| 单词 | impiety |
| 例句 | Ancient sources talk about his perishing at sea for his impiety, or alternatively, say that the brotherhood banished him and constructed a tomb for him, expelling him from the world of human beings. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The old man had challenged the Lord of Light and been struck down for his impiety, or so the gossips told each other. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Anaxagoras, Protagoras, and of course Socrates were hauled up on charges of heresy and impiety. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z At this shocking impiety, the tumult died away. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There were cries, like those voiced about Anaxagoras and Bruno and Galileo, that he be condemned for impiety. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Try being on trial for impiety on a Wednesday. It’s far worse.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Chief Judge Preska takes the opportunity to slam Socrates in the flesh, equating his pompousness in the courtroom with the impiety charge levied against him. Greeks Bearing Rifts: Socrates Goes Back on Trial 2011-05-17T11:20:00Z This “cool, cerebral book about a cool, cerebral talent,” Garner writes, “unpeels the way that Kubrick’s movies, packed as they are with impieties, challenge, infuriate and entertain.” 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z Edgar and Sheila, accustomed to — if still offended by — Leonard’s excesses, are mortified by his transgression, as much for its economic miscegenation as its impiety. Theater Review: ‘Mary Broome’ by Allan Monkhouse at Mint Theater 2012-09-23T21:27:20Z Browne was a devoted Anglican who believed in witches and who, in a letter to his son, once warned of the spiritual dangers of reading Lucretius, “there being divers impieties in it.” Thomas Browne, 17th-Century Author, Draws New Interest 2012-08-07T12:00:00Z She is a poet of steel shavings, of semidetached feeling, of unexpected links and impieties and unpropitious implications. In ‘Three Poems,’ Hannah Sullivan Writes Beautifully and Covers a Lot of Ground 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z Buddha punishes the old woman for her dishonesty and impiety by sticking the mask to her face. Commission us: Sex, death and long grass in Kaneto Shindo's Onibaba 2010-10-15T09:19:00Z Sexual and moral boundaries will be transgressed; every shirt sleeve will be a crusty shirt sleeve, every piety an impiety, every angel a grievous angel. Rachel Kushner’s ‘The Mars Room’ Offers Big Ideas in Close Quarters 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z Papadimitriou responds with some legalese, explaining that the question of free speech doesn't relate to the charges of impiety and corruption. Greeks Bearing Rifts: Socrates Goes Back on Trial 2011-05-17T11:20:00Z Whenever panic about my hidden impieties set in, which was rather often, I told myself: It’s just a small community in a big Manhattan. How to be a Muslim at NYU after 9/11 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z Hera instantly struck him blind for his impiety. Sam Mills' top 10 fictional sex changes 2013-03-20T13:54:52Z Just as the campaign began in 415 BCE, Alcibiades’s political enemies in Athens accused him of impiety and treason, and he fled to Sparta to avoid a trial. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z She was known for making provocative statements in class, such as dismissing as a political stunt Socrates’ famous apology at his trial for impiety and corruption. Perspective | Our most dazzling self-taught students may find college admission difficult 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z “All your religious parade and solemnity are ... mere bombast, fraud, deception, impiety and hypocrisy.” Opinion | Think Juneteenth is only a symbolic win? Celebrate anyway. 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z He was found guilty of corruption of the youth in Athens and impiety, namely “failing to acknowledge the gods that the city acknowledges” and “introducing new deities.” A Florida Republican says Socrates would be canceled today. The philosopher faced a different fate: Execution. 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z “As someone said, they seem to have been picked for their IQ: that’s to say their quotient of imbecility, inability, idiocy, incompetence, ineptitude or impiety.” 'Unqualified, dangerous': the oddball officials running Bolsonaro's Brazil 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z “Our impiety hath provoked this war upon us,” King wrote. Saving Thomas Jefferson’s soul 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z So, he’d ask a person who was on their way to court to accuse someone of impiety exactly what they meant by “piety”. How to Be Awesome 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z But al-Banna’s letter would be of lasting significance because it entrenched the idea that the west’s superficially attractive ideology of progress could not be uncoupled from colonialism, persecution and impiety. Trump’s dangerous delusions about Islam | Christopher de Bellaigue 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z “His genuine interest in church reform has often been overlooked and his impieties and scandals exaggerated because of the way he was portrayed by his enemies, who were partisans of King Otto.” Why the Real Young Pope Had the Worst Reputation Ever 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Now that I’ve gone abroad, he’s become worried that the Gao clan might charge him with filial impiety if he “threw his mother into the water.” Whistle-Blowing AIDS Doctor Reflects on Roots of Epidemic in China 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z For her presumed impiety, Ann Moore was said to have sinned against Christianity. Emma Donoghue’s Art of Starvation 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z A trial for alleged impiety was properly speaking a political trial, as Socrates discovered to his cost. Viewpoint: Would Athenian-style democracy work in the UK today? 