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Matthias mentioned something that was bothering him as he looked at the graven lines. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z
The beard was the same as well, though the face under that thicket of white hair had thinned considerably, and there were deep lines graven in those ruddy cheeks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z
Straight on the panicked horse galloped, past the milestone lodged in the earth at the roadside, heedless of the letters graven in the stone: “Redwall Abbey, fifteen miles.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z
The center was domed with two slots graven into either slope. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z
For half a heartbeat the rimes graven on the gold bands seemed to shimmer in the air. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z
At this there was a simultaneous tintinnabulation of all the bells, as each graven image lowered its raised foot in distress. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z
The pillar was still standing, but the graven hand had been thrown down and broken into small pieces. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z
The old-man sat on when the last plate was emptied, lost in his own world, his peaceful stillness diffusing through the little cabin so that the watchers sat graven in their places. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z
Then Aragorn stooped and looked in her face, and it was indeed white as a lily, cold as frost, and hard as graven stone. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z
Almost every other thing she said was false, but that last bit of information he held to be graven truth. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z
I remember something, too, of the green grave-mounds; and I have not forgotten, either, two figures of strangers straying amongst the low hillocks and reading the mementoes graven on the few mossy head-stones. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z
This would make it easier to read the message that had been graven underneath the tapestry. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z
They also mention “a pattern of defying certain proscriptions of the Orthodox shtetl” in Soutine’s art, reminding us of the Second Commandment’s prohibition of graven images and the many folk superstitions about the “evil eye.” Chaim Soutine Show at Paul Kasmin Gallery 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z
Prompted by the Jewish subject matter, a winding train of thought leading to this perspective might begin with the biblical injunction against graven images. Art Review: Hyman Bloom’s Rabbi Paintings at White Box 2013-08-29T22:07:24Z
These lists are never meant to be permanent historical judgments, graven in stone. A. O. Scott’s 25 Best Films of 2012 2012-12-15T00:37:44Z
But it does let Neeson assert his primacy as the cinema’s most graven, grieving, grievous senior citizen — a figure who doesn’t so much star in his films as haunt them. Review: Liam Neeson Gets Taken on A Walk Among the Tombstones 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z
But contradicting the famous ban on graven images in the Second Commandment, in this painting God explicitly demands the creation of a work of art. From Colonial Mexico, a Towering Vision of Grace 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z
As Jehovah’s Witnesses who believed that venerating the flag violated God’s prohibition against bowing to graven images, the Gobitas family argued that the flag salute infringed the children’s First Amendment rights. Battles over patriotism, Pledge of Allegiance in schools span a century 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z
Certainly, there is no mistaking the pivot of the plot, as a foot is lowered toward a graven image of Jesus; trample on him, the film has demonstrated, and you commit apostasy. Martin Scorsese’s Strained “Silence” 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z
Forgetting is a powerful force, as well, and Washington is full of graven images of men and women who, if their legacies were evaluated afresh, would likely never pass muster with contemporary moralists. When our icons tumble 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z
His parents warned him he was violating religious rules against creating graven images. A ‘Moral Imperative’ to Recover a Lost Art Legacy 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z
The religious community generally forbids images, with some members believing photographs are a form of graven image. Cirera wins portrait prize 2012-11-05T20:00:00Z
This scepticism must, in the end, go back to the Reformation and its fear of graven images. Are we a nation of abstract art snobs? 2011-07-07T16:37:59Z
An injunction against “graven images” is the second of the Ten Commandments. ‘Object of Devotion,’ an Exhibition of Alabaster Sculptures 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z
And when one of Hyperion’s misdeeds cues the line, ”How can you stomach bearing witness to such atrocity?”, an image of Joe Paterno, the graven, craven Penn State coach, may rise unbidden and unavoidable. Immortals: Crash, Bash and Flash of the Titans 2011-11-11T10:00:47Z
They'd painted you red – was that your choice?But this was only your graven image.Your private self was at home, waitingfor reincarnation through my voice. Poem of the week: Dragon Talk by Fleur Adcock 2010-10-20T12:52:00Z
Mr. Shannon’s graven face, which looks carved from hard stone, registers little feeling as Carter spits questions and exhortations at Vinnie through barely parted lips. Critic’s Notebook: Back in Chicago, Michael Shannon and David Schwimmer 2013-08-09T20:44:12Z
Finally, the beast emerges from its tidy cage of quatrains, to be spotted "cresting the gable/ of someone's roof" – only now it becomes a mere "graven image" without the poet's voice to give it life. Poem of the week: Dragon Talk by Fleur Adcock 2010-10-20T12:52:00Z
There are also frequent views of Stibbert’s notable collection of Japanese arms and armor — among the first in the West — such as a 15th-century tanto, or samurai sword, whose blade is graven with watery calligraphy. 5 Art Accounts to Follow on Instagram Now 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z
The lines appear nearly graven into the paper. Lee Krasner, Hiding in Plain Sight 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z
Those included condemnation of just the sort of graven imagery his son would later master for the Church of Rome and its royal cohorts in Habsburg Spain. Review: The Getty Villa's gem of a Peter Paul Rubens show 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z
They even introduced a blemish into the carving to address our concerns with the biblical injunction against graven images. Opinion | The church is honoring my father, Elie Wiesel — and his legacy includes unapologetic Zionism 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z
The law states that “the memorial to the heroes of the Confederate States of America graven upon the face of Stone Mountain shall never be altered, removed, concealed, or obscured in any fashion.” As monuments fall, Confederate carving has size on its side 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z
Their lawsuit said they won’t allow themselves to be photographed “for any reason,” in keeping with their Old Order Amish belief that photos of people are “graven images” prohibited by the biblical Second Commandment. Amish couple settles lawsuit over photos their faith forbids 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z
Some passed him like he was one of the graven images carved into the columns. An artificial life form carries the seeds of humanity to a new world 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z
By every measure, we are again in an era defined by a hostility to graven images. A Brief History of Idol-Smashers, From Moses to de Blasio 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z
Catholics and Lutherans deny "Thou shall not worship graven images" affirmed by Jews and other Christians. Opinion | America’s New Religion: Fox Evangelicalism 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z
Mr. Phillips is not a church, a political pamphleteer or a schoolchild being forced to honor a graven image. Opinion | Even the Bernini of Buttercream Has to Serve Gay Couples 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z
Here are some Jefferson quotes that visitors will not find on his memorial, a Roman pantheon-style temple to liberty where the Sage of Monticello's graven image keeps vigil over the Tidal Basin in Washington DC. Should Washington and Jefferson monuments come down? - BBC News 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z
You name the god and a graven image ?thereof may soon appear in his/her/its honor in this increasingly crowded tableau.? Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Arkansas newspapers 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z
On a recent visit to Washington, I often had the sense that the graven voices of the memorials were speaking in admonishing tones. A Gathering of Orchestras in D.C. 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z
At 67, Terlecki is a prematurely played-out looking man, tall and gaunt, with graven cheeks, a grizzled chin and great bags beneath dark eyes. The Party That Wants to Make Poland Great Again 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z
The words are delivered as if being graven in stone. A Surprising “Star Trek” Reboot 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z
“I always think the Protestant Reformation said ‘no graven images,’ so this really did surprise me,” he says. Catholic Spies in the New World? Relics Pose New Puzzle About Early American Colony 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z
All around the Middle East, archeological treasures of the ancient world have been stripped of their original glory—often, of what some call graven images. ISIS and the Destruction of History 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z
Many Muslims believe depictions of Islam’s central figure are banned by a scriptural prohibition on graven images, and two leaders of the U.S. U.S. Muslim Leaders Gently Denounce Charlie Hebdo's New Issue 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z
Though approved by Koranic authorities in Egypt and financed by the governments of Morocco, Kuwait and Libya, Khaalif and other hardline Muslims saw the film as a type of blasphemous graven image. Why Sony Should Release 'The Interview' Online 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z
“The murals were a radical artistic statement because the second of the Ten Commandments forbids graven images, so Jews shunned iconography and figurative art,” Rabbi Leder said. Second Act for the Temple of the Stars 2013-08-19T00:44:13Z
These issues are among a whole host of tenets that will remain graven in the stone foundations of the Catholic Church of today and the foreseeable future. The Two Faces of Pope Francis 2013-03-17T08:45:00Z
In imagination she saw a new little grave in the churchyard with that word "Peace" graven in the marble headstone. A Soldier's Son 2012-04-27T02:00:37.640Z
A celebrated inscription graven on the rocky face of one of the mountain peaks of Ho-nan passes for contemporaneous with these works, and is consequently the most ancient specimen of Chinese epigraphy extant. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 2012-04-25T02:01:12.830Z
How derisive their idols seemed now; the miserable fragments of the graven images swelling the garbage heaps swept out of the city! The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z
