| 单词 | abasement |
| 例句 | They even join in the “Wal-Mart cheer” when required to do so at meetings, I’m told by the evening fitting room lady, though I am fortunate enough never to witness this final abasement. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Clyde’s fiendish mind has not stopped at so simple an abasement, however. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Look through the opening, and you will find Saar rescuing the black female figure from her destiny of abasement. MOMA’s Heady Introduction to Betye Saar, “The Conscience of the Art World” 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z Ingredient abasement is a dangerous business for home cooks; we face enough obstacles to getting dinner on the table. My 10-year carbonara journey 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z It was an abasement I will never forget. Henning Mankell: ‘Eventually the day comes when we all have to go’ 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z After six days, he finally realized that the entire scenario had spun out of control into a nightmarish spectacle of brutality and abasement, and shut the whole thing down. Inside “The Stanford Prison Experiment”: Six days in a fake prison, and how they changed the world 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z At a moment of abasement the child notices the wounded paw of a squirrel. Colette's libretto: a fantasy of childhood for Ravel's opera of enchantment 2012-07-27T21:49:01Z Mr. Pryce’s confusion and abasement are painful to watch, as Antonio seems to relish his control over his persecutor’s fate, allowing him to live only if he converts to Christianity. Review: ‘The Merchant of Venice’ With Extra Fog, Moral and Atmospheric 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z They’re generally sent off with a combination of dignity and abasement. ‘Getting On,’ Played With Crudity and Grace 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Chris is only one of his many admirers, and so her devotion takes on an air of ritual abasement before a Great Man. A Deflated Adaptation of the Singular Cult Novel “I Love Dick” 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z Naturally, the person telling this story was crushed – still, he told the story not in a spirit of shame or abasement, but out of confusion: Despite all that, I'm still moved, I still care! Listening to Van Morrison by Greil Marcus 2010-06-04T23:06:00Z “That evening of public abasement, rather than sending Mr. Trump away, accelerated his ferocious efforts to gain stature within the political world,” wrote Maggie Haberman and Alexander Burns. The Donald Trump jokes are on us now: This public humiliation should have tanked his politics career — but it only fueled his fire 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z “Their jobs and self-worth depended on your continued abasement, on your commitment to residing in a social stratum below them, the same old neocolonial scheme.” From the Rwandan Genocide to Chicago: A Young Author Survived to Tell Her Story 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z Student government leaders who attended the party were threatened with impeachment and encouraged to issue self-critical statements of abasement and contrition, in the Maoist style. Gene Weingarten: A mea culpa (no offense to the Romans!) 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z In some ways a spate of reality-TV shows come closer; there you will see a lurid, discomfiting, yet undeniably powerful take on the trip through abasement and redemption. Arts & Leisure: Wrestling With Recovery Is No Fairy Tale 2011-06-29T12:00:06Z Jafa’s montage interweaves often shocking instances of violence, abuse and abasement with moments of everyday beauty, footage of athletic prowess, spiritual transport and dance. Review | A searing, all-star art show explores Black grief from the civil rights era to now 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z Similarly, there is no mystery about why we enjoy seeing public figures humbled – it's good old-fashioned schadenfreude, perhaps to stop us from worrying about our own feelings of abasement. Nadine Dorries and the power of humiliation 2012-11-11T20:30:00Z “That evening of public abasement, rather than sending Mr. Trump away, accelerated his ferocious efforts to gain stature in the political world,” wrote the New York Times last month. I sat next to Donald Trump at the infamous 2011 White House correspondents’ dinner 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z How powerful would his exhibitionist abasement make them seem? ArtsBeat: ‘Mad Men’ Watch: Switching Positions 2014-05-12T14:22:36Z Someone who really likes herself is not apt to describe herself as a “sea lion,” or to describe a scene of utmost abasement. She Ate and Ate, and Never Felt Satisfied 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Or by observing the climate of denunciation and abasement in various cultural spaces, from academic journals to law schools to the publishing industry. Opinion | Why Hungary Inspires So Much Fear and Fascination 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z Foremost among them, of course, is Mitch McConnell, whose Republican majority sets the parameters of how exactly this abasement of the Senate will unfold. Republicans have turned the impeachment trial into a dangerous sham | Andrew Gawthorpe 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z The power imbalance is meant to be erotic, but so is the supposed gap between these women’s innocence and potential and the abasement that they’re subjected to in the videos. A porn site tricked and degraded women – and that was exactly its point 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z She gave voice to her own humiliation and abasement, and in re-enacting that, you may feel a bit humiliated yourself, like a teenager slamming a bedroom door. Alanis Morissette Isn’t Angry Anymore. But ‘Jagged Little Pill’ Rages On. 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z Opponents said it was a radical departure from church tradition and an abasement of the priesthood. Catholic Bishops Back Ordination of Married Men as Priests in Amazon Region, a Milestone 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z Yet in some ways, the public abasement of Pence is good for all sides — including for Pence. ‘An easy target’: Pence takes barbs from both sides as he promotes Trump 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z To the extent, one might say, that any of us lacks equal citizenship stature, and so lacking find ourselves living in some form of abasement or servitude, neither equal nor fully free. Land of the free? How Trump has put America’s identity in peril 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z Instead, we got last week’s parade of sycophancy and abasement. As a conservative, I despair at Republicans' support for Trump. His vision is not conservatism 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z For modern China the opium wars are a symbol of national abasement; the painful counterpoint to its present-day might. Colonialism can work – just look at Singapore | Jeevan Vasagar 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z It plants a provocative idea — that abasement is the gateway to adulthood. Opinion | The Magic and Moral of Joan Didion 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z It’s unpleasant to be confronted with the abasement of these men in the form of a photograph. A Photograph Never Stands Alone 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z He was arrested under Article 282 of the Russian Federation Criminal Code, which prohibits “incitement of hatred or enmity, as well as abasement of human dignity.” Playing Pokémon Go in church could send this Russian YouTuber to prison for years 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z Public atonement requires public abasement and for public abasement, you need television. TV needs to bring back the talk show apology tour for Ryan Lochte, Nate Parker and other offenders 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z The abasement of family is the saddest tragedy of government overreach. The GOP Can Lead On Criminal Justice Reform 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Priebus went from TV studio to TV studio, four in all, on a trudge of abasement, a ride of shame. Reince Priebus, fool 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z That evening of public abasement, rather than sending Mr. Trump away, accelerated his ferocious efforts to gain stature within the political world. Donald Trump’s Presidential Run Began in an Effort to Gain Stature 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z Compounding Obama’s abasement, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi—a typically reliable lieutenant — remained publicly uncommitted in the weeks leading up the vote only to announce her opposition on the House floor moments before it began. House Democrats Vote Against Obama's Worker Assistance Program 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Their desperate narratives sparked memories of my own childhood abasement. Whipping Boy 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z The warning was issued on the basis of Article 6 of the Russian Law on Counteracting Extremist Activity, which defines extremism as, among other things, “the abasement of national dignity.” The Crimean Tatars' Bitter Anniversary 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z “If a thought, if a desire takes you along the road of humility and abasement, of service to others, it is from Jesus,” he said last week. Gotham: A Church So Poor It Has to Close Schools, Yet So Rich It Can Build a Palace 2014-02-20T02:01:07Z Life-changers welcome this act of abasement as the first step to learning humility. Can Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce recover from their life-changing crime? 2013-03-11T09:29:05Z For those of us who paid only casual attention, his abasement — he has been dropped by Nike and other sponsors and has stepped down as chairman of LiveStrong — came as a deep shock. The Media Equation: Chasing Lance Armstrong’s Misdeeds From the Sidelines 2012-10-29T00:16:27Z One had struggles of compunction and abasement and doubt, and the humiliating feeling that some clean and heathery and wind-swept place of the mind was being invaded to sadly, sadly little purpose. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z During this period of antagonism to Rome the University of Paris had contributed no little to the abasement of the Inquisition by supplanting it as an investigator of doctrine and judge of heresy. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z He displayed much diplomatic ability, and his abasement at Canossa may fairly be regarded as a move of policy to weaken the pope’s position at the cost of a personal humiliation to himself. