded by a charm Against the stab of worldlings, who if rife Are weak to injure. Sonnets from the Portuguese Never have I met a more singular example of what the Truth can do for one who, as she admits, was long ago a worldling. Old Friends, Epistolary Parody These worldlings set little by such works as God hath prepared for our salvation, but they extol traditions and works of their own invention: the children of light contrary. Sermons on the Card As the steward hurried out, the Cluniac, remembering his office, sought to offer comfort, but in his bland worldling's voice the consolations sounded hollow. The Path of the King "And I am very sorry I have not an amiable worldling for my sister, instead of an unamiable and devilish conceited Christian." Hard Cash As a child, the little worldling, it was observed, took much after his secular father, but much more after his scheming mother. Bunyan Characters (1st Series) The Major was dying unrepentant to all appearance, as hard and cynical an old worldling as I ever saw. Derrick Vaughan, Novelist Let us fall to some pleasant communication; after let us go home, even as good as we came hither, that is, right-begotten children of the world, and utterly worldlings. Sermons on the Card But he is superior to us worldlings in many ways, and I wish I had some of his honest pluck.” Essays in Little These things neither the whirling wheel of fortune can overturn, nor the deceitful cavillings of worldlings separate, neither sickness abate, nor age abolish.” Historical Lectures and Essays Peasants, no less than worldlings, end by despising the man that they can deceive. The Country Doctor I often wonder if some woman's face, Seen at some rout in his old worldling days, Haunts him e'en now, e'en here, and urges him To fierier fury 'gainst the Florentines. Seven Men Ye see, brethren, what sorrow, what punishment is provided for you, if ye be worldlings. Sermons on the Card The loftiest place is that seat of graceFor which all worldlings try:But who would stand in hempen bandUpon a scaffold high,And through a murderer’s collar takeHis last look at the sky? Ballad of Reading Gaol |
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