This same narrative dwells upon the graven images, ephod and terāphīm, as forming the apparatus of religious ceremonial in Micah’s household. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z
Upon inquiring the meaning of this symbol, the monk told me it was graven there to remind the worshippers to remove their sandals from off their feet, as the ground around the shrine is holy. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z
But he was in no mood for laughter, even saturnine; and if anything could have aroused his satire, it would have been not a graven image, but himself. Vistas of New York 2012-04-14T02:00:25.810Z
Her imagination conjured up the cottage converted into a little Baal, with false gods and graven images, and holy-water fonts at every turn; but the doubtful legitimacy was worse again. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z
I looked from them to the altar, and saw thereon a graven disc from which rays extended to the extremities of the stone. Treasure of Kings Being the Story of the Discovery of the \\"Big Fish,\\" or the Quest of the Greater Treasure of the Incas of Peru. 2012-04-09T02:00:30.007Z
It is probable that necromancy, like the worship of Ashērah and ’Ashtoreth, as well as the cult of graven images, was a Canaanite importation into Israel’s religious practices. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z
On the right side of the entrance porch is the figure of a huge serpent graven in the stone of the building, with its head uppermost. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z
Zion saying, “The Lord hath forsaken me, and my God hath forgotten me,” is assured, “Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of My hands, thy walls are continually before Me.” The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z
The conception both of popular government and of individual ownership of land, with which went the corollary of “equal opportunities for all men and special privileges for none,” was graven deep upon American character. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z
Neither the Sabbath nor the Passover was observed, and the moral law said to have been given by Jehovah, from Mount Sinai, was broken by the worship of graven images. A Legacy to the Friends of Free Discussion 2012-04-06T02:00:26.317Z
On her monument was graven a Latin inscription styling her the "Star of Poland," enumerating her virtues, lamenting her loss, and imploring the King of Glory to receive her into his heavenly kingdom. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z
On the apple's rind was graven the inscription: "For the most beautiful." Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z
The people of Antioch defied the emperor by chanting, as they removed the relics, “Confounded be all they that trust in graven images.”719.See the Life of Gregory Thaumaturgus, by Gregory of Nyssa. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z
No need to prohibit the making of a “graven image” to represent such a god. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z
He sat like a graven image, his eyes staring, his jaw dropped in amazement. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z
The emperor removed and replaced it by a small slab, graven with the single word Turenne. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z
Palestrina's violin was made by a great musical instrument maker at Bologna, who had the same lines graven on his lutes, bass-viols, &c. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 107, November 15, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-03-15T02:00:34.113Z
Our soul is a dark chamber, darkened by contact with the flesh, but in it there are graven divine ideas, there exists a living divine element. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z
What one learns in his youth is as lasting as graven on stone. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z
All were graven in the same rough mountain stone. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z
We search the world for truth; we cull The good, the pure, the beautiful, From graven stone and written scroll, From all old flower-fields of the soul. The Optimist's Good Morning 2012-03-15T02:00:23.453Z
But the writers whose words we cherish, whose names are graven on our hearts, the makers of our literature, did anyone of these sell his birthright for a mess of—rice? The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z
There was no thing In all the universe, save one who lay So still and cold and white, unanswering Save by a graven smile my broken moan. Songs Ysame 2012-03-04T03:00:13.113Z
Job wishes that "his words might be graven on rocks for ever with an iron chisel and lead." The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z
These symbols were called runes; and graven into granite the runic inscriptions have defied the gnawing tooth of time. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z
I came to regard the beach itself as a larger sort of tablet graven with hieroglyphics, easy to decipher if you have the key. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z
And she takes to music naturally—can't keep her hands off my instruments when I put them down—plays 'Jerusalem the Golden' on the pipes now so it would draw tears from a graven image. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z
For an hour or more the three men stood scanning the fort and its surroundings, until Dennis felt that every detail was firmly graven upon his mind. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z
First came Thoreau, to lie among his kindred under the wild flowers and the fallen needles of his dear pines, in a grave marked now by a simple stone graven with his name and age. Literary Shrines The Haunts of Some Famous American Authors 2012-02-18T03:00:15.287Z
No "storied urn or animated bust" is needed to perpetuate the name of him who made himself immortal; even his name is not graven upon the marble. A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors 2012-02-17T03:00:36.500Z
Sir Humphrey Gilbert, in 1583, raised a pillar at Newfoundland, with a plate of lead, having the queen's arms "graven thereon." Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z
Thus in the second commandment, “Thou shalt not bow down to any visible form,” &c., is a sort of explanatory addition to the precept “Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z
And this resolution being firmly graven on her mind, she busied herself about fishing-tackle with the placid calm which passed with her for cheerfulness. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z
The little enclosure and the graven stone had made them thoughtful. The Lucky Piece A Tale of the North Woods 2012-02-13T03:00:18.927Z
A heavy porch shelters the entrance, and above this is a sculptured Norman arch of great antiquity, a Scripture subject being graven upon each stone, that upon the key-block representing the Last Supper. A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors 2012-02-17T03:00:36.500Z
Mr. Talmage charges you with unfair- ness, because you account for the death of art in Palestine, by the commandment which forbids the making of graven images. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z
He would have left out the one about graven images, and in its stead would have said: "Thou shalt not wage wars of extermination, and thou shalt not unsheathe the sword except in self-defence." The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:43.960Z
A nun is a holy but mistaken woman, Papa, that lives in a monastery, and worships graven images. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Feb 3, 1872 2012-02-10T03:00:16.947Z
We said good-by to our guide near an elaborate shrine of the Madonna, which a bereaved Spanish mother had erected with the graven request that the nuns pray for the soul of her beloved dead. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z
In the middle of the court the ancient stone fountain, with its grotesque sculptures of saints and monsters, graven by the patient toil of the monks, still sends out sprays of coolness. A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors 2012-02-17T03:00:36.500Z
Aunt Sarah might have been a graven image, as far as expressing herself upon this point went. The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did 2012-02-03T03:00:26.090Z
Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image," he remained behind to pray, and, looking up at the images, he said, "My good ladies, you must come down from that high position. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z
The priesthood treated her with the impenetrable respect that they showed towards the graven images of the gods. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z
Gold and blue and red brighten their great white sepulchre, and above the altar smiles the Christ Child, with the graven words, "Suffer the children to come unto me." Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z
Every line of grief graven in the girl's young face would be a whole epistle of condemnation. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z
He tells a Roman Catholic of the Macdonnel clan to read his Bible and “trust in Christ, not in the Virgin Mary and graven images.” The Life of George Borrow 2012-01-26T03:00:14.707Z
The priest's servant girl or attendant takes the dough, bakes it between two heated irons, on which are graven the letters, I. H. S., and the figure of a cross. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z
Every line of your face is graven on my heart. Martha or, The Fair at Richmond 2012-01-19T03:00:23.947Z
On another bell, which has been recast, was graven a delightful couplet informing the faithful of the many services which consecrated bronze could render to the country round. The Story of Assisi 2012-01-14T03:00:18.710Z
St. Paul proceeded to explain, that the Lord God Almighty, their "Unknown God," was a very different Being to idols of gold, or silver, or stone, made or "graven by art and man's device." "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) 2012-01-13T03:00:12.913Z
It was carved or graven as an image; 2 Kings xxi. Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other 2012-01-05T03:00:28.663Z
He had only seen it in notes to Rollo, invitations to tea, in the days gone by, but it was as memorized to him as in him every memory of her was graven—Dora's! The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z
Every patriotic citizen of the United States should have that thought graven on his mind. Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace 2011-12-14T03:00:16.577Z
Let this thought be graven deeply in the mind of every reader of this paper, whatever else he forgets. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z
They have made unto themselves graven images, not fashioned alike, but each an image of his own, and each would have Me to be like unto the image which he has made. A Second Coming 2011-11-29T03:00:16.693Z
Quote Daedalus to Icarus: "With rule and plumbline,—thus, and—thus, We space and build our labyrinth, And build, besides, a graven plinth To bear the future fame of Us," Quote Daedalus to Icarus. Etain the Beloved and Other Poems 2011-11-27T03:00:13.943Z
All over the ancient lands are buried and forgotten cities, and in those cities are papyrus scrolls and graven tablets and bricks. The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z
It was a wonderful manifestation, and remains graven upon my memory. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z
“How vulgar,” quietly remarked Mrs. Harris, as she straightened up, and with severity plainly graven on her face, said: “Sam, I desire a word with you after dinner.” An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z