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Not a trace of humiliation or abasement was to be seen in the Duke's countenance or demeanour. Henry of Guise; (Vol. III of 3) or, The States of Blois 2012-04-11T02:00:29.713Z One of his sayings commends humility in the following paradox: “My abasement is my exaltation.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z It does not stand for Spain's best, an artificial, foreign creation where passed hours of the nation's abasement. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z The state of being abject; abasement; meanness; servility. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z For if his love was abasement, at any rate it had this much of manliness, that it covered all his sex. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z Would the ruthless tormentor exact such abasement as an exposure to her own children of the insulting behaviour of their father? My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z They kneel, they bow themselves to the earth, they kiss the floor again and again in sign of their deep abasement before God and his prophet. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z Now he is in the depths of abasement, now he is very haughty on the summits of pride. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z A low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z And the aspect of this familiar thing smote him down to the depths of abasement. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z For on the very next day, while I was still debating the matter in great abasement and despondency, an incident occurred which determined me upon a compromise. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z He sat with his eyes fixed, in the depths of abasement. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z It is indeed an utterance of profound abasement. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z The Dauphin, seated on his father's knee, looked out at the mob, shouting its frenzy of joy at their monarch's abasement. When a Cobbler Ruled a King 2012-01-15T03:00:13.430Z Thus through the long hours she swung between terror and abasement, each one mastering her in turn. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z She didn't even figure it or picture it to herself; her grief and shame and utter abasement were too profound for mind to fathom. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z He did not remove his eyes from that spectacle of abasement as he replaced the parchment in his pocket. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z They might still continue to decay, but their abasement would be much less rapid. The Ascent of the Matterhorn 2011-11-19T03:00:23.233Z But alas, as no happiness had been denied, so no human calamity was to escape him, he must drink his cup of grief and abasement to the dregs. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z She felt, alas! the most painful of all feelings, next to that of self-abasement, the consciousness of the abasement of one to whom she had all her life looked up with love and veneration. Adeline Mowbray or, The Mother and Daughter 2011-11-04T02:00:17.120Z It checks a too soaring vanity on the one hand and a too tragic abasement on the other. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z She fell upon her knees, and with her blood coursing the faster from her hurried ascent, she offered her prayer in her abasement. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:19.713Z You have revealed to the world the weakness of England, the nullity of the imperial government of Napoleon III., and the abasement of the moral level of all society. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z We feel the exaltation of the spirit and the abasement of the flesh. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z The higher classes also, contrary to the generally received opinion, suffered from a serious moral abasement. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z Such fantastic abasement which would not take God at His word, nor draw near to Him in His Son, was really the very height of pride. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z The king, at sight of such abasement and such shame turned away his eyes with aversion and said,— "Field-marshal, pray be calm." The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z For several thousand years he has borne engraved on his forehead his holy mission,--a mission of, suffering, humility, and abasement. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z Education must always be the enemy of tyranny, slavery, and all kinds of abasement. Dickens As an Educator 2011-09-02T02:00:22.320Z "Louis XIV.," says Ranke again, "reduced several of the German princes individually, and the Empire at large, to a degree of abasement to which they had not fallen during centuries." Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z The notion is a last and wild expedient of despair, proposing to content itself with the uttermost abasement, if only the demons might still haunt the region where they had thriven so well. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z The extent of moral abasement in which we find so many of the yellow and black races is absolutely impossible even to the very refuse of our society. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z But from this deep abasement he comes out greater, to go forward toward the universal power he lends to the entire world. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z This abasement of his sovereign lady hurt him, and he had no faith in Essex, neither in his character nor in his ability. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Humility should not be an abasement; for it is never a virtue in man to lower himself. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z First of all, it shows us the perfection of our Lord's abasement. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z Stephen’s quarrel with the Church.The abasement of Canterbury naturally drew the Church into greater dependence on Rome, and appeals, which had hitherto been almost unknown, became of constant occurrence. The English Church in the Middle Ages 2011-08-01T02:00:14.773Z I do not like him, because his spirit is a spirit of destruction, debauchery of thought, debauchery of language, irony, scepticism, and abasement of human nature. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z He adopted, easily and without abasement, the attitude of a fo'mast hand toward the officer, and went ahead of the mate and Faith to stow his bundle in the boat. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z We look here into sheol and see the nations gathered there, stripped of their glory, in deepest abasement and shame. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z In after days he remembered with peculiar distinctness his lack of the true spirit at this hour, and by Mark's agency, therefore, faithfully reproduced for the Church of Christ the record of his well-deserved abasement. The Making of an Apostle 2011-07-26T02:00:19.187Z He laughed aloud as he saw her shrink and cower away in her abasement for very shame. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z In such anguish and abasement her new life of the spirit began. The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories 2011-07-07T02:00:29.180Z He had that look; there was deference without abasement in his bearing, if regret now and then tinged his tone it conveyed no hint of repining. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z Did she really understand, even then, or know the moral lie the man had told, the lie that, in his abasement, he felt was easier to have her believe than the truth? Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z But the extreme confusion, and the lovely abasement of the lowered brow, went to his heart with their unmistakeable revelation. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z In his abasement, in his extreme need, he forgets not for a moment the majesty of Poetry and Manhood. Life of Robert Burns 2011-05-11T02:00:21.043Z When a soul has known naught but abasement and evil the sight of good is appalling. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z He passes suddenly from violent irritability to languor, from self-confidence and vanity to extreme self abasement. Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results 2011-05-02T02:00:17.657Z After witnessing this mixture of impiety and hypocrisy, self-glorification, and abasement of those not of them. Corianton A Nephite Story 2011-04-28T02:00:14.830Z She lashed her haughty spirit into fury, the better to feel the utter degradation of her own abasement. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z As she had never felt abasement before, so she had never felt the need of being beautiful until now. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z Empty solace, pitiful unction for a soul in its abasement, but all that remained to him—all, all. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z His glances told of mingled emotions—hope, fear, and shame: for, hardened as he was, he could not contemplate his sinister intent without some slight sense of abasement. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z He had more than one cause for abasement. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z It was so strange to feel this great gladness in her heart, this abasement of all her being; she, who had so loved to dictate and to rule, she savoured the inexpressible delight of yielding. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z He must say something to her; not stand staring with stupid cruelty at her in her ruin and abasement. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z I am rich to-day, just as was proper; and I only wonder how I endured life so long in abasement and misery. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z The womenkind plucked up wonderfully on the way, and I believe of the whole party your humble servant alone carried abasement with him inside the gates of Florence. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z I cannot conceive that I could look with waking eyes at the people before whom I stood yesterday in such utter abasement. Withered Leaves. Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:17.540Z In lieu of pink abasement was tawny denunciation. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z We have our moments of contrition, abasement, fright, exaltation; but at bottom we know that our religion and a fair observance of it is a sound policy of insurance. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z The word slave, suggesting now so much of human abasement, has an origin which speaks of human grandeur. White Slavery in the Barbary States 2011-02-10T03:00:50.200Z In his voluntary abasement, his countenance and manner had acquired, without his own knowledge, something elevated and noble; his outward demeanour was as dauntless as ever. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z An individual Jesuit is to the utmost degree of abasement the slave of his order, though the order itself exists for the collective power and importance of its members. On Liberty 2011-01-12T03:00:34.363Z At nine forty-five I had reached the end of the proofs, the press clippings, and almost of patience, when Jimmie came tripping in with pantomimic action which meant abasement and a plea for mercy. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z Unlike Spitzer, Cuomo would arrive in Albany having already survived the abasement that seems to afflict so many New York politicians. The Making of Andrew Cuomo 2010-08-13T19:47:00Z The matricide dreaded to return from Campania after his unnatural crime, but his admirers knew well the abasement of the Roman aristocracy, and promised him an enthusiastic reception. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius A murmur of indignation ran through the mass, when Montezuma, with his own lips, confirmed his abasement. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico The ever-alert duke opened it, as though nothing unusual were occurring, giving entrance to Miss Leo, who with a manly stride came in only to stand dumfounded before the abject spectacle of her brother's abasement. A Poached Peerage Monsieur," said the Prince to his son, "I have told you a terrible story, to prove to what abasement the passion for gaming can reduce a man. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 Those which express fear indicate moral abasement, greater or less. How to Observe Morals and Manners Somehow—why, I couldn't understand—I had a weird, horrible feeling of abasement, as though I had killed a child, or had done some other dashed unreasonable thing like that. The Haunted Pajamas What are perfunctory bedroom prayers hurried through in an atmosphere of blankets, to this deep abasement of the spirit before the majesty of heaven? The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen Only she felt that he, in his great magnanimity, would be hurt by such an abasement. An Engagement of Convenience A Novel To such, a state of repose is an abasement, and to this class belong all truly productive artists. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. It is a trial, I confess, but I venture to persuade myself that I do all that is required of me with admirable abasement and detachment. Sonnets from the Patagonian Yet, in this crude, forbidding aspect how superior in dignity compared with Stephano and Trinculo in their vile abasement through the vices of civilization. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 Ainslie, from her attitude of avowal and abasement, looked his stupefaction at Haldicott, and, for all answer, got a stupefaction as complete. The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece What energy will it impart to the fast-failing courage! what self-respect and self-reliance to him who, a few moments back, was sinking beneath the abasement of despair! Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) They see the hollowness of earthly force, and of superstitious worships, in the abasement and ruin of Egypt. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus Oh, she walked so high above me, she appeared to my abasement, In her lovely silken murmur, like an angel clad in wings! The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Volume II She had never been near the place: for long years it had been let to strangers, and after that the foreboding that it would be her doom had kept her from the abasement of it. The Spoils of Poynton Yes, at times, so great was his suffering over his own abasement that he had frequently thought of self-destruction as a means of escape from the dark coil. Shadows of Flames A Novel The man had remained strong in his abasement, and the woman had seen it. A Top-Floor Idyl He was trying to say something that would express his sense of abasement, and a fitting speech was on the end of his tongue. A Transient Guest and Other Episodes I fancy that he is led away by that vulgar cant which sees in the degradation of one solitary individual the abasement of his whole class and order. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience He made the avowal seem only his—made her, when she rose again, raise him at last, softly, as if from the abasement of shame. The Spoils of Poynton When they left me in my abasement, the air felt pestilent with their brutal laughter. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. Still, I won't have it"—I could also, again, keep it up—"that our occasion has nothing for you but the taste of abasement. The Sacred Fount She had not “gone astray,” she had not been “vile and sinful altogether”; the woman’s abasement of self-blame left her untouched. An Unknown Lover She tells ’em this, poor chicks—and it completes their abasement. Rewards and Fairies Still, so complex is human nature that even here in the midst of her abasement the question stole in, whispering its way along as it came, "Does he care for me?" Anne I cannot tell with what a sense of abasement I entered my father's dressing-room; for, after all, it was the abject condition of my own mind that weighed me down. That Boy Of Norcott's So it was brought home to me that the victim could be abased, and so it disengaged itself from these things that the abasement could be conscious. The Sacred Fount The haughty Castilian of the sixteenth century, conscious of his superior pretensions, could ill brook this abasement. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 In the consummate purifying of this man’s nature which the past few weeks had effected, he looked backward thence with unutterable abasement and loathing. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland This external abasement almost pleased him, for it marked his distaste for his studies. Black Forest Village Stories In abasements and assumptions love, like beauty, being one and indivisible, remained unchangeably love. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern In former days the people had none but those of their masters, and all that was accomplished by them was their depravity and abasement. Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty He was scouted and jeered at, and, moreover, rarely allowed to reap the pecuniary benefit of his artistic abasement. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections But I did not hesitate to erect my body from its voluntary abasement and to make walking a branch of my exercise, when convinced that only vagrants could chance to see me. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 What chance would she have of gaining his favour in a struggle against the other spiritual daughters, those fine ladies, ever brilliant even in their penitence and voluntary abasement? Priests, Women, and Families In the third place, it is a visible abasement of the loftiest duties of womanhood to the capacity of the lowest-paid service. Maids Wives and Bachelors But Madame Gervaisais has been represented as an uncommon woman in every way, and we are forced to allow the progress of undermining disease some share in her abasement. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. He resolved that on the morrow he would ride over to the C Bar and grovel in abasement at her feet if need be. The Song of the Wolf My heart was full to bursting; shame and abasement overwhelmed me, and I dated not look up. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I His abasement of soul, as far as I can judge, is sincere. Coelebs In Search of a Wife Prostrate, in a posture of extreme abasement, her long black silky tresses lost in the dust; she, this haughty Proserpine, offered up herself. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages No sacrifice was too great to hide from Tenney her knowledge of his abasement. Old Crow He had witnessed the sacrifice of every civic virtue to the Moloch of Greed and Graft, the abasement of all human motives to the idol of Self. The Song of the Wolf The abasement of the ancient aristocracy brought into relief the bishop. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Incredible that there should exist an abasement profounder than my own. A Journal of Impressions in Belgium It would be better, far better that she should die than that she should not be compelled to abandon this grovelling abasement. Lady Anna But she could see the tide of human emotion had better be turned to the glorification of God than to the abasement of man. Old Crow I looked to see the man cringe in abasement and contrition. Astounding Stories, July, 1931 And he who eared my field during my absence, being now, in thy abasement, so chary of his presence, spent little of his gold, I'll warrant. The Scarlet Stigma A Drama in Four Acts For he had the air of a ruined gentleman, not of an ordinary beggar, and the signs of refinement in his face and bearing made his state of abasement and destitution more apparent. Brooke's Daughter A Novel The queen was compelled to rise and dress in the presence of the wretches who exulted over her abasement. Maria Antoinette Makers of History With nourishment and silence her spirit recovered a little from its abasement, and her resolution to assert her freedom to go hither and thither and think as she chose renewed itself. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman But heaven at the same time mercifully veiled that figure of abasement: and I will lift but a corner of the sheet. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) She measured the depth of her abasement steadily. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) Chatham rescued it from a deeper abasement than that into which it had fallen in the days of the Cavalier parliaments, and it followed him to heights unrecked of by Cromwell. The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe Witness, ye stars, of my abasement then, Judged and condemned by that poor lover's pledge, Lying there like a messenger of heaven, Breathing of peace and love, mid deadly hate. Eidolon, or The Course of a Soul And Other Poems Of the universal abasement of spirit which this r�gime brought about, the memoirs of the time are full. Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 1 “It is good to know,” said Jacqueline, not ungratefully, “that Your Majesty at least, if no other, can see a high motive in my self abasement.” The Missourian The promise given to David shall indeed be fulfilled in the Messiah; but not till after a previous deep abasement. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 “I forgot where I was,” said he weakly, his shaken mind incapable of comprehending things as they were, his abasement over the breach that he had committed being so profound. The Bondboy The same rigorous logic charges on Christianity the undue elevation of man, as well as the abasement of God. History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion The most characteristic point is the emanation of salvation from the family of David, at the time of its deepest abasement. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 The soldiers crouched in the bottom, clinging grimly to any support, 209 their white faces exhibiting the abasement of fear. Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West In the midst of the deepest abasement of the people of God, God raises from out of the midst of them the Saviour by whom they are raised to the highest glory, chap. iv. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 Smitten from within and without, utter humiliation, self-accusation, and abasement filled his soul. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country Her blue eyes sought his face with a sort of abasement. The Phantom Lover Hofmann and others are of opinion that the prophet designates the house of David as a fallen tabernacle, on account of its abasement at the time then present. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 She had put all pride behind her, and because of her abasement had risen above the world. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 And this qualification was so much the more necessary, that the deepest abasement of the house of David, announced by the Prophet in chap. xxii., compare especially ver. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 Things do not stay at this point in human abasement. Claire The Blind Love of a Blind Hero, By a Blind Author “Never could stand Ashton,” some one said presently, in gruff abasement. The Phantom Lover The submission of the remnant of the heathen world, however, will not be an abasement, but, on the contrary, an exalting of them; this is shown by the words, "Upon whom My name is called." Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 The young mind is rendered slavish, and as it grows up it goes through life cringeing to the instruments of its own abasement. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) He points to the infinitely greater realization of this idea in the distant future, where the abasement should be much deeper, but the exaltation also infinitely higher. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 Her glamour, now, must consist in having none; her nobility must consist in abasement, her greatness in being piteous. Tante This showed him her own abasement—that, at any rate, of grief; and made him feel with a rush of friendliness that he liked to be with her. The Wings of the Dove, Volume II From the deepest abasement, however, the Congregation of the Lord rises to the highest glory, inasmuch as the dominion returns to the old Davidic race, iv. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 The languor of the crimson shawl’s abasement,–– Lying without a stir 14 Upon the floor,––the absence at the casement, The solitude and hush were full of her. Poems Then came a mood of abasement, and he wrote a long, incoherent letter to her, telling her that he had resolved that he would not go into the Army. Changing Winds A Novel He turned to see her kneel in sobbing, thankful abasement at his feet. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 He was now very hostile to the Dean, who had looked on and seen his abasement, and had smiled. Is He Popenjoy? The Judge of Israel in his deepest abasement, is here contrasted with the Ruler of Israel in His highest divine glory. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 Their bearing evinces entire subjection and abasement, and they shun and distrust the whites. The Mayas, the Sources of Their History Dr. Le Plongeon in Yucatan, His Account of Discoveries It was a dangerous game he was playing, and yet, to accede to Vard's proposal meant the loss of Alsace-Lorraine, meant the eventual abasement of the Hohenzollerns, the rise of socialism. The Destroyer A Tale of International Intrigue The abasement of Great Britain, the dismemberment of its empire, the inestimable commercial advantages arising to France, present great interests, and merit powerful efforts. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX But he did not note these details of his abasement. Valley of Wild Horses We need to see this; to see that selfishness is death, and generosity life; to see that humility is exaltation, and that pride is abasement. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors I am willing to flatter myself that I meant this as a light pleasantry to sooth and conciliate him, and not as a humiliating abasement at the expense of my country. All About Coffee He then tendered the clothespin and some mangled brown paper, with an air of profound abasement. Scally The Story of a Perfect Gentleman Pierced with grief, and bathed in indignant tears, she signed the deed of her own humiliation, and furnished to her adversaries the instrument of her abasement. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Under this onslaught, Blake sank into something akin to abasement. Valley of Wild Horses In truth, the nobles and aristocracy are the immediate oppressors of the ignorant masses, who are taught to regard them as demigods, and bow down before them in slavish abasement. The Land of Thor And on she went with her work, while Lizzie Gordon, the outcast, too wicked even to be included in a disgraced class, sat and hung her head in a very abasement of soul. 'Lizbeth of the Dale Our abasement abases them; our falls drag them down; we owe to them to stand fast, to save them from falling. Famous Women: George Sand You delight in the abasement of your fellow creatures. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) It lifted her out of her weakness, of her abasement to a response that swept away all fears, doubts, troubles. Valley of Wild Horses We must all unite in one aim: to release our land from the domination of foreigners, from the abasement and destruction of the very name of Pole. Kościuszko A Biography The door is on the surface of the earth, in abasement, as the third feather determined it in advance. Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts If, in our loneliness, we found another intelligence, wouldn't we want an equal exchange instead of abasement? Eight Keys to Eden I ask you first, is there among you any one who has not loved his father, who has not loved his father’s memory; any one born in shame and abasement? An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere The dynasty, in fact, which reigned at Madrid at that juncture had passed from incapacity to impotence, and henceforward there only remained to Spain her law of succession to rescue her from her abasement. Political Women, Vol. 2 The struggle upon which he was next to enter was a contest, not for Russian abasement but for Russian friendship in the interest of his far-reaching continental system. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) Sapped of its pride, his spirit grovels helplessly in the lowest depths of abasement. The Wagnerian Romances Miss Schuyler, who had not seen Hetty in this mood before, petted her, though she said very little, for she felt that the somewhat unusual abasement might, on the whole, be beneficial to her companion. The Cattle-Baron's Daughter I bow in amazement and deep abasement at the great sight: Thy Son in the weakness of His human nature, in the fire, burning but not consumed. Holy in Christ Thoughts on the Calling of God's Children to be Holy as He is Holy “The first result of the baneful domination of priests in India was the abasement and moral degradation of woman.” The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology Man needs abasement, not of nature, however, but of penitence; not that he remain degraded, but that he may rise to greatness. Pascal I will take measures to wipe out my abasement. The Wagnerian Romances With every indication of abasement they approached and awaited the white man's orders. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force It was the first of over two hundred notes from him, notes of abasement, beseeching argument, expostulation, and so on, all entrusted to Jeanne. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages The first result of the baneful domination of priests in India was the abasement and moral 129 degradation of woman, so respected and honored during the Vedic period. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology It was the utter despondency of the British population, and the condition of abasement to which they had been reduced. Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 It was the morning after his explanation with Mrs. Carroll, and the emotional outcome of the talk had been a state of abasement of soul that had sapped his little store of strength. A Tar-Heel Baron He had conquered his own manhood; and now he crept away from the scene of his triumph with a sense of utter abasement. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time Such abasement and subserviency to an unconstitutional governor was certain to bring its own punishment, and it came much sooner than any one could have anticipated. Wilmot and Tilley On the seacoast, vast losses uncompensated; on the frontier, Indian war and actual encroachment on our territory; everywhere discontent; resentments tenfold more fierce because they will be more impotent and humbled; national discord and abasement. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. The contrast between his own lump of a body, drink-dazed, dull-throbbing, and the warm, bright day came in on him with a sudden sinking of the heart, a sense of degradation and personal abasement. The House with the Green Shutters For so long as the future was left him, Branwell never reached the limit of abasement. Emily Brontë The great voice called him by his name, and the King in his abasement thrust out his hands appealingly. The Proud Prince In truth, it was a terrible downfall, a disaster; this gorgeous life, this towering success, which of a sudden had been broken, flung down into the very depths of mortal abasement. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg And Mollie turned round obediently, a trifle abashed by her own gorgeousness, and looking all the lovelier for her momentary abasement. Vagabondia 1884 In his abasement he lost all faith in his self-knowledge. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel For the present, Stanley's arm and Mr. Punch's pen suffice to save the State from such abasement. Punch, or the London Charivari Volume 98, January 4, 1890 Lycabetta had dropped on her knees at his feet in Oriental abasement, but her face was raised to his and her eyes were lamps of passion. The Proud Prince Their abasement in each other's eyes was complete. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 "Yes, 'm," said Belinda, and then sidling up to the dresser, and rubbing her nose in an abasement of spirit, which resulted in divers startling adornments of that already rather highly ornamented feature. Vagabondia 1884 It should be said in mitigation that all this delirious abasement in no degree tempers his rancor against the system of which the foreign notable is the flower and fruit. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 "Oh, get up," said the King, who felt a special aversion to such a display of abasement. A Son of the Immortals In his deep abasement he rested his wants upon his companion so that he might present them in a more acceptable manner. The Martyr of the Catacombs A Tale of Ancient Rome He hated the situation, the abasement that came from a secret self within him which was almost terribly moved by some of the things his wife had spoken out of her long silence. Country Neighbors They degrade neither member of the mysterious duality referred to; but they exalt one of them from its abasement, and repeal the divorce hitherto existing between them. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 None can affect man's instinctive abasement in the contemplation of power and rank. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 This is a point which must be insisted on for the encouragement of the fearful, the confutation of the hypocritical, and the abasement of the holy. Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII (of 8) I thought I was writing about my country, conceived of myself in a reversed snobbishness, a haughty humility, a proud abasement, as a sort of superior Smetana. Greener Than You Think The abasement of the highest prince, to the vilest servitude under the basest creatures in his dominion, is but a shadow of that loathsome and ugly posture of our souls. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning But, most of all, from his triumph and the abasement of his enemies dates the concentration of power in the hands of the President as the real unifying centre of authority. A History of the United States The result is that the whole edifice is based upon fears and abasements, and that every device which promises to protect the individual against them is seized upon eagerly. The American Credo A Contribution Toward the Interpretation of the National Mind It would make his abasement more complete and lasting in effect, he said, if some one else were to know about it. The Heart of Arethusa But suddenly, out of this deep abasement of grief, blazed up a fierce and fiery anger. Cruel As The Grave Well, the people mourn, and put off their ornaments in sign of humiliation and abasement, but all this doth not pacify and quench the flame that was kindled. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Certainly they could have avoided the abasement and humiliation which was to come upon them as the consequence of continuing their resistance till surrender had to be unconditional. A History of the United States Nan could humble herself to apologize, but to follow the abasement up by shedding tears on it was too much for her dignity, and she fought against it stolidly. The Governess He commanded respect because he respected himself—there was neither abnegation, apology nor abasement in his manner. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Only a big man can take his own without abasement. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen It had been a great mystery, then, if God had been manifested in the nature of angels, a great abasement of his majesty. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning He would not have called the Queen his cousin, still, but this time it was from a sense of profound abasement. Chance A Tale in Two Parts I ne'er Can see a smile, unless in some broad banquet's Intoxicating glare, when the buffoons440 Have gorged themselves up to equality, Or I have quaffed me down to their abasement. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry These are the "wandering Jews" of our day, hated North and South, because they are poor and blind, and do no harm; but out of their wrongs has arisen the abasement of their wrongers. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War And the crown of his abasement was reached when Bradley drew from a hip pocket a full flask of whisky. Laramie Holds the Range And the apostle makes singular use of this mystery of the abasement of the Majesty, to abate from our high esteem of ourselves, Phil. ii. 3-6. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Nor did he take any precaution to shield himself from punishment—the punishment of outward circumstance and natural consequence—as his moral abasement proceeded. Julian Home The poor pariah contemplated her in her abasement from an eminence of pity. Sacrifice They were both in some sort equalised by a common abasement. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) Turgot But the abasement of this irresolute prince was not yet complete. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 Their monks lived by severe rule, based, no doubt, upon the customs of the East, of Egypt or Syria, most strict in the abasement of the selfish will, in penitence, in work, in prayer. The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003 Page 160 The emotions themselves of self-satisfaction and abasement are of a unique sort ... each has its own peculiar physiognomical expression. Human Traits and their Social Significance She felt his relief that was mingled with a sense of abasement; and she wondered what he had been, that he should suffer from the prospect of turning an honest penny. Sacrifice And it was through humiliation and abasement that he was brought thither. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon Yet it must be noted, in passing, that the studied abasement of the Tiers État had already begun to bear some fruit that should have alarmed every patriotic heart. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 These dark days of abasement were pierced by one ray of sunlight; the United States refused the tribute demanded by the Barbary Rovers. The Story of the Barbary Corsairs His spiritual abasement was such an awful thing that I could not shame him by even letting him know that I understood it.” Possessed He considered that he had made quite sufficient apology for an offense which was largely involuntary, and he was in no mood for further abasement. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia A woman with a child in her arms is, to me, the symbol of an abasement, an indignity, more complete, more disfiguring and terrible, than any form of humiliation that the world has ever seen.” The Daughters of Danaus The servitor went with an air of profound abasement, which changed into a look of complicated amusement when he got out of sight. The Hot Swamp Something in his abasement disgusts the girl, instead of creating pity in her breast. April's Lady A Novel She might have posed as an image of humility and abasement as she stood with bowed head and downcast eyes before the desk. Etheldreda the Ready A School Story “But I doesn’t know nothing o’ navigation, Cap’,” said the boatswain, who felt keenly my abasement, and was loth to “step into my shoes,” as it were. On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story Such were my reflections now; and, in my abasement and craving for “the one good thing,” I thought of the kind vicar. She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History. The man was a born lackey, plump of face, bald of head, and bent of shoulder, as though he lived in a perpetual gesture of abasement. The Daffodil Mystery Its result was the abasement of Athens and the elevation of Sparta to supreme power in Greece. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece It is true that frustrated ambition was not the only key to this frightfully abject abasement. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3) Essay 5: On Pattison's Memoirs By dint of material improvements he might have succeeded, perhaps, in masking from the nation his moral abasement. Napoleon the Little At that moment, and for the rest of the day and night, I suffered every shade of self reproach and abasement a man can feel. Man and Maid Bismarck was graciously pleased to bestow unity and internal peace—a Prussian peace—upon Germany on condition of its abasement before the Prussian corporal's stick and police-truncheon. German Culture Past and Present "Yes! yes! yes!" came in an agony of abasement from their lips. Old Man Savarin and Other Stories "May I kiss so much as your hand?" said I in utter abasement. Simon Dale He was infinitely good-natured, met everybody on an equality, without abasement or condescension. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians He had no wish to extract profit for England out of the abasement of Francis, to see Henry King of France, or lord of any French provinces. Henry VIII. Nor was he greatly attracted by the wealth Theresa had inherited from her father, since her mother had gained her share in it by deserting the national cause during the period of Italy's abasement. Captain Mansana and Mother's Hands Only a feeling of failure, of fruitless abasement, was ever present. The Lion's Brood Her heart sank within her as the cold wind struck her cheek; but she moved rapidly forward, eager to place a distance between her and the scene of her abasement. Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems And women! is their love the degradation of self, the surrender and very abasement of lowliness? or is it also egotism set on a pinnacle, so careless and self-assured as to be fearful of nothing? Here are Ladies It was not that there were no influences tending at moments to drag him down—an abasement from which he escaped only because he was up so high. The Tragic Muse Here are some proverbs made during the time of slavery and abasement of the body: It is better not to be born than to misuse life. Serbia in Light and Darkness With Preface by the Archbishop of Canterbury, (1916) She was feeling a sense of guilt in herself that stirred her to the depths of abasement. The Eternal City Prince Job, smitten from his throne of prosperity and influence into a pit of ignominy, in his abasement cries, "Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?" A Hero and Some Other Folks My dominion is my humility, my submissiveness, my lowliness, my abasement, my supplication and my beseeching unto God—this is that permanent reign which no one is able to dispute, gainsay or usurp! Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas Of glory shall any glory endure, or of abasement any abasement? A Traveler’s Narrative That is to say, how long will this misfortune, this ruin, this abasement and degradation last? meaning, when will be the dawn of the Manifestation? Some Answered Questions Have mercy then upon my helpless state, my poverty, my misery, my abasement! Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Christ, single and alone, without schooling or outward education and trained to labor in the shop of a carpenter, appeared in the world at the time when the Jewish nation was in the greatest abasement. The Promulgation of Universal Peace Abandon them and let them play until they fall in abasement and loss! Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas My captivity is not My abasement: by My life, it is indeed a glory unto Me! A Traveler’s Narrative We see abasement hastening after thee, while thou art of the heedless.... The Promised Day Is Come Tell her further: Remember the Messiah, and His days on earth, and His abasement, and His tribulations, and how the people paid Him no mind. Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá While they were in the condition of abject poverty, in the lowest degree of abasement, ignorance and servility, Moses suddenly appeared among them. The Promulgation of Universal Peace It is enough humiliation and abasement to them that they have violated the Covenant of God and contradicted the Appointed Center, and desired to demolish this solid edifice—which, alas, could not be! Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas But the abasement is the action of My friends who connect themselves with Us and follow the devil in their actions. A Traveler’s Narrative “Erelong will all that ye possess perish, and your glory be turned into the most wretched abasement, and ye shall behold the punishment for what ye have wrought...” God Passes By We have only to refer to the utterances of Bahá’u’lláh in order to realize for ourselves God’s invincible power to turn every fleeting abasement, every transient sorrow, into abiding joy and glory. Bahá’í Administration When this hatred burns in human hearts, it becomes the cause of revolution, destruction, abasement of humankind and deprivation of the mercy of God. The Promulgation of Universal Peace O my God, O my God, have pity on my impotence, my abasement, my indigence, my shame, and my humility. Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas The Ancient Beauty hath in His sacred Tablets explicitly written that the day of their abasement is over. The Advent of Divine Justice God Himself He calls upon as a Witness to His “sighs and lamentations,” His “powerlessness, poverty and destitution,” to the “injuries” He sustained, and the “abasement” He suffered. God Passes By Although they behold in every instance only grievous abasement and disappointment, failures and defeats, still their burning jealousy blazes up within them all the more, and their haughtiness and arrogance only increase. Bahíyyih Khánum His abasement was His glorification; His crown of thorns, a heavenly diadem. The Promulgation of Universal Peace Such confession before the creatures leads to one’s humiliation and abasement, and God—exalted by His Glory—does not wish for the humiliation of His servants. Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era Turn the distressing cares of Thy holy ones into ease, their hardship into comfort, their abasement into glory, their sorrow into blissful joy, O Thou that holdest in Thy grasp the reins of all mankind! Bahá’í Prayers: A Selection of Prayers Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá While they were in the condition of abject poverty, in the lowest degree of abasement, ignorance and servility His Holiness Moses suddenly appeared among them. Bahá’í World Faith The banners of their sovereignty were reversed; the ignorance, foolishness, abasement and self-love of their religious leaders and their scholars were brought to light in the coming of Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, who destroyed them. The Secret of Divine Civilization All Royston’s former crimes seemed to him venial by comparison, as he witnessed the misery and abasement of the glorious creature on whom he had brought such sorrow, if not shame. Sword and Gown A Novel Her imagination in trying to compass such a situation with Susan Gillespie as the heroine, could picture nothing as her portion but complete abasement and, of course, a confession to her father. The Emigrant Trail We have made abasement the garment of glory, and affliction the adornment of Thy temple, O Pride of the worlds. Bahá’í Prayers: A Selection of Prayers Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh, the Báb, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá The De Profundis of a Greek would signify, not moral abasement, but physical and mental suffering. Platform Monologues This notion of abasement, like most of the other ideas that are general in the world, is obviously the invention of small and ignoble men. Damn! A Book of Calumny The teaching of Christ was the humility and the abasement of the human in favor of the spiritual and the divine. A Text-Book of the History of Painting The only self left seemed centred in her love; if she did not give up Gerald, what was left her but accepted abasement? Franklin Kane I could believe it, for his face expressed such abasement and despair as I had never dreamed of. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 The vindication of national unity is the great issue; the abasement of slavery a subordinate one. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 3, March, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy A salient objection to the prevailing religious ceremonial lies in the attitudes of abasement that it enforces upon the faithful. Damn! A Book of Calumny Thou beholdest that My dwelling place is but the heart of the mountains, and Thou discernest naught in My Person except the evidences of abasement and loneliness. Selections From the Writings of the Báb The other three degrees have to do with the appetite, which seeks, not outward excellence, but outward abasement, or bears it with equanimity, whether it consist of words or deeds. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Even during the war, the preponderance of the states was obvious; and, in a very few years after peace, the struggle ended in the utter abasement of the general government. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 4 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States His thoughts ran on the misery of humanity, which he measured by the abasement to which Christ had submitted in order to effect its redemption. The Story of the Innumerable Company, and Other Sketches In the folk-lore of all races, despite the sentimentalization of abasement for dramatic effect, it is always power and grandeur that count in the end. Damn! A Book of Calumny It would have been somewhat humiliating to have taken charity from the hands of Errington, but this was as nothing to the crushing abasement of knowing that she had cheated him. A Crooked Path A Novel There were other aspects of himself at which he scarcely dared look in his utter abasement of spirit; those dark hieroglyphics of the beast-self which appear on the whitest soul. An Alabaster Box Bossuet, that sacerdotal genius of the ancient synagogue, had mingled his proud adulations to Louis XIV. with some of those austere warnings which console persons for their abasement. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution From his stillness and abasement she gathered that, this time, her prodigal had fallen far. The Helpmate He oscillates between a profound abasement and a paradoxical elation of the spirit. Winds Of Doctrine Studies in Contemporary Opinion This is shown by the abasement of the man who was accounted just, and the exaltation of her whom men were willing to deem a wicked sinner. The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. III. (of V.) Which of us has not been tried by irrational awe, fear, pride, abasement, exultation? Romance Or, again, a primitive kind of longing for Jenny, a disregard of his uncle, an abasement of himself. None Other Gods In the passion of her abasement she had cast off all her beautiful spiritual apparel. The Helpmate Moreover such confession before people results in one’s humiliation and abasement, and God—exalted be His glory—wisheth not the humiliation of His servants. Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas The world, with all its abasement and glory, shall pass away, and the kingdom will remain unto God, the Most Exalted, the All-Knowing. The Summons of the Lord of Hosts First, however, let us turn to another cause of abasement to which the English worker is exposed, a cause permanently active in forcing the whole class downwards. The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 with a Preface written in 1892 If the future glory of our race was a dream, not worth dwelling on, much more so, they will say, is such a future abasement of it as this. Is Life Worth Living? But, after all, it was difficult to feel much abasement for a fault committed quite a number of years ago and sufficiently repented of at the time. The Helpmate We cherish the hope that the Hand of divine power may lend its assistance to mankind and deliver it from its state of grievous abasement. Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas How numerous those who, at eventide, were possessed of utmost wealth and affluence, and who, when morning came, had fallen into utter abasement and destitution! The Summons of the Lord of Hosts It was a sight of abasement that sent a shiver through one's veins. Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough' She herself well knew her own abasement, and at times disgust seized her. The House of the Combrays Now he had in very truth been flung neck and crop from the pedestal of his self-esteem; and he lay groaning in the dust of abasement. The Half-Hearted Amidst the darkness of their abasement there shineth upon them the light of unfading glory, and upon their helplessness are showered the tokens of an invincible sovereignty. The Kitáb-i-Íqán Neither will your glory last, nor will Mine abasement endure. The Summons of the Lord of Hosts S: And you shall see them brought before it humbling themselves because of the abasements, looking with a faint glance. Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side Fear not abasement, for glory shall one day rest on thee. The Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh Neither do I grieve over My abasement, or the tribulation I suffer at the hands of Mine enemies. Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh Thousands of treasures circle round this poverty, and a myriad kingdoms of glory yearn for such abasement! The Kitáb-i-Íqán Our abasement is indeed the glory of His Cause, could ye but understand. The Summons of the Lord of Hosts S: Their looks cast down, abasement shall overtake them; and they were called upon to make obeisance indeed while yet they were safe. Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side Pride not yourselves in your glory, and be not ashamed of abasement. The Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh We cherish the hope that the Hand of Divine power may lend its assistance to mankind, and deliver it from its state of grievous abasement. Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh He does not say that we must search among great souls, but "afar off"—that is to say, in abasement and in nothingness. 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 Such abasement, in the estimation of a true man, is the pride of every glory. The Summons of the Lord of Hosts P: With eyes aghast, abasement stupefying them: Such is the Day which they are promised. Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side At the touch of the Gulab on his arm, and the scorn in her eyes, Hunsa shivered and drew back, his head hanging in abasement, but his face devilish in its malignity. Caste Who else but Him can enrich the destitute, and deliver the fallen from his abasement? Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh He is forever lauding the dog, not only for its fidelity, which is a beautiful thing, but for its attitude of humility and abasement. Americans and Others Glory and abasement, riches and poverty, tranquillity and tribulation, all will pass away, and all the peoples of the earth will erelong be laid to rest in their tombs. The Summons of the Lord of Hosts The abasement of this Wronged One as well as thy glory shall both pass away. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf The bearer flopped to his knees and put his hands in abasement upon his master's feet. Caste The Bedfords are in extraordinary good humour; that elevation of spirit does them no more credit than their precedent abasement; the equus animus seems a stranger to them. George Selwyn: His Letters and His Life "See him not, and it will be a mercy to him in his hour of abasement,—him who hath been balsam to the wound of Israel!" The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt They expelled Us, however, from thy city with an abasement with which no abasement on earth can compare, if thou be of them that are well-informed. The Summons of the Lord of Hosts They are, however, oblivious of the fact that abasement in the path of God is My true glory. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf As the girl slipped away between the bushes, like something floating out of a dream, Barlow stood at the open door, a resurge of abasement flooding his soul. Caste In the Tablet of Bis̱ẖárát, He states that "such confession before people results in one’s humiliation and abasement", and He affirms that God "wisheth not the humiliation of His servants". The Kitáb-i-Aqdas There was no perfunctory sorrow in her abasement. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt This seemed to me the most degraded of all conceivable conditions, and I fell into a redoublement of weeping over my own abasement and imbecility. Records of a Girlhood Back home he went, and added to his literary effort a few more paragraphs wherein the editorial "we" more profoundly cringed, cowered, and crawled in penitential abasement. The Clarion Since His death there is "a new and living way" for those who know Him, which stretches from the lowest point of their abasement to the very peak of God's holiness. Some Christian Convictions A Practical Restatement in Terms of Present-Day Thinking Such is the commandment of the Lord, aforetime and hereafter; beware lest ye choose instead the part of ignominy and abasement. The Kitáb-i-Aqdas Some nations have long cherished a feeling that there is a certain elevation or abasement in proper names. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 He went, quailing under the flash of her indignant eye, which made his guilty soul cower in abasement. Ellen Walton The Villain and His Victims Job in utter abasement offered her a limp paw. The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest Yet with remorse and abasement strove the defiant impulse to pluck and eat—forgetful of this world and the next the royal fruit so fairly held to his lips! Idolatry A Romance Say: Because He bore injustice, justice hath appeared on earth, and because He accepted abasement, the majesty of God hath shone forth amidst mankind. The Kitáb-i-Aqdas These vast contemplations are well calculated to inspire awe, but not abasement. The Uses of Astronomy An Oration Delivered at Albany on the 28th of July, 1856 "If you don't, I don't," returns that warrior, with much abasement and perhaps more sense than one would have expected from him. The Hoyden After a self abasement, which for shame's sake we must pass over, the young man felt happier. In Luck at Last Still, she submitted to its embrace, and muttered in abasement: "Oh, lovey, mummy shouldn't have done that!" The Judge He flung himself face downward on the ground in an agony of abasement. Diane of the Green Van "What yer here for, anyway?" enquired the lad, humble in his abasement. The Definite Object A Romance of New York Here religion, which too long suffered abasement, is exalted. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864 This abasement before the manipulators of the votes made Vaudrey indignant. His Excellency the Minister It was a last abasement: the woman's horrible handkerchief. The Vehement Flame He cares nothing for social position, and will steal to supply his necessities, and feel no abasement in the legal punishment which follows his conviction; nor is his social status among his race damaged thereby. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest Slowly, cautiously, they mounted the stair until in the dim light of a certain landing they beheld a slim figure bowed upon its knees in an agony of abasement before a scarred and dingy door. The Definite Object A Romance of New York The Christian image is without form or comeliness,—rejects all outward graces, seemingly glories in abasement and deformity, fearing only to attribute to Matter some value of its own. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 Such was the sentence pronounced and executed upon him of Babylon whose pride called for abasement from the Lord. The Man-Wolf and Other Tales Sophie, in the extreme depths of her degradation and abasement, became all at once quiet and composed. Bressant My unseen power weighs upon the heads Of nations, like the blown abasement given By sedges when they are wretched to the wind. Emblems Of Love Racquet instantly dropped his catch and slowly approached Anne with a mien of exaggerated abasement. The Jervaise Comedy His self-respect, even in abasement, has kept him struggling upward; his confidence in his own future has infected his friends and kept him from nursing despondency or planning anarchy. The Negro Problem Bashfulness is the struggle between the two self-instincts, assertion and abasement. Outwitting Our Nerves A Primer of Psychotherapy In spite—or perhaps in consequence—of his abasement, forlornness, and unworthiness, he showed a dignity and impressiveness which were novel in him. Bressant With abasement of the proud, With the last King's crimson shroud, But with Christ within the cloud, It will come! Soldier Songs and Love Songs When the first suffering and sense of abasement passed, Truedale discovered that life in his little apartment was not only possible, but also his salvation. The Man Thou Gavest The long habit of his heart asserted itself, and he fell on his knees, no longer in horror, but in abasement and penitence. Father Stafford The man who wrote the letter to Lord Chesterfield need never fear the charge of abasement. Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham Had not his own life proved to him that let a man's eyes be opened, and even in the depths of abasement he may look in his soul and discover God? The Wheel of Life With abasement of the proud, It will come! Soldier Songs and Love Songs Her abasement and penitence compelled me to show, and indeed to feel, a good deal of tenderness for her. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5, April, 1896 Boethius belonged to an ancient family, which boasted a connection with the legendary glories of the Republic, and was still among the foremost in wealth and dignity in the days of Rome's abasement. The Consolation of Philosophy But, to my abasement, promptly was I seized upon by a burly porter and bidden, with a cuff, to mind my manners. Helmet of Navarre He took a pious delight in sinking into abasement beneath their coarse speech. Abbe Mouret's Transgression Everything will remind me of my hours of joyful waiting; of my hours of failure and abasement. The Dangerous Age For the mere sake of the man I had loved I would write it, in self-scorn and abasement, humbly craving not to be denied…. Widdershins On the third day he came out, and when he saw them in such a pitiable state of abasement, he wept for some time. Plutarch's Lives Volume III. Yet nothing should induce her to stay for that dinner on the tenth; if it were only that she shrank from the spectacle of Horace's abasement. The Divine Fire There was no spiritual abasement this time, no sense of calamity and worlds at end. V. V.'s Eyes Yet out of his supreme and endless striving to undo, to make reparation, to give his life, to find God, had come, it seemed to Wade in his abasement, only a driving torment. The Mysterious Rider Both his rough passion and the terrible abasement of defeat seemed to leave him, and his face became again the face of a well-bred, self-controlled man. The Indiscretion of the Duchess But there was even in his abasement a certain terrible patience that sent an icy misgiving to her heart. The Lamp in the Desert It saw in her, not the incarnation of the rosy moment, but the eternal sacrifice of woman, the tragedy of her abasement, her obedience to the world. The Divine Fire Her abasement now fairly met the portrait of her sketched by a stranger two hours since; outran what another stranger had said to her, one night in a summer-house. V. V.'s Eyes Yet even in this abasement Marcella was struck once more with her slim prettiness, her refined air. Marcella This seemed entirely too much for the animal, and produced apparently a sense of abasement in him which was in the highest degree uncomplimentary to his human kinsman and lover. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 099, March, 1876 The contrast between them was almost fantastic so strongly did the arrogance of the one emphasize the deep abasement of the other. The Lamp in the Desert This visible abasement of German arms in front of the Socialists of Berlin would be an invaluable aid to the breaking of military tyranny in Prussia. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index In view of such abasement of his self-love, he had, truth to tell, expected to find Carlisle fully ready for the immediate rejoining of their lives. V. V.'s Eyes Her form as she lay there in this physical and moral abasement printed itself upon his heart. Marcella As the great keeper of Halls set his plans of abasement to honour his brother, another man was alive as a loyal servant, keeping true his word to his master. Scorched Earth But rather would I have preferred the most cruel torture to such an abasement. The Daughter of the Commandant She could, only cling to him in voiceless abasement. Greatheart Would they hate him, or would their love be proof against even this abasement? The Conqueror The oak that assumes an attitude of pride and self-importance; the oak that approaches a superior neighbour with an air of humility and abasement, listening subserviently to his commands. Grain and Chaff from an English Manor There was no kneeling in abasement; there was no appearance of penitence, sorrow, or the confession of sins. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 They had come to witness the abasement of the great enemy of their most cherished institution. The Abolitionists Together With Personal Memories Of The Struggle For Human Rights In "Leaves of Grass" Whitman speaks as all men have ever spoken who believe in God and in themselves—oracular, without apology or abasement—fearlessly. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great Some are worth working for, that is one point; I don't share your opinion of general abasement, for the facts warrant no such opinion. The Conqueror Yet her brown eyes and even the sturdy uplifted arm cringed to him, and asked in abasement to be forgiven for the impiety committed. The Price of Love He made no bones about obeying orders and saluting officers—acts of abasement which grated sorely at times upon his colleagues, who reverenced no one except themselves and their Union. The First Hundred Thousand But ah for the sickening and strange heart- benumbing, Compassionate abasement in shipmates that view; Such a grand champion shamed there succumbing! John Marr and Other Poems In the frightful abasement of the courts of justice which these events so clearly showed, the freedom of Englishmen seemed threatened in its last stronghold. The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty For the first time since he had arrived at the age of reflection, he felt his heart vaguely contracted by a sense of his baseness, and of that which we nowadays call abasement. The Man Who Laughs Industry, man's crown of honour elsewhere, is here his badge of utter degradation; and so comes all by which I am here surrounded—pride, profligacy, idleness, cruelty, cowardice, ignorance, squalor, dirt, and ineffable abasement. Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation 1838-1839 How often, with you, has impetuosity brought on abasement? Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 9 I have heard men talk glibly of the degradation of the negro, but there is a vast difference between abasement of condition and degradation of character. Iola Leroy Shadows Uplifted They towered the higher from contempt for the abasement around them. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 04, February, 1858 What! this terrible glory of being the object of such abasement from the empyrean, for Gwynplaine! The Man Who Laughs O come, let us worship and fall down, and kneel before the Lord our Maker'—it's that exactly—a sense of joyful abasement in the presence of something great and infinitely beautiful. Father Payne Error, moreover, owes to our abasement which it flatters and crushes, the privilege of freedom from contradiction, and it is only in regard to truth that the minds of men are divided and contend. Delsarte System of Oratory Every concession we made to their insolent threats was only a step downwards to a deeper abasement; and we parted with our most cherished convictions of duty to purchase, not their gratitude, but their contempt. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862 As a result of this, we all condemned still more strongly his abasement and folly. Dio's Rome, Volume 6 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus And Alexander Severus The 17th Maxim of chapter iii., which directed certain kissings of the hands of superiors, or of the robe, and other abasements, is entirely omitted. George Washington's Rules of Civility Traced to their Sources and Restored by Moncure D. Conway Amidst the rapid decay of absolute power, the transformation and abasement of the Parliaments by Chancellor Maupeou were a skilful and bold attempt to restore some sort of force and unity to the kingly authority. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 It would not be right, however, to draw therefrom conclusions as to the abasement of Capetian royalty in the eleventh century, with too great severity. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 I have much cause of humiliation before the Lord, and wish to attain that sweet spirit of abasement, which not only confesses its unworthiness, but feels willing, that others should be preferred before me. Religion in Earnest A Memorial of Mrs. Mary Lyth, of York I, even I. I thought that he wanted to rid himself of me,' she cried, pouring forth her confession in shame and abasement. The Castle Inn It was a region where for women all feeling of abasement ceased, because there the troubadour, by his homage, raised one's soul high above the tyranny of uncomprehending husbands. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 Caldigate had so far conquered his own feelings of abasement as to be able to say this with a determined face, looking straight into the attorney's eyes, at any rate without sign of fear. John Caldigate Civilians summoned to the War Office pass from confidence to abasement, and from abasement to megalomania in the space of half an hour. Mr. Punch's History of the Great War My mind is comforted; my resolutions are quickened; but my sense of abasement is great, at the little improvement I have made of such lengthened privileges. Religion in Earnest A Memorial of Mrs. Mary Lyth, of York God forgive me,' Mr. Fishwick murmured from the depths of his abasement. The Castle Inn Did he suspect her of yearning to throw herself in the way of nice people on the day of her abasement? O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 The second group contained "abasement," "abhorrence," "ablution," etc., which admitted excellently of histrionic representation. Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development Had she not once deliberately debated this same question of expediency, to the utter abasement of her own ideals? The Grafters His feelings were touched, and his pride also was flattered by the abasement of this beautiful and haughty woman. The Refugees I will allow that her pride, in one sense, has suffered abasement: but her triumph is the greater in every other. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 6 His limbs twitched; his features were full of woe and desolation and abasement. Sacred and Profane Love Associations connected with the "abasement" series are strongly characterised by histrionic ideas, and by sense imagery, which to a great degree merges into a histrionic character. Inquiries into Human Faculty and Its Development She had given him some moments of torture and the memory of that abasement would haunt him many a day. Alcatraz This abasement was inflicted on her in the staring gold apartment of the Hotel Nouveau Luxe in which the Rollivers had established themselves on their recent arrival in Paris. The Custom of the Country Always the "Emperor" serves as a sort of historical barometer by which to measure the abasement of the people. Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 For a young woman this implies abasement and low desires, in which she will find strange adventures afford her pleasure. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition So perhaps whatever beauty of life still remains to me is contained in some moment of surrender, abasement, and humiliation. De Profundis White Fang crawled slowly, cringing and grovelling in the abjectness of his abasement and submission. White Fang Nothing was bitterer to her than to confess to herself the failure of her power; but her last talk with Van Degen had taught her a lesson almost worth the abasement. The Custom of the Country She hid her face within her arms and sat bent until her head rested on her knees in an abasement of misery. Within the Law Yet his sincerity cannot disguise the abasement of his first audience. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 Surely this should be to thee a day of joy, and not a day of abasement.’ A House of Pomegranates But if it were true, Basil would wish no pilgrimage of abasement. The Man Between, an International Romance Into the eyes of O'Keefe rushed joy and an utter abasement of shame. The Moon Pool I asked myself, reviewing all the social abasements of my early years. Tono Bungay The reason is clear, and this is the cause of the intellectual and moral decline of woman, and of her abasement. The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories In his abasement he was yet aware of his superiority over those fellows, who were merely honest or simply not found out yet. An Outcast of the Islands She sinned grandly, but the height of her sin made deeper the depths of her soul abasement and her self-torment was too horrible to clothe itself in the tawdry draperies of diplomacy. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 She tells 'em this, poor chicks—and it completes their abasement. Rewards and Fairies Carol's brows lifted in the astonishment of emotion, in a glory of abasement. Main Street But the former under-stood in dismay that Anne was actually enjoying her valley of humiliation—was reveling in the thoroughness of her abasement. Anne of Green Gables She was in an abasement of shame and disgust at herself, and quite unable to treat her transgression lightly. Frivolous Cupid She measured the depth of her abasement steadily. Prince Otto, a Romance He hated the sight of Lawson, because he recalled those days of utter abasement. Of Human Bondage The echo of the scream had not ceased to ring on the air when there came the reaction, and she sank on her knees on the floor in an agony of abasement. Dracula How often she had heard him swear, in solemn vibrating tones, that to the day of his death his most sacred ambition should be their punishment, their abasement in the dust and mire! The Market-Place She flamed with anger and abasement, and the sickening need of having to conciliate where she longed to humble. House of Mirth Flamel's unwillingness to quarrel with him was the last stage of his abasement. The Touchstone In the one case the abasement leads to gaining adherents, in the other case to procuring favour. The Tao Teh King, or the Tao and its Characteristics |
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