"Lord, Thou hast been our Refuge from one generation to another," was graven in the stones of the wall just before Di's eyes. Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:31.283Z
Then the figures and inscriptions were either altogether made of brass, or were partly graven in stone and partly in brass; specimens of both, I see, Ernest has provided for us. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z
These commandments were graven upon stone tablets some four thousand years ago, and are supposed to have been valid ever since. The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z
The year 1738 is deeply graven on my memory, because it marked the first death among the Solitary, our Brother Martin Br�mer. A Tale of the Kloster A Romance of the German Mystics at the Cocalico 2011-11-11T03:00:32.153Z
The place was taken by assault and given up to a horrible pillage, the recollection of which is still graven in the memory of Uruguayans. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z
Thus they have neither graven records nor any form of visible history; and tradition transmitted from mouth to mouth is all they have by way of historic continuity. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z
So, in his mind The broad conditions of the world are graven, Thoroughly and grandly; in accord wherewith His life is ruled to be, and eke to bear. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z
The old woman recalled a glimpse she had had the evening before of Val laying her cheek against the graven name. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z
Indeed, it was for the purpose of making the worship of a graven image the more impossible that Latona had asked that her body be consumed and the flame from it perpetuated on the altar. The Woman Who Vowed The Demetrian 2011-10-24T02:00:18.500Z
It was a man's ring, of massive setting; the stone of a deep blood-red, and graven with an intaglio of a Roman bust. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z
They sat for a long time in silence; he was never weary of gazing on the beloved features which in the days of his deadly peril were graven so deeply in his soul. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z
The memory of these deeds will remain graven in the memory of men, and in the memory of Divine vengeance. The Crime of the Congo 2011-10-13T02:00:47.603Z
I am the Lord, that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another neither my praise to graven images. Biblical Extracts Or, The Holy Scriptures Analyzed; Showing its Contradictions, Absurdities, and Immoralities 2011-10-12T02:00:53.650Z
He would have left out the one about graven images, and in its stead would have said: "Thou shalt not wage wars of extermination, and thou shalt not unsheathe the sword except in self-defense." About The Holy Bible A Lecture 2011-10-12T02:00:50.780Z
He ascended without seeing the pedler, who, returning from his work, followed him, and stopped at the same time before the door of his lodging, on which was graven the name of God. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z
It was breathed over you on a mother's name and graven on your heart by a mother's love. History of the Washington National Monument and of the Washington National Monument Society 2011-09-27T02:00:16.967Z
That word has never been graven on tables of stone, but Moses whispered it to his sons and those sons to theirs. The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z
It had, alas! never been graven sufficiently deep upon the public mind how absurdly weak we were in the Mediterranean. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z
In that minute it seemed to Caroline that she could never forget the misery in his eyes, or the look of grimness and determination the night had graven about his mouth. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z
Why should he live with my shame graven on his brow? The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z
The place was graven on his memory, because the day was a red-letter one by reason of his having shot his first pheasant thereon. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z
These words might be said to be graven over the gates of the kingdom of heaven, “Not as of necessity, but willingly.” The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z
Like the great cave at Staffa, it was wrought as an aisle in some natural cathedral; the rocks, too, were columnar, and rose in flawless symmetry, as though graven by the hand of man. The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z
The persuasion of Christ's love must be graven in our hearts so deeply that no semblance of indifference on His part will ever make the slightest impression upon us. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour 2011-09-03T02:00:17.117Z
It was a deep love, love graven on the soul like a scar on the body which remains for life. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z
"I drag down," should be graven upon the brow of every one of her class. Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated 2011-08-31T02:01:20.473Z
We have neither to read law in the fleshy tables of the heart, nor in the tables graven by God’s own finger, nor in men’s parchments and prescriptions. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z
One of the columns of the nave has graven upon it the epitaph composed by King Ren� of Anjou for his foster-mother, Dame Thiephanie. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z
The man behind him sat as if graven in stone. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z
He wears an iron collar, like all my thralls, bearing his own name and mine in graven letters. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z
This same section of the population had also energetically pelted all the milestones for far around with flints, till the graven letters upon them were beaten out. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z
For the shadow of the days had gone forward upon the dial, whose ancient graven circles, dimmed with green rust, timed the equinox and the march of the firmament. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z
Morrison placed at the head of his work a Latin verse which came in time to be graven over the gateway of the gardens. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z
Upon the entrance of Wallingford the magnificent, however, the three graven figures, glancing first upon him and then upon the carriage, inhaled the breath of life. Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford 2011-08-11T02:00:13.017Z
Holding it up before us, he read in a loud voice the graven words: “Egbert, Thrall of William, Lord of Gilroy.” Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z
Standing rigid and stark, motionless graven images of despair, or frantically writhing to and fro, others stood far apart in desolate places, alone. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z
The word is used in Deut. iv:16, where it is translated "graven image." The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z
One comes away with the impression of it68 all stamped only upon the mind, not graven upon the heart. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z
Altogether the wonderful strength of her personality manifested itself even at this early period in the indelible impression it left on her pupil's memory, many of her sayings remaining graven on it as on stone. Mathilde Blind 2011-07-27T02:00:25.473Z
The lines of his face remained as stonily graven as chiselled marble. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z
Would not the Galileans have cried out, “That if the tables of the Law were not graven by God's finger they were nothing at all?” Pastor Pastorum 2011-07-25T02:00:14.597Z
Poems are inlaid upon enamelled ware, cut upon bronzes, graven upon metal pipes, embroidered upon tobacco-pouches. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z
Up to the time of this profound and dreamless sleep the incidents of that terrible night are graven on my memory as with a pen of fire. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z
On either side of this text was graven a thistle and a hibiscus flower. Stevenson's Shrine The Record of a Pilgrimage 2011-07-18T02:00:23.520Z
Their names, and the work they did, are graven forever on the walls and arches of the Human Embryo. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 2011-07-17T02:00:36.813Z
These lessons would be graven on the Apostles' memory, and would come upon them from time to time in after life. Pastor Pastorum 2011-07-25T02:00:14.597Z
She held the small, slender artist-hand in a close clasp, mournfully reading in the calm features of the stern, noble face the story of bitter suffering and sacrifice graven upon it. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z
Well, sir, for all the notice they took of him he might have been speaking to four graven images. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z
It was a beautifully-finished weapon, small, but carrying a bullet of the regulation calibre, and on a silver plate let into the ebony handle were graven the initials “H.S.” The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z
This name is graven on the breastpins of Bahais, and as a monogram on rings, with two stars alongside it, one of which represents the Bab and the other Abdul Baha. Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha 2011-07-04T02:00:25.783Z
The Laureate had graven on the tomb of the tragedian’s career the three words, “Moral, Grave, Sublime.” The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z
When a book once issues from the press, its author's words are for the most part fixed, beyond all danger of change; graven as with an iron pen upon the rock for ever. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. 2011-06-30T02:00:27.850Z
I said but a few words about the young Lord, and, out of a woman's pure contradiction, she instantly made a graven image of him, and set him up in her mind to worship. Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z
A somewhat wistful charm pervades this face, with its deeply graven lines, and an infinite tenderness, a true mother's tenderness, hovers over the thin, pale lips. Bastien Lepage 2011-06-28T02:00:12.150Z
Every detail drove into the watching man's heart as though graven there with chisel and hammer. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z
Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z
Around it were a ram's horn, a pair of forceps, a roll of parchment, a pestle and mortar, and a large plate of copper, graven with the mysterious symbols of the Isaical table. Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z
His image is graven on my heart, and there it will be until I die. The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road or, Glorify Work 2011-06-23T02:00:25.403Z
See, I have graven thee on the palms of my hands.' Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z
I am the Lord; that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. An Examination into and an Elucidation of the Great Principle of the Mediation and Atonement of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 2011-06-06T02:00:07.650Z
Life's chisel of experience had graven both deep and fine; not a coarse line marred the extraordinary firmness that expressed itself in lips and jaw; not a touch of unfineness revealed itself about the nose. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z
He was not a bad looking man at all, though his face was deeply graven in lines, and wind and weather had tanned his face and hands like leather. The Corner House Girls on a Tour Where they went, what they saw, and what they found 2011-05-31T02:00:33.267Z
It must have been graven upon stone or wood, because, in the time of Moses, they had no other mode of writing. The Bible: what it is 2011-05-31T02:00:29.687Z
All Greece, its gods and men, bowed at that word which Victor Hugo saw, or imagined that he saw, graven on a pillar of N�tre Dame: Ανάγκη. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z
I warrant you she can pronounce the name of McKinley's assassin to the ultimate zed, and has a little graven image of him next her heart. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z
Thought had moulded; will had graven; suffering had both hardened and softened—"tempered" is the right word—as is its tendency when manhood endures it rightly. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z
It is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols, Jeremiah l: 38. Studies in Zechariah 2011-05-26T02:00:17.670Z
The most aged, with a knee on the ground, reads these words graven upon the stone: Et in Arcadia ego, and I also lived in Arcadia. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good 2011-05-25T02:00:17.943Z
The red-headed cowboy sat like a graven image, with his eyes fixed on the fire, and finally the cook replied. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z
All others worship graven images: we stick to pictures. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z
Her heart had been wrapped up in the high-spirited boy from his childhood; and as he grew in stature and grace, next to her graven images, she worshipped him. Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-05-06T02:00:10.447Z
You see I have forgotten nothing of this terrible story; how could I? it is graven on my heart, and every mark has left a wound. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z
To this day, it is said, his name can still be traced graven in the rock. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z
It is for that reason that we are warned to make no graven images, lest we should commit ourselves to a God of a single mood. Oscar Wilde A Critical Study 2011-05-04T02:00:14.580Z
Thou shalt not bow to graven images Of beauty cut in marble, fused in bronze. Domesday Book 2011-04-30T02:00:13.397Z
Your words, your oaths, are all deeply graven in my heart. Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix?d a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes 2011-04-28T02:00:15.367Z
It takes on carved and graven shapes, and might be a sublimated building material, a fairy alabaster or marble, 182 fit to built the palaces in the clouds. A Northern Countryside 2011-04-27T02:00:22.523Z
The best thing the war has done for Italy is the knocking over a score of false gods—that graven image La Marmora and their clay idol Persano especially. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z
There it was, staring them in the face, and instantly that name and address were so indelibly graven on their memories that neither Billie nor Nancy will forget it to her dying day. The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle 2011-04-14T02:00:48.987Z
Lord Mayo came as a new man to India, free from the recollections which that terrible struggle had graven into the souls of all who took part in it. The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India 2011-04-11T02:00:13.067Z
The unjust and the cruel were held in reprobation, and the good and the charitable had a fame as pure, although their deeds were not trumpeted aloud or graven on marble. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z
There came into the arena a procession of priests, monks, and devotees, bearing aloft graven images of saints, and swinging censers of incense, as they slowly approached him. The Spanish Cavalier A Story of Seville 2011-03-31T02:00:19.850Z
He says he will show me legislators who are alive, and not a lot of respectable graven images, like they have in Washington. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z
These are hall-marks graven by misery on the face of man; they are universal and obvious enough, though not always at the first glance. At Large 2011-03-27T02:00:14.907Z
When we returned to the house the sahib drew the arrow from the dead dog, and on the bolt of that, too, was graven the head of Gannesha. The Taming of the Jungle 2011-03-23T02:00:16.887Z
Such pleasant pictures are graven on my memory, sweetly and deeply impressed. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z
Then Freind repeated the golden words which should be graven on every heart: "Let us forget the dreams of great men; and remember the truths they have taught us." Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z
Time has faded the four lines it contained, but they are graven on memory’s tablet, and the yellow paper and nearly colorless ink cannot hide from me the words 380 of Promise it contained. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z
"Learn to enjoy?" she repeats, with a smile that is instantly so deeply graven in his heart that he remembers it all his life afterwards. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z
It was of beautiful workmanship with a crest on the jewelled scabbard, and below a graven name which, by the light of the tallow dip, Richard at last spelled out:— “Barry.” Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas 2011-03-10T03:00:48.177Z
She's come to a halt, right below the window, and, standing there like a graven image, was watching them. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z
Three sentences hadn't passed before I was as still as a graven image, all my life gone into my ears. The Black Eagle Mystery 2011-03-07T03:00:12.497Z
Be that thy motto now, my boy; And though thy name’s Unknown to fame’s ’Tis graven on my heart, my boy. Songs and Ballads of the Southern People 1861-1865 2011-03-06T03:00:22.800Z
He swings it to and fro upon his finger, letting the sunshine play upon it, and then first perceives a cipher graven on the crystal, a Roman S, surmounting a star. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z
The animal was going farther away and therefore he need not concern himself with it, but indelibly graven on Frosty's mind was the image of Luke Trull himself. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z
And yet, in truth, the change was not a very deep one: it was more in colouring, and the expression of the moment, than in any lines which care had graven. A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:27.467Z
I cannot join in the setting-up of statues of generals and statesmen, and condemn a similar homage to the saints by any allusions to the enormity of making a "graven image." My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z
White as the feather of the Rása, his dishevelled hair floated over the bent shoulder, and stern revenge was graven in the deep furrows of his pallid cheek. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z
She held Ethel Blue’s eyes for just a second with her smiling gaze that was graven down in the depths of her warm brown ones. Ethel Morton at Sweetbriar Lodge 2011-02-24T03:01:03.877Z
They still loved the language and the usages of their forefathers, and their religion was graven upon their souls. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z
Thy name shall live where thou shalt be; among the great multitude which no man can number, yet each one of which is graven on One divine and human Heart. The Ravens and the Angels With Other Stories and Parables 2011-02-23T03:00:29.860Z
Sketch of a Mammoth, graven on a Slab of Ivory from La Madeleine. A Manual of the Antiquity of Man 2011-02-21T03:00:07.080Z
A debauched, ill-favoured, bloated specimen of mortality, the lines of intemperance were deeply graven on his truculent visage, which was at once cunning, sinister, and forbidding. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z
Here King Ethelbert was baptized by Augustine, and a representation of this event graven on an ancient seal gives a font much resembling the one still in use. Canterbury 2011-02-17T03:00:20.527Z
The motto that with trembling hand I write, And deep is traced upon this heart of mine, In olden time a loyal Christian knight Bore graven on his shield to Palestine. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z
His face, tanned dark brown by his sojourn for years in tropical countries, was not handsome, but full of expression and of those lines graven not by years, but by experience of life. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z
The patriotic Englishman will take pride in the fact that the English arms are graven somewhere in the vaulting of the nave. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z
The image of Lola is still upon the tablets of my memory, permanently impressed as I saw her at that moment; perhaps more deeply graven upon my heart as I beheld her afterwards. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z
From the top the circling lines of the Whirlpool seemed graven in a level of chalcedony. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z
For strangely graven Is the orb of life, that one and another In gold and power may outpass his brother. The Bacchae of Euripides 2011-02-06T03:00:51.907Z
By good fortune, in his folly, he seemed from instinct to avoid pronouncing the names of persons; so that the one most deeply graven in his memory was not uttered. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z
His face was sun-blistered and graven with gnawing desire, his black eyes were feverish, he looked anything but a mining man. The Mesa Trail 2011-01-27T03:00:37.207Z
The lines graven on it by old age were furrowed more deeply now, and his eye had grown dim. Success and How He Won It 2011-01-23T03:00:12.077Z
“I am Jehovah; that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.” An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists 2011-01-19T03:00:17.237Z
He sat like a graven image after that, with no sound but an occasional sniff. The Professor's Mystery 2011-01-18T03:00:11.317Z
She glanced at the name graven within; looked up at him. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z
But his face might have been the face of a graven image,—say a Sphinx from the sands of North Africa. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z
The lines, which long ago had been graven on his brow, and which years of care and hard work had furrowed there more deeply, could not be effaced by the present prosperous security. Success and How He Won It 2011-01-23T03:00:12.077Z
The night following that red summer evening remained graven in Lilly's memory hour by hour. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z
And thus it is indelibly written in the face of Balzac, as Rodin has graven it, that the beauty of the creative gesture is wild, unwilling and painful. Paul Verlaine 2010-12-28T03:00:19.670Z
The latter's face seemed to swim in the blue clouds, his woman's-mouth twisted into that persistent, graven smile. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z
Mercy says, “Fear thou not; behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands.” True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z
That might fit in the 'thou shalt not make any graven image,' you know, thing. The Right Word: Glenn Beck is sorely taxed 2010-12-09T14:30:00Z
Judith, with fear and guilt graven on her lovely features, rose and accompanied Gemmel. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7
We were confronted by gems of sculpture and graven history at every turn. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise
At the entrance to the rectangular chamber was a sculptured slab, on which was graven a mysterious sign, perhaps the totem of a chief. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race
The waiters were all standing about like graven images. The Hillman
It had been Henry Butler's cell number during his imprisonment, and if they were graven on his wife's soul, they burned themselves in lines of fire on Fleming's brain. The Window at the White Cat
I knew her in her prime, Before the seal of Time Was graven on her brow, As Age hath graved it now: When radiant Youth was just subdued To yield to gracious womanhood. The Coast of Bohemia
His thoughts turned to the limitless prairies of richest soil, to the untouched forests, to the wide beauty of lake and river, to all those fair pictures of the wilderness graven upon his heart. Dick's Desertion A Boy's Adventures in Canadian Forests
In fact it could not have breathed, for it would have had to be a graven image. The Spy in Black
The firelight that made the girl more winsomely pretty seemed to throw into relief all the hard lines of a countenance which selfishness and stubbornness and a dictatorial will had graven there. The Reclaimers
My brow is but the register Of youth's and joy's decline; I would not trace such record too Deep graven upon thine. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845
I grew reserved towards her, as she had been towards me, and deeper and deeper the bitter feeling became graven on my soul that the world did not require my love. The Wish A Novel
Thou wilt look upon their outside only, as upon a graven image, and canst not know them thoroughly. Dialogues on the Supersensual Life
"Then,"—it was Boone who put the question, while Asa maintained the stony-faced silence of a graven image—"then you admit that you took him in and sheltered him?" The Tempering
The rest of her story was written on her wrinkled face, where the strong traits of a self-willed youth were deeply graven. The Reclaimers
And she fell to the floor and sobbed for an hour, during which the maid lay like a graven image at her side. The Way of the Gods
The purple evening rays lay bright upon his face, and brought to light, plainly and distinctly, the furrows and wrinkles which the three last years had graven upon it. The Wish A Novel
I can never wholly lose you—you are there for always, and graven on my heart forever is the symbol of the fleur-de-lis.” The Master's Violin
Now presently he came and stood beside her, looking into her lovely, down-bent face then pointed to the legend graven on the stone. Our Admirable Betty A Romance
Some of the lines that mark the stubborn will were graven in his brown face, but the eyes were all-redeeming. The Reclaimers
The lines of his face seemed more deeply graven, the flesh-sacks were swollen under his eyes, he was some way shaken and haggard. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery
I saw his swarthy, serious face, in which the day's trouble had graven deep furrows, and became lost in its contemplation. The Wish A Novel
Each tiny hoof was faintly graven to semblance of five tinier toes; there, the work showed fresh. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus
The King banned them with his graven sword from entering the stone. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes
It did not need a third reading, for every word seemed graven on the reader's brain. The Reclaimers
His eyes had been vivid holes in his white face, his features were drawn out of all semblance to his own, the facial lines were graven deep. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery
Mr. Mallory stood like a graven image watching Nugent, who, still preserving the half-turn he had made in his lounge chair, was staring up as if fascinated by the man at his shoulder. A Traitor's Wooing
Higher, to the very ceiling, the walls, as well as the columns, were gay with graven and limned images with the symbols of the gods of both �gypts. Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity
So deeply graven images may seem At times to lie asleep within the soul, When all at once a single word--a tone-- Calls them to life again. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise
The one is spoken in thunder and graven upon stone: the other comes from the lips, into which grace is poured, of Him Who was fairer than the children of men. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus
For hitherto the true arabesque abhorred the graven image made of artists' hands. Aubrey Beardsley
That is what Paul meant when he said: “We ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold or silver or stone, graven by art or man’s device.” Weighed and Wanting Addresses on the Ten Commandments
Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. The Door of Heaven A Manual for Holy Communion
The many illustrations, which more than the text tell the story, are little more than outlines, but are so humorous that they would almost bring a laugh to the lips of a graven image. Maria Edgeworth
They have made unto themselves a graven image of free trade, and they are falling down and worshipping before the profane altar of what they are pleased to call the Rights of Women. Hempfield A Novel
Never had starry and diaphanous night in August seemed more beautiful to our hero: this early morning chill, damp and melancholy, remained graven on his heart as the loveliest of his life. Maximina
You cannot see Him through chinks of ceremonialism; or through the blind eyes of erring man; or by images graven with art and man’s device; or in cunningly devised fables of artificial and perverted theology. Weighed and Wanting Addresses on the Ten Commandments
But the latter only gave him a swift glance from his almond eyes, and kept on, his face as stolid and inscrutable as that of a graven image. Bert Wilson at Panama
"I—I don't know——" Gordon's face looked as if it was graven in stone. A Top-Floor Idyl
Some faces were young and pretty; others, middle-aged and old, graven all over with the sharp tools of worldly strife, sorrow, thought, and experience of various kinds. Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance
Roger laughed and turned to Good who had sat like a graven image all through the interview. Thirty
Much is to be said in favour of stuffed straw or the graven image, which the scourge itself cannot force to speak. The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII
I remember little of that scene; but still there is one trait of it fast graven on my memory, to hold its place there forever. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience
But about his lips were graven lines 19 so cynical and yet so humorous as to baffle an observer. The Orphan
May that malediction graven by some one of the first followers of the Apostles upon a martyr's tomb never fall upon me! Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15
The photographer lit one cigarette on the end of another, but otherwise appeared as indifferent as a graven image. Thirty
Yes, for here on these rocks are graven the sum of all the knowledge of the past, which the great cataclysm lost to us for so many centuries. A Modern Wizard
My dream is more graven on my memory than the events which followed my awaking. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience
The conditions of service are graven on stone. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel
He stood transfixed to the earth, staring helplessly in front of him, as immovable as a graven image. Leerie
The mark of the despised Quakers remained deeply graven, in effect if not in heredity, on the New England character, especially in its women. Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10)
I repeated it word for word as I had heard it; for it was so graven upon my memory that it can never be erased. With Ring of Shield
Others followed that no material force could reach, for they were graven in the invisible mind. Above the Battle
The sides did not fall sheer, but were graven by time and water and air into monstrous heads of kings, dead chiefs, men and women of the old time. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel
Our sires gathered round her, entranced by her smile, Remembering the footprints of old She had graven on grottoes, in Scio's sweet Isle, Ere the doom of fair Athens was told. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches.
And they wrought the onyx stones, inclosed in clasps of gold, graven with the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the children of Israel. The Bible Story
He sang Psalms with forty verses, on Sundays, and sat as still as a graven image during the three-hour sermons, for his father was a Presbyterian of the old Covenanter brand. The Romance of the Reaper
See now, along that pillared aisle The graven arches firm and fair; They bend their shoulders to the toil, And lift the hollow roof in air. The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West
Has existence only to unroll a tableau, every detail of which is graven on my heart? Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier
Barkoo sat as graven in stone, head bowed above the dead body of his only son. Warrior of the Dawn
"Heard the voice Of him who met the Highest in the mount, And brought them tables, graven with His hand." The Bible Story
Once or twice she passed her hand across her eyes--they were dry and hot, and about the mouth was graven a deep line of scorn and contempt. Gertrude's Marriage
Many of those incidents which I relate now, and many of those traits of mind or temper that I recall, were then for the first time noted down, and thus graven on my memory. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune
The communal charter, graven on stone and dating from the 12th century, is preserved in the public archives. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile"
With what attention should we have received your last instructions, and graven them on our hearts! Roman Women
The more the prophet called them, the more they went from them: they sacrificed unto the Baalim, and burned incense to graven images. The Bible Story
And Luxor smooth without a stain, Whose graven scriptures still we spell? English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History
Passions had never furrowed this smooth face: the lines around the eyes were not graven by pain, but by the passage of the years. A Captive of the Roman Eagles
How good and human the idea was, the idea of setting up that graven stone in the wilderness; how full of sympathy is that inscription for all the weakness and weariness of humanity! The Intellectual Life
Behold he has graven thy name upon his hands. Jan Vedder's Wife
Ashamed be all they that serve graven images, That boast themselves of idols: Worship him, all ye gods. The Bible Story
No! the letters are fresh, and deep graven the hand. Montezuma An Epic on the Origin and Fate of the Aztec Nation
"He shall make the desert blossom as the rose"—was graven on the bronze plate. The Vision of Elijah Berl
The crucifix is unknown, for while paintings and frescoes abound, graven images are absolutely forbidden. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright"
In the Apostle cellar all the wine is Hochheimer or R�desheimer, and the names are still graven on each cask, and 'Herr Judas, 1729,' is said to contain the best wine. The Wine-ghosts of Bremen
That with an iron pen and lead They were graven in the rock for ever! The Bible Story
On Easter Island, in the South Pacific, are indestructible evidences of an ancient people, who possessed a written language so old that no one can decipher its admirably graven characters. The Pearl of India
The words were graven in my memory from that hour; even yet, I can recall the very accents as when I heard them. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II
A Knife, As she ceased and leaned on a cabinet,— A curve of scintillant steel, keen, cold,— Fell icily clashing; some curio met Among Asian antiques, bronze and gold, Mystical, curiously graven and set. Idyllic Monologues Old and New World Verses
Many years of tearful sorrows Glorified this common clay,-- Thence a graven form it borrows, Life securing it for aye. Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance.
Every man is become brutish and is without knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them. The Bible Story
“No. If he doesn’t sit silent like a yellow graven image, he scatters ‘l’s’ all about the room 250 until I want to get out of bed and sweep ’em up,” declared Pratt. Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure
They politely took us into the sacristy, and exhibited with much pride some graven images of rather coarse workmanship, which were covered with gilding and bright coloured paint. Etna A History of the Mountain and of its Eruptions
Down in the depths below, hidden in chlorite and mica, lies the cherry-coloured sparkling almandine, on which the tablet of our lives is graven. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I.
I never saw Count Saxe disconcerted by any woman except Madame Riano—but she could disconcert a graven image. Francezka
What profiteth the graven image, that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and the teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols? The Bible Story
He went farther than any before him, in that he took the Ark of the Covenant out of the Most Holy Place, and put there a graven image. Training the Teacher
You can see on the hilt of the arm the two Gallic words—'Friendship,' 'Community'—graven in the iron. The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres
The terror, the trouble, the anxiety of that stormy time,1 could not pass over us without leaving bleeding scars graven on our hearts. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I.
This golden disc has risen and set, as the graven marks of man alone record, full eight thousand years. The Hills and the Vale
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as did Manasseh his father: and Amon sacrificed unto all the graven images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them. The Bible Story
On the rugged face of the rock itself human conceit had graven human names, and to be precise as to the date of their foolishness, had added day, month, and year. Bring Me His Ears
Do you think then that I make graven images, and worship stocks or stones? The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales
No more words need be wasted upon a proceeding of which the abiding and unevadeable literary record is graven in the brass of Shelley’s “Adonais.” Life of John Keats
It seems to me," said Vincent, "on the whole very much as though it had gone with the poet, as to his work, as it did with old King Waidewuthis and his graven images. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II
But we are not a nation of idolaters, and worship neither graven image nor man that is born of a woman. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2)
He was never to enter a pulpit, though he was to utter one sentence that, graven upon bronze or granite, will last while America lasts. Nathan Hale
Ah! my ‘graven image’ seemed so marvellously godlike that I bowed down before it; and there, in the midst 364 of my adoration, the curse of idolatry smote me. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part
Gaspar, thine image here's so deeply graven, That nought can e'er efface it. Olla Podrida
With her martyred form forever graven on his memory, He became a scourge and terror from whom all men sought to flee, Tortured were his victims, but he smiled in mockery! Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848
The little Mara seemed to appropriate him in feminine fashion, as a chosen idol and graven image. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine
His own character has been graven into two different poems,—the one just referred to, and one that he wrote later. Nathan Hale
Simmonds, no courtier, grinned broadly, and even Dale winked at the North Star; Medenham had steeled himself against such manifestations of crude opinion—his face was impassive as that of a graven image. Cynthia's Chauffeur
And while they still stood rigid and motionless as graven images, I read the order declaring armistice and cessation of hostilities effective at 11 o'clock. The Upward Path A Reader For Colored Children
This belief is a species of idolatry, and is not more true or real than that an image graven on wood or stone is God. Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896
"Well, they make a real graven image of that ar child," said Mrs. Kittridge, "and fairly bow down to her and worship her." The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine
On the pedestal are graven his last wonderful words. Nathan Hale
It is graven with a pen of iron, and laid up in the rock forever! Report of the Proceedings at the Examination of Charles G. Davis, Esq., on the Charge of Aiding and Abetting in the Rescue of a Fugitive Slave Held in Boston, in February, 1851.
For the searching and measuring cloth, the Company kept a "silver yard," that weighed thirty-six ounces, and was graven with the Company's arms. Old and New London Volume I
It certainly does not signify a graven idol, and must mean Spirit. Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896
But especially were painted or graven images of holy personages supposed to be endowed with such powers. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition
On the simple and kindly hearts of the new freedmen the old master class might have graven large the law of peace and goodwill. The Ultimate Criminal The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 17
It ought to have a horn neatly graven, but I suppose it has not. Old Plymouth Trails
Then we went to bed in our cosy bunk and slept like graven images till reveille next morning. From the Rapidan to Richmond and the Spottsylvania Campaign A Sketch in Personal Narration of the Scenes a Soldier Saw
In all his books we have these glowing pictures of the natural world, intense, graven in as it were with a burin, and colored with tropical magnificence. Home Life of Great Authors
Her features hardened, and a deep furrow was graven in her smooth forehead. Jena or Sedan?
The count could never think of that scene, so deeply graven in his mind, without tears rising to his eyes. The Grandee
One of the blessed graven images had come down all afire, hair and clothes and body, not four yards away from me. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25)
Almost whispering the last words, Owen Ruadh took from his finger a signet graven deeply with the Red Hand of Tyr-owen. Nuala O'Malley
I am Jehovah—that is my name; p. 118And my glory will I not give to another, Nor my praise to the graven idols. Lectures Delivered in America in 1874
Here we sit like graven images, when we ought to be in Assembly Hall. Polly's Senior Year at Boarding School
This graven image of the mind, so to speak, is the veritable God, or it is nothing; and Mr. Wells, as we have seen, is profuse in his assurances that it is the veritable God. God and Mr. Wells A Critical Examination of 'God the Invisible King'
And even if I hadn’t had the wit to do that, it seemed a senseless thing to leave the good lantern to blow up with the graven images. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25)
All these characters are written in the Renaissance architecture as plainly as if they were graven on it in words. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3)
A small golden cross of curious graven gold dangled to her waist from a loup in the vale of her bosom. Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters
The man sought for the traces of former beauty in his wife's face with sad eyes: too many wrinkles, too many lines graven on it, furrows that the plough of grief had made there. The Son of His Mother
Massillon's injunction, "Look thou within," does but discover to our view in nerve-centres, in emotional or in instinctive tendencies, hieroglyphics graven by long vanished ancestral generations. The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe
The command, "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image," had not excepted from its prohibition the marvellous products of the Greek chisel. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2
A ring of mountains, graven fair In lines of grace, encircles all, Save where the purple splendors fall On sky and ocean's bridal-hall. Alaska Days with John Muir
These are words that should be graven in granite over the doors of our churches, in which the "sinful flesh" is so diligently preached against. Woman under socialism
But instead of becoming fixed and graven, it seemed to melt into life. The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales
Knut's empire sinks with him; Norman and Plantagenet follow; but of their imperial policy the dying words of Mary Tudor, "Calais will be found graven on my heart," form the epitaph. The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe
Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven Image, nor the Likeness of any Thing, that is in Heaven above, or in the Earth beneath, or in the Water under the Earth. The A, B, C. With the Church of England Catechism
I am weary of disbelieving: why should I wound my love To pleasure a sophist's pride in a graven image of truth? Collected Poems Volume One
In showing my treasure I may withhold a gem or two—a curious, unbought graven stone—an amulet of whose mystic glitter I rarely permit even myself a glimpse. Shirley
Behold I have graven thee upon the palms of My hands; thy walls are continually before Me.” The Way to God and How to Find It
Lay aside all affectation, you teachers; be yourselves good and virtuous, so that your example may be deeply graven on your pupils' memory until such time as it finds lodgment in their heart. Émile or, Concerning Education; Extracts
The old form of the participle is graven, but graved is also in good use. Select Poems of Thomas Gray
His mind still bore the almost ineradicable mold of the fear deeply graven into it by the ignorant opinions, the worldly, material, unspiritual beliefs of his dear but unwise parents. Carmen Ariza
The left eyelid was twitching a little; otherwise his pale face was as if graven from stone. Hawk Carse
Hawk Carse's eyes were frigid gray mists in a graven, expressionless face as he turned to the left of the case and pulled over one of the well-remembered knife switches. The Passing of Ku Sui
Humbler fighters than Heine may count themselves as simple soldiers in that great army, whose leaders' names are graven deep in the history of modern Europe. Flowers of Freethought (First Series)
Let the answer be graven on every heart. Christ, Christianity and the Bible
Might the memory of the maid and the pool, be akin to that temptation of the babe and the arms of the mother outlined on the shadows of the ancient graven stone? The Flute of the Gods
Aside from the tiny flickering of the left eyelid, the Hawk was graven, motionless, apparently without feeling. Hawk Carse
"They're all dead, I'm sure," he said in a voice hard and emotionless as his graven face. The Passing of Ku Sui
That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock forever! Masonic Monitor of the Degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason together with the Ceremony of Installation, Laying Corner Stones, Dedications, Masonic Burial, Etc.
I approached and saw, as if graven in bas relief upon the white surface the figure of a gigantic cat. Lords of the Housetops Thirteen Cat Tales
Since it is so, it makes clear that the printed word, or the graven image is no weight to True Magic, even when taught us by pagan gods! The Flute of the Gods
His face was mask-like, graven, totally expressionless: blood had been shed, and for each ounce another had to be spilled to balance the scales. Hawk Carse
The children did not move a muscle of lips or face as they chanted; it might have been a song rendered by graven images. Westward with the Prince of Wales
And a marble slab, on which is simply graven a dove, with an arrow driven to its very heart, marks the last earthly resting-place of our Lily of the Valley. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848
But, Gabriella, do, for goodness’ 119 sake, just fetch out that queer kind of stick that old Indian made a sort of graven image of and show it to Mr. Ma’sh. Jessica, the Heiress
One has never held me from seeing clear that which I read in the other, and the graven image has only the Meaning and the Power which each man gives to it! The Flute of the Gods
Friday looked at the man's gray eyes, his icy graven face, the bangs of flaxen hair which obscured his forehead. Hawk Carse
All the time their faces remain as impassive as things graven. Westward with the Prince of Wales
Her eyes were autumnal, but it was not from this, or from the lines of maturity graven on the passing prettiness of her little face, that the notion and the name of Mother-Bird suggested itself. The Daughter of the Storage And Other Things in Prose and Verse
Ye cannot deny the words, they are graven on 255 my heart like fire, and are burning it to the core. Graham of Claverhouse
At its entrance stood a tablet of stone on which were graven the words: “This is the heavenly cave behind the water-curtain on the Blessed Island of Flowers and Fruits.” The Chinese Fairy Book
Nay, even Isaiah's maker of graven images is at length outdone. Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics With Some of Their Applications
Darn him, like a graven image there, the only mute, immovable thing in that turmoil! The Million-Dollar Suitcase
How dignified in manners, yet how sprightly in converse!—no graven lines of suffering on his brow, no gray in his hair. Dreamers of the Ghetto
Above the western gable is a curiously graven effigy of King Grollo in stone. The Cathedrals of Northern France
And they gave me a pillow carved of black jade, on which were graven sun and moon, clouds and thunder. The Chinese Fairy Book
He stood to his tiller like a graven image, looking neither to right nor left, but gripping his pipe with all the strength of his remaining teeth. The Harbor of Doubt
It was the sad, bitter joking of a man upon whose soul life has graven pain and remorse, and before the trio was reached I found myself watching the young composer's face. Melomaniacs
Irrelevantly he noted the "G." graven on it. Dreamers of the Ghetto
The square face, with its beetling brows, eyes of somber fire, and forehead impressive as a cathedral dome, showed no new lines graven by pain. The Princess Virginia
Palaces, gardens, C�sars, all are gone, And even the stones their names were graven on. Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition
O faith that made Thee free to seek the spot where my dead hopes Have sepulture, and read above the crypt Deep graven, the tearful legend of my life! Italy, the Magic Land
Another reply to the same abject noble, is well graven on our memory. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850.
Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy
His face, while not handsome, was clear cut, resolute and showed lines of character not usually graven in the face of one as young. Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield
The image of an arm�d knight is graven Upon it, clad in perfect panoply— Cuishes, and greaves, and cuirass, with barred helm, Grauntleted hand, and sword, and blazoned shield. Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition
On him shall the blest Name divine, And my new name be graven; And the City’s name, Jerusalem, That cometh down from heaven.” The Lord of Glory Meditations on the person, the work and glory of our Lord Jesus Christ
Thus down Venetian leads of doom, Wan prisoners ensepulchred In palpable, undying gloom Have graven their word. Enamels and Cameos and other Poems
Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy
"I am the Lord, that is My Name, and My Glory will I not give to another, neither My praise to graven images." Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India
"Let her fix you up too, boy, unless you want to become a graven image," commanded Manthis. The End of Time
They forget that death’s stamp is deeply graven on everything this side of resurrection. The Lord of Glory Meditations on the person, the work and glory of our Lord Jesus Christ
He could still see it, in fact, graven there upon the whiteness of her voluntary little forehead. The Trimming of Goosie
Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy
Carse forgot his pain as his brain straightened these words out into their overwhelming consequence, and something of its old familiar mold, hard and graven, emotionless, came back to his face. The Affair of the Brains
And thou art here, well and strong, and I did cause thy name to be graven on thy parents’ tombstone!” In the Days of Drake
Through it all Hawk Carse stood motionless, his face cold and graven, his slender body bent under the burden of the dead suit. The Bluff of the Hawk
And let us have the truth graven deep in our hearts: every revival comes, as Pentecost came, as the fruit of united, continued prayer. The Ministry of Intercession A Plea for More Prayer
She faced Hendricks, who had stood there like a graven image, watching her. Priestess of the Flame
Their times of departure were already graven on his memory; all he had to do now was cross the road to the post-office and wire to Lalage. People of Position
Image of loveliness! in thee I view The bright, the fair, the perfect counterpart, Of that which love hath graven on my heart. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848
The giant was sitting deep in thought by the well, his white beard flowing down far below his waist, which was clasped by a girdle graven with curious characters, as old as the world. Harper's Young People, August 24, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly
It then became necessary to insert the name of the imperial infant in the litany graven on the Beautiful Gate of the Great Church, and to indicate the date of his accession. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture
It maneuvered expertly as it gained, for one of the best pilots of the service was at its controls, and there were deep lines graven in his face, lines of anguish and intolerable suspense. Raiders Invisible
He recognised under the barrister's gown someone whose features were deeply graven on his memory, though he had not met him but once. A Nest of Spies
The black hillock behind, with its graven head-mark, had borne to her heart a new fear that perhaps her mother, too, would soon sleep upon the hillside. The Biography of a Prairie Girl
And puzzled, blinded thus, we lose Distinctions that are plain and few: These find I graven on my heart:    That tells me what to do. Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803
He squatted down before Purt and lifting up his head, uttered a howl that would have brought tears to the eyes of a graven image. The Girls of Central High in Camp Or, the Old Professor's Secret
Here, where our faces are graven with anxieties that besette our waking and sleeping, it seemeth that most men have forgotten ye very fashion of laughter. The Roof Tree
He had seen this enigmatic and formidable being under circumstances so tragic, on occasions so phenomenal, that this being's outline was graven on his memory for ever! A Nest of Spies
Babylon, Babylon, thine idols and graven images of gods shall be cast down and shattered utterly and forever! When Dreams Come True
There we lingered till the scenes round us, in their vivid beauty, seemed graven deep in our thought.  Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement
Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female . . . . The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture
In heavy cavalry nothing but the helmet, richly plumed and crested, should be allowed; constructed either of leather or metal, yellow brass or silvery steel, and adorned sometimes with skins, sometimes with graven plates. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846
No image of man, no form of beast, neither symbol nor inscription, are sculptured or graven on the solid blocks, within or without, to tell their tale. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition.
Citizens, efface from the tomb that motto, graven by sacrilegious hands, which spreads over all nature a funereal crape, takes from suppressed innocence its support, and affronts the beneficent dispensation of death! The Speaker, No. 5: Volume II, Issue 1 December, 1906.
The paper fluttered from her hand, and she sat like a small graven image. Rose O'Paradise
One recipient emigrated to America, and bore into the wilderness that has become North Carolina the kettle and cap of copper on which Burns had graven his name, and the date, 1790. Heart of the Blue Ridge
Aunt Susan, never a talkative person, sat close, but as dumb as a graven image; no house near, and only the twinkling lights of several the other side of the valley visible. Uncle Terry A Story of the Maine Coast
Nay, another passion, another image, was deeply graven on his heart! Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition.
Behold the firmament His hands have wrought on high, See how His mighty arms uphold the tent Of His ethereal sky, And mark the host of stars that heaven reveals— His graven rings and seals. Hebrew Literature
In consternation the jury sat in their chairs like graven images, taking in the freshly wrought tragedy with tense expressions. Rose O'Paradise
No graven images may be Worshipped, except the currency. British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals
If, with disarming naïveté, she appealed to Stephen, Reuben turned into a graven image; and if she chaffed with Reuben, Stephen became as one who having eyes seeth not, and having ears heareth not. A Christmas Accident and Other Stories
Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, May, 1880
It has been remarked that there is a striking resemblance between their faces and those of the ancient Romans, as graven on the arch of Titus. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge
My lord, be persuaded yourself, you are graven upon the palms of God's hands. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies
People of culture will not bow down before graven images, nor worship bulls and monkeys. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months
"The sensual and the dark rebel in vain: Slaves by their own compulsion, in mad game They burst their manacles, to wear the name Of Freedom, graven on a heavier chain." Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject
He had made peace with his Master; but her heart was still hard; and her god was only a graven image. The Scarlet Feather
"Roma" is graven on the milestones; but you cannot persuade yourself that Rome you shall find in the heart of a desert like this. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge
The fact is indelibly graven on my heart that she was one of the most faithful and indefatigable laborers in the Anti-Slavery cause; she brought a great mother-heart to the work. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II
Upon the heart of Marian Holt was the image of the handsome hunter—Frank Wingrove—graven there, deeply and never to be effaced. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness
It is no less idolatry to set up an anti-scriptural dogma and to make it a rule of action, than to worship a block or a graven image in the place of the true God. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject
Far removed from strife and war Is the shrine of Kilmelchedor; O’er one crumbling archway see Clearly graven—Domine! Sprays of Shamrock
It is a single block of red granite, graven from top to bottom with hieroglyphics, which it is quite possible the eyes of Moses may have scanned. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge
Many others there are, whose names well deserve to be graven in gold, and it is cause of thanksgiving to God that they are still present with us, their lives speaking better than words. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I
"Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground." Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life
But the two years separation from Indian Mary had made Kit a stranger to her, at least one would judge so by the graven image attitude she put on. The Merriweather Girls in Quest of Treasure
Well, fetch his graven collar fine, And rub the steel, and make it shine, And leave it round thy neck to twine, Kai, in thy grave. Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold
That proud red bow of a mouth, that had been his for the taking, might have been graven of precious stone. Anthony Lyveden
But was it not graven upon the stars what should befall? A Victor of Salamis
The Phœnician monuments are said to have had sculptured on them an arm and hand held up, with an inscription graven thereon. Notes and Queries, No. 209, October 29 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc.
And I rather fancy that they are a little bit on the most beautiful side, my jolly old graven image. Bones in London
The Lord Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities? Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature
On his face the firing line had graven a nobility the old brown Kansas prairies had never seen. Winning the Wilderness
It was a ring, a band of dull worn gold, with a confused tracery graven upon it. Shapes that Haunt the Dusk
Beautifully cut, small and large beads alternating, and on the smaller a graven letter he could not decipher. The Pagan Madonna
It is essentially the cutting into a solid substance for the sake of making your ideas as permanent as possible, graven with an iron pen in the Rock forever. Ariadne Florentina Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving
There are, unfortunately, many graven images of Shakespeare. William Shakespeare
Sentence two has the same effect in their abstraction, and this is emphasized again in the "two graven images." The Writing of the Short Story
On the east side of the south doorway is an old stone having a sundial graven on it; now built into masonry which must have come from some other part of the fabric.  Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter
His face was like a graven Buddha’s, but there was a crackling in his ears as of many fire-crackers. The Pagan Madonna
But, alas! "put not your trust in princes" was a sentiment which might have been graven deeply on the memory of the all-confiding, all-enduring Vaudois. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys
The old scientist, during all those hours, had stood like a graven image before his machine, eyes staring fixedly at the globe. Hellhounds of the Cosmos
Beyond doubt this is due to the fact that, from of old, good ordinances have been written and graven on tables. Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
Secondly, after having determined its subject, what degree of imitation or likeness we ought to desire in our graven image; and lastly, under what limitations demanded by structure and material, such likeness may be obtained. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing
The warriors, standing steady and silent as graven images, gazed earnestly on their multitudinous foes. The Boy Crusaders A Story of the Days of Louis IX.
Most of them sat like graven images, neither speaking nor stirring. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good
There were many fine wrinkles about his eyes and deep lines graven in his cheeks. The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City
His heavy face bore only his habitually sullen expression, his heavy-lidded eyes bore only their usual somberness, his heavy brow had in it no crease other than those that time had graven there. The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man
The story of the royal supremacy was graven even on the title-page of the new Bible. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09
Her mother had sat still as if graven there all through the evening. The High Calling
Ideas of truthfulness and honesty, for instance, are graven so deeply on the young mind that they can never afterwards be erased. The Renewal of Life; How and When to Tell the Story to the Young
The house was a half-business, half-studio building; and Mr. Grimes’s name—graven on a small brass plate—was upon a door in the lower hall. The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City
However that may be, the little gratifications of that evening are graven in my mind, undoubtedly, you will say, because of the startling climax for which they were preparing me. Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty
The Hebrew attempted to extirpate the sensuous element; he would have no graven image, no idolatry, he would worship only the pure spirit, and obey only the divine law. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary
It was more like the even fabric we associate with machine work, yet as unlike that as palpitating flesh is like a graven image. The Tapestry Book
There you stand like a—a graven image, looking as though you'd just received an invitation to a funeral! Left Guard Gilbert
Now she is tugging at the bunch of bell buttons, each graven with the monogram of some cadet friend, that hangs as usual by its tiny golden chain. Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier
Lycidas heard the words, "folly, madness, tempting Providence," mingled with imprecations on "dogs of heathen," "idolaters," "the polluted, the worshippers of graven images." Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History
Lord Byron, already aware that his image was graven on this young heart, and might become dangerous to her, then understood still better the silent ravages that love must be making there. My Recollections of Lord Byron
Secondly, after having determined its subject, what degree of imitation or likeness we ought to desire in our graven image; and, lastly, under what limitations demanded by structure and material, such likeness may be obtained. Aratra Pentelici, Seven Lectures on the Elements of Sculpture Given before the University of Oxford in Michaelmas Term, 1870
They sat like graven images, except for the bright suspicious gleam of the dark eyes. Eve to the Rescue
Since their mission was a failure their memory is doomed to rest without marble monument or graven image. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America
His gloom has been lightened indeed by the assurance of his fame which he gathers from the pictures of the great Defence graven on the walls of the Tyrian temple. Stray Studies from England and Italy
The main entrance was in the Rue Saint Honoré, and over its portal were the graven arms of Richelieu, surmounted by the cardinal's hat and the inscription: "Palais Cardinal." Royal Palaces and Parks of France
I have graven them on the palms of My hands. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan
In the roof is a slab which has a small cross graven upon it, and which may have formed part of an altar. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric
What venom is in every deeply graven hollow of his porous, pumice-stone face! The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877
There is no inscription on the tombstone, but Clio has graven thereon, in invisible letters, her just sentence that will echo through the centuries like spirit voices. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VIII (of X) - Continental Europe II.
It was at this epoch that the desecration of scraping out the blazoned lys and the chipping off the graven Bourbon armoiries took place. Royal Palaces and Parks of France
For a long time after the story was done, Lamotte lay with his face buried in his arms, silent and motionless, while young Vandyck stood like a graven image at his post by the window. The Diamond Coterie
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