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z Hippodromes, pagan temples and foreign advisers abounded, as did amphitheaters where beasts were unleashed at convicts—"a barefaced impiety," wrote Josephus. Shards of a Reputation 2013-03-26T23:36:15Z The ambassador on leaving, with seeming carelessness disturbed the sparrows under the portico of the temple, when the voice from behind the altar denounced his impiety for disturbing the guests of the gods. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z The Prophet, who had been unable to restrain them, hurried along with his she-camel, caught them up, and gave his orders in accents of great severity: 'Beware of that water, tainted by impiety. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z His heart was yet in its freshness, with a love of the pure and good, more intense for what he had seen of impiety and evil. I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success 2012-04-18T02:00:11.437Z Popular belief regarded his subsequent illness as a judgment for his impiety. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z But it was not mere cowardice they displayed in offering to become the servants of the Ammonites; there was impiety in it likewise. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z Not to approve of a society whose object is so benevolent and whose motives are so heavenly, may at first thought, be regarded by many as an evidence of inhumanity and impiety. Recollections of Windsor Prison; Containing Sketches of its History and Discipline with Appropriate Strictures and Moral and Religious Reflection 2012-04-06T02:00:31.240Z By this easy way of purchasing pardon, any notorious highwayman, any plundering soldier, or any bribe-taking judge shall disburse some part of their unjust gains, and so think all their grossest impieties sufficiently atoned for.... Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z Everywhere faith and acceptance seemed to have been lost to humanity; licentiousness and impiety fed discord. The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I 2012-04-04T02:00:55.303Z All Quodlibet—that is, all who possessed the soul of Quodlibetarians—raised up their hands at the political impiety of this libel. Quodlibet 2012-03-26T02:00:29.820Z To turn from as illÐomened; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread; loathe; as, to abominate all impiety. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z A state of extreme impiety or enmity to God. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z He was blazing with passion at the thought of such flagrant impiety. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z Should your judgment rise against these prejudices, your neighbors, above all your female neighbors, will cry out at the impiety and frighten you. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z If any man bid you, in the worship of God, either to do impiety, or to say anything base, you must never be persuaded by him. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z To make the Bible as from the hand of God, and then to look at it aloof and with caution, is the worst of all impieties. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Ambition degenerated into ferocity, scepticism led to impiety, and even apparent virtue sought to propagate the doctrines of good, by assuming the “goodly outside” of vice. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z The Lord was angered by this impiety and He promptly changed the farmer into a frog. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z They had the effrontery to maintain, that the prince could not without impiety dispense with entering into their quarrels, share their frenzy, and shed the blood of their enemies. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z To lie against God as if He forbade us to do good on the Sabbath day, is not that impiety? The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z The Greeks and Romans charged Christianity with 'impiety and novelty.' The Trial of Henry Hetherington 2012-03-06T03:00:21.680Z Despite its impiety, there was something refined in that conviction of the ancients, who imagined that in bestowing their farewell kiss they inhaled the souls of those they loved. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z If it is difficult to credit the legend that traces the King's death to an act of impiety, it is also hard to believe that he died in the odour of sanctity. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z It was always indispensable to take a side in the most unintelligible quarrels: neutrality was regarded as impiety. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z Men of science, as a class, do not war on the truths, the goodness and the piety that are taught as religion, only on the errors, the evil, the impiety which bear its name. Transcendentalism in New England A History 2012-02-18T03:00:16.210Z The impiety lies all in the Jury, and not in the accused. The Trial of Henry Hetherington 2012-03-06T03:00:21.680Z It has been truly observed that the sublime is not far removed from the ridiculous; and it may be said with equal correctness, that enthusiasm in religion too frequently borders upon impiety. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z "Forbear, man!" cried the priest, "What! draw your weapon in a church, and ye who interrupt this holy sacrament, what means this impiety?" The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Clarendon mainly imputes Strafford's death to Williams's conduct on this occasion, saying that 'he acted his part with prodigious boldness and impiety.' Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 103, October 18, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-15T03:00:31.720Z Pherôn undertook no military expedition, being blind in consequence of his impiety in hurling his spear at too high a Nile. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z Hence the charge of impiety which Photius brings against him. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z As was to be expected, the greater part repeated their former declarations of the impiety, idolatry, and licentiousness of the order. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z "There is no impiety," said the burgomaster's servant respectfully. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Franklin's daring proposal to neutralize the "artillery of heaven," of course could not escape, and the impiety of lightning-rods was widely discussed, often with acrimony. Inventors 2012-02-08T03:00:16.647Z It is impiety not to purchase at least one of these, and the more devout you are, the more pitos will you buy. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z Would they not rather have denounced the impiety and iniquity to the officers of the Inquisition, and to the pope, the superior of the order? The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple 2012-01-18T03:00:11.003Z Those examined in Provence were all serving-brethren, and some of them testified to the impiety and idolatry of the order. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages 2012-02-09T03:00:11.637Z When, then, almost the whole world was under the dominion of impiety, what was His prophecy? Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom 2012-01-11T03:00:30.173Z “Toleration is so prodigious an impiety,” said a member of the Westminster Assembly, “that this religious parliament cannot but abhor the meaning of it.” The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z Like the people whom Moses brought out, the Chinese regard leprosy as a direct consequence of impiety, an expiation for sin committed. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z Shocked by the impiety of the unknown man's friends, he delayed his departure to give to the corpse a decent funeral. Modern Magic 2012-01-01T03:00:09.557Z "Lest you start at these bold truths, and fly These lines, as maxims of impiety, Consider that Religion did, and will CONTRIVE, PROMOTE, and ACT the greatest ill." Religion In The Heavens Or, Mythology Unveiled in a Series of Lectures 2011-12-24T03:08:03.360Z Their impiety was of a more practical nature, displaying itself in a daring violation of the precepts of Heaven, and in the practice of a dark, mysterious magic. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z It seemed as if the Revolution could go no further in its impiety, though men still held their breath waiting anxiously for the next move in the horrible nightmare. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z Many Spaniards, some of illustrious birth and others of great learning, were the objects of secret informations, as suspected of impiety and philosophism. The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. 2011-12-22T03:00:10.443Z He knew with certainty the number both of chosen angels and of chosen men, and also of the haughty spirits and impious men, who through their impiety perish. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z He did not, like Gillray in The Handwriting on the Wall, confess the historic greatness of Napoleon by an allusion so sublime that it afforded Hone a precedent for unpunished impiety. George Cruikshank 2011-12-18T03:00:20.137Z He was far more learned than any other English author in the psychology of impiety. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z These sophists breed confusion, anarchy, Duty neglected at the cost of peace; They stir up murders, thefts, impieties, And glut with blood the shambles of the state. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Thus he even accused God of impiety, deeming that He may receive heretics into His heaven. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z This bill marked the beginning of the accusations of impiety and infidelity so often launched at Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z Tis an impiety and a manifest crime and a cutting of all ties of blood: your iniquity therein is discerned by men of judgment and understanding. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z In punishment for the queen’s impiety and for the king’s folly Poseidon sent a monster out of the sea to waste that country. The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles 2011-10-31T02:00:27.780Z You have only to turn to Lincoln or Cromwell to feel the vast gulf between their piety and this vulgar impiety. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z Woe to us sinners, for our grievous impieties, wherewith we have not ceased to provoke God, while we had space for repentance. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z If there be any here in whom high Zeus Seeing impiety might turn away, Now from our sacrifice and from his sin Let him depart! The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z Must these wise and excellent men, the last friends left to him, join the cruel mockery, and accuse the upright of oppression, impiety, and every evil work? Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses 2011-10-20T02:00:26.230Z But though you think one way better than the other, yet you do not judge that other to be an impiety, for which a man may be justly punished. Arguments Of Celsus, Porphyry, And The Emperor Julian, Against The Christians Also Extracts from Diodorus Siculus, Josephus, and Tacitus, Relating to the Jews, Together with an Appendix 2011-10-12T02:00:42.117Z The love of you can never impious be; You are so pure—— That in the act 'twould change the impiety. Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z And thus did he accuse God himself of impiety by this suggestion that He could receive a heretic into His heaven. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z "The quarrel having made some noise," reports La Reynie, "and the King, having learned that these people were practising impieties and sacrileges, had them watched." Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z Who of all this assembly would, by the acknowledgment of so flagrant an impiety, write himself down with the reprobate? Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses 2011-10-20T02:00:26.230Z It was rewarded with renewed and redoubled boastfulness, audacity and impiety! The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z And what other use have I made of Maximin? have I proposed him as a pattern to be imitated, whom, even for his impiety to his false gods, I have so severely punished? Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z Tremblingly, fearful of seeing the man struck down for his impiety, the bishop approached the wretch and bound up his hands, putting the seal of the church upon them. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z How was it possible to doubt for a single instant after having read these verses that there is impiety in disobeying the "commands" to love which come to us from on high? Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z Blood flowed from the wounded trunk, and a voice from the Dryad dwelling in the oak, warned him of the punishment which awaited his impiety. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z His first feeling was horror, and he shuddered at the impiety of his friends. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z I will give the reader an instance of a work of supererogation, in which he will at least be at a loss to discover any "impiety." Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith 2011-09-09T02:00:59.237Z In his eyes scepticism is not impiety, is not blasphemy, is not a crime; it is a stage of transition whence a man must go forward towards the light, or back into the darkness. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z It is an impiety; it mocks the holy sacrament. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z Who thought of rebuking him for his impiety? Jack Buntline 2011-08-31T02:01:34.270Z He seldom answered a question but some impiety was contained in the reply. Observations on Madness and Melancholy Including Practical Remarks on those Diseases together with Cases and an Account of the Morbid Appearances on Dissection 2011-08-23T02:00:29.227Z The English history gives account, how some of their kings have been dealt with by their subjects, for impieties against the law and light of nature, and encroachments upon the laws of the land. A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods 2011-08-21T02:00:31.760Z This, Paracelsus and his learned followers say, is owing to the influence of the stars; but I cannot help arguing these acts of diabolical impiety. The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; 2011-08-14T02:00:22.973Z Moli�re by his impiety scandalised these pious people who considered it wicked for the King to have mistresses. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z Although the proper course would be, not to banish the whole class of the thing of which they were formerly plundered, but the impiety which could perpetrate such a sacrilege. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z It is a species of impiety towards nature, and supplants, by an artificial superstition, the instinctive reverence of the human heart. The Limits Of Atheism Or, Why should Sceptics be Outlaws? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.300Z To affirm that all Judah committed the acts of his impiety, hath no certainty; who can think, that all Jerusalem should turn idolaters immediately after Hezekiah's notable reformation? A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods 2011-08-21T02:00:31.760Z These were never fully known; and could they be discovered, there would be a kind of impiety in reporting them. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z Thus were these wicked men, and those who adhered to them, destroyed for their arrogance and impiety. The Child's Book About Moses 2011-07-17T02:00:38.100Z And she urges him to pour a libation and then to drink, but he, as he is all covered with blood, thinks it impiety. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z He detested the vulgarity and the violence of mob-rule; he clove to the old worship of the gods; he regarded the new ideas of education as a tissue of imposture and impiety. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z For himself I had long felt the most profound contempt; but I had hitherto shrunk from the impiety of confounding the doctrine and the teacher. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z The fate of Uzza, whom the Lord smote for a smaller impiety, would have given me alarm. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z To scare these people, the awful words,—sacrilege, impiety, profanity,—blasphemy,—were invented. How the Bible was Invented A Lecture Delivered Before the Independent Religious Society 2011-07-07T02:00:31.270Z It is now the freethinkers’ turn to pillage heaven by their audacious impiety and scientific analysis. God and the State 2011-07-02T02:00:10.230Z The pretence that a total indifference is a state of perfection is folly and impiety, as if solicitude about things of duty was not a precept. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Mrs. Mowbray seemed to listen to these words in perfect terror, as if she feared a thunderbolt must fall and crush at once the speaker and the hearer of such daring impiety. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z He first taught the existence of one God, and he was taxed with impiety and treason against his country. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z It teaches men to regard a profane and ignorant impostor as a special prophet of the Almighty, and to consider themselves as saints while in the practice of impiety. The City of the Mormons or, Three Days at Nauvoo, in 1842 2011-06-23T02:00:26.503Z The child's daring impiety amused all the guests, for they were no longer in the days when the thunderbolt would have exterminated those who scoffed at the Immortal One. Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite 2011-06-13T02:00:23.863Z The Second Great Awakening set its sights on purging the country of the sins of slavery, drunkenness, impiety -- as well as Catholics, particularly Irish Catholic immigrants. Everything you know about the Civil War is wrong 2011-06-09T13:01:00Z A paradoxical expression, lying more in the words than the idea, which called down an anathema on the impiety of our Theosophist, for ascribing “composition unto God.” Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z When I reflected that all human agency was merely subservient to a divine purpose, I fell into fits of accusation and impiety. Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:21.807Z Indifference here becomes impiety— Thy savage heart ne'er felt the dear delights Of filial tenderness—the thousand joys That flow from blessing and from being bless'd! The Inflexible Captive A Tragedy, in Five Acts 2011-05-31T02:00:32.980Z His impeachment of mercy, notwithstanding an appearance of reckless impiety, is in the last analysis no more and no less than an expedient in the truly romantic pursuit of a new ideal of Love. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z Here I saw nothing but rage, anguish and impiety; and heard nothing but groans, curses and blasphemy. The Law and the Poor 2011-05-07T02:00:30.390Z They are outrageous and abound with impieties; but they are extremely well written for their time, and truly comic. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z The day to keep her vow had come, and she was here to tell the Virgin of her readiness to keep her promise, as though that promise were not an impiety. The Prussian Terror 2011-05-04T02:00:15.170Z After witnessing this mixture of impiety and hypocrisy, self-glorification, and abasement of those not of them. Corianton A Nephite Story 2011-04-28T02:00:14.830Z To be active in any measure which has a natural tendency to wantonly multiply widows and orphans in a land is the height of inhumanity as well as daring impiety. War Inconsistent with the Religion of Jesus Christ 2011-04-18T02:00:09.590Z All other gods had to yield to him; he was not only paramount over them, but to worship them instead of him was an act of impiety. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z The priesthood, eager to save the divinity of their whole theogony from the popular traditions and poetical impieties of that bible of the Polytheists, the Iliad, opened the secret or double sense of Homer. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z I tremble to hear thee link my name with such gross impiety. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z We trust it will not be considered an impiety if we express a curiosity as to whether the nasal quality was included in God's intention. Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z Therefore, the mixture of magic, theology, impiety, speculation and religious fervor which perplexes a reader of the present day in the Morgante, corresponded to the mental attitude of the educated majority at Pulci's date. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z The extravagant impieties of Nietzsche may have shocked his hearers, but they have cleared the air. Religion and Science From Galileo to Bergson 2011-04-07T02:00:16.760Z That philosopher had fallen a victim to popular fury,—to those imputations of impiety which have so often and so successfully been repeated against philosophers. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Nor let it be thought there is any impiety in giving these verses in the form in which they are cherished, for the humble recorders of them dream of no irreverence. Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England 2011-04-01T02:00:34.340Z Lord W. The impiety was mine, my love! to rob Heaven of an angel—But how unlucky! here, my dear, you've got into the house of this Lapoche—the most busy little coxcomb! Fontainbleau 2011-03-30T02:00:17.797Z Now Heaven was angered by this impiety and the dogmatic farmer was immediately transformed into a frog. Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams 2011-03-28T02:00:24.120Z When heathen impiety, loathsome and dread, With a chaos of darkness our Spain overspread, Thou wast the first light which dispelled with its flames The hell-born obscurity, glorious Saint James! The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z The surprise of the pagans was soon succeeded by resentment; and the most pious of men were exposed to the unjust but dangerous imputation of impiety. The Great Apostasy Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History 2011-03-09T03:00:46.980Z The man was staggered at this audacious and astounding impiety. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z But he saw Anaxagoras, in spite of the protection of Pericles, accused of "impiety" and compelled to fly for his life. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z Cyril Tourneur, in The Revenger’s Tragedy, is even more of a poet than Webster; he can find the phrase for half-insane wrath and nightmare brooding, but his chaos of impieties revolts the artistic judgment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z In nothing are the impiety and blasphemy of this custom more apparent than in the auctions of human beings, where men were sold to the highest bidder. White Slavery in the Barbary States 2011-02-10T03:00:50.200Z The Pagans in Arnobius speak of Christianity as "an execrable and unlucky religion, full of impiety and sacrilege, contaminating the rites instituted from of old with the superstition of its novelty." An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z If, however, they are disappointed in their expectations, they deem it no impiety to change their divinity, by having recourse to another, whom they hope to find more propitious and successful. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z For in theocracies, to the social evil of the offence is added the impiety committed against the Deity and his representative on earth. Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by the Native Religions of Mexico and Peru 2011-01-02T03:00:21.577Z Now, although the rest of the orders had confounded me with their impiety, I had obeyed them, because I had been commanded to do so. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z Whence it appears, that impiety is the cause, why God takes away his Word from us. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Already I have appeared before the consistory and before the county court, accused of impiety and sedition. The Baron's Sons 2010-12-20T17:12:02.667Z What spirit knows, till the hour of temptation, the height or depth of its own impiety? Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z To my way of thinking it was impiety. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z The fitful efforts at reformation which, under the influence of Ezra, Nehemiah, and the latest prophets, appeared after the rebuilding of their temple, gave place to extremes of formalism, hypocrisy, and impiety. The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets 2010-12-20T17:11:50.233Z But what harm, O man, canst thou do to God, if even thou shouldst wilfully persist in impiety and a dissolute course of life? True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z That is both its demonic impiety and everlasting charm. U.S. Open Is a Different Event, but Not Unlike Your Weekly Foursome 2010-06-19T15:54:00Z Shortly before the latter war, she was accused of impiety, and nothing but the tears and entreaties of Pericles procured her acquittal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" If it was not impiety I do not see why Prometheus was bound. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z There does not appear at the present day any great irreverence in the exclamation, “S’light,” or “S’lid,” or “Bodikins,” as, happily, the wave of impiety that brought them has long since broken and passed away. A Cursory History of Swearing As the Synod has passed against you its canonical sentence, it only remains that you be subject to the severity of the civil laws for your impiety. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII That great philosopher asserted that the Genius informed him when any of his friends were going to engage in some unfortunate enterprise, and stopped him from the commission of all crimes and impiety. Heathen Mythology Surely impiety consists in destroying with such hellish barbarity the rational works of the Deity, as much as in blaspheming and defying his majesty. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams If God is good and wishes only the good of His creatures, then to seek to appease His wrath and avert His capricious judgments becomes an impiety. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius On this account he was accused of impiety by the Stoic Cleanthes, just as Galileo, in later years, was attacked by the theologians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" To take other wives would be an impiety. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII I shall redeem infancy and childhood, and, if a Saviour of Adults was given in the person of Jesus, let me, without impiety or arrogance, regard myself as the Children's Saviour. Little Women Letters from the House of Alcott At the age of fifty he was publicly charged with impiety and condemned to death, but the sentence was commuted to perpetual banishment. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli He is the Author of all good, never of evil: He is gentle and pitiful, and to attribute to Him storm or pestilence or earthquake or the various plagues of human life is an impiety. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Under the discipline of Socrates the youth becomes accomplished in dishonesty and impiety. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" The conjunction of tyranny with impiety in Leo's attempt is made manifest. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII But he is the avenger of impiety and arrogance, and the punisher of injustice and sin, and not the author of evil to mankind for evil's sake. The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 In 432-431 B.C. she was accused of impiety, and was only saved from condemnation by the eloquence and tears of Pericles. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli He had by his side a Senate with a history of immemorial antiquity and glory, which cast a spell on the conservative imagination of a race which recoiled from any impiety to the past. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius He was accused of impiety on the absurd charge of deifying the tyrant Hermias; and, remembering the fate of Socrates, he retired to Chalcis in Euboea. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" It means," said the student, solemnly, "the presumptuous impiety of man and the vengeance of Almighty God! A Republic Without a President and Other Stories Compare the gross stupidity, or rather the atrocious impiety of this tale, with the pure theism of the Arabian Nights, and judge whether the Deity was better worshipped at Cologne or at Bagdad. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Barbarossa was willing to admit, to a certain extent, the superiority of the temporal over the spiritual power, but he still hesitated before the impiety of claiming the supremacy. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. I trembled at the idea of being obliged to turn round--trembled at the idea of beholding him whose impiety had so much shocked me--and when I turned--when I beheld him---- The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise His death was regarded as a judgment for his impiety. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" At Athens, however, he was charged with impiety and atheism. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy They tell us how to worship and when to worship; they forbid irreverence and impiety in word and act. Weighed and Wanting Addresses on the Ten Commandments Her standards in literature had been fixed a century before, and to alter or advance them was deemed a work of impiety. Lives of Celebrated Women He ‘cannot away with these stories about the gods,’ and so he has just been accused of impiety, the charge for which he died. Custom and Myth New Edition In the first place, the heinousness of the crime, and even the imagination of such an impiety, are purely antique, as, in truth, the fact itself is on classical record in the "Antigone" of Sophocles. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 A charge of impiety was trumped up against him. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy I feel it is an impiety to be indifferent to its protection from the incursion of vulgarity of power. The Spirit of Japan Exterminate impiety with all the means that God may reveal unto you. The Iron Pincers or Mylio and Karvel A Tale of the Albigensian Crusades In Brazil the natives have no bull-roarer, but they have mysteries, and the presence of the women at the mysteries of the men is a terrible impiety. Custom and Myth New Edition It was not to shield what was still regarded as impiety, for Frith was burned a few months later for a denial of the Real Presence, which Luther himself called heresy. The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII One of these tracts, entitled, “Prepare to meet thy God,” was enclosed in an envelope, and sent by post to a gentleman well known for his ungodly life and his reckless impiety. To The Work! To The Work! Exhortations to Christians All Europe was filled with horror at the dreadful deed, a crime almost unheard of in its impiety. The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History Another fact which we gather from the words of Cyrus is that Nabonidos had offended the Babylonian priesthood, and had been accused by some of them of impiety. Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments Now behold that this Michelangelo, a man of such astounding fame and universally admired, has exposed to the world as much impiety and irreligion as perfection of painting. Michelangelo Arise! ye soldiers of Christ! exterminate this impiety by every means that God may reveal to you. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) Renounce these follies, these impieties, dis-incarnate yourself, become once more a pure Spirit, and resume your office of guardian angel. Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels What a pity is it, that this manly indignation of the good bishop against the impiety of religious persecution, made no impression on the mind of that bigoted princess! The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem His death, taking place at such a time and in such a way, made a great impression, and people were ready enough to look on it as a direct judgment of God on his impiety. Sketches of Church History From A.D. 33 to the Reformation She assigned the impiety of our household as the cause of our son's disobedience. Waldfried A Novel But covet not the abode; forbear to sigh As many do, repining while they look; Intruders—who would tear from Nature's book This precious leaf with harsh impiety. The Golden Treasury Selected from the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language and arranged with Notes This would be impious beyond all impiety!—The beautiful is the face of God! Priests, Women, and Families The inhabitants are said to have suffered the penalty of their impieties, even to distant generations. A Treatise on Relics As I surveyed that sorry specimen of filial impiety, apparently without reverence for his parents or respect for himself, I was moved to ask myself where lies the fault, whose the ultimate responsibility? Child Versus Parent Some Chapters on the Irrepressible Conflict in the Home Thine end upon earth is the wheel and the gallows, and thine end hereafter is that condemnation which threateneth the worker of evil and impiety. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors It has a right to prohibit and punish gross immoralities and impieties; because the open practice of these is of evil example and detriment. Essays on the Constitution of the United States "There is no way of preserving the literal sense of the first chapter of Genesis, without impiety, and attributing things to God unworthy of him." Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning A few examples of glaring impiety," said he, "may furnish more subject for declamation, but are not near so deadly a symptom. Coelebs In Search of a Wife Encouraged by so much kindness I asked him if he had any news of God—who has not his hours of impiety?—especially as the old friend of the Devil. Devil Stories An Anthology Unconsciously, I had brought the fire-brand into my house, which soon set in flames all this edifice of pride and worldly impiety. The Rebellion in the Cevennes, an Historical Novel Vol. II. When he crowns the year with his goodness, shall we affront him by our impiety? The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain and Other Tales Hence the impiety of thinking one thing and speaking another. The Tatler, Volume 3 Though she seems resolved to die in the harness, yet she piques herself on being very religious, and no one inveighs against infidelity or impiety with more pointed censure. Coelebs In Search of a Wife I am present where the finer spirits that revolt from the superstition of the Middle Ages are accused of impiety and stricken down. Optimism An Essay Yet it was perhaps in demonstration of the real significance of the allegory that a spiritualistic doctrine—always an impiety to the orthodox—was insinuated by the Pharisees and instilled by the Christ. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal For a man will hardly go to mass without guilt, if he thinks his forgiveness sure because he has confessed, rather than because God is merciful; nay, this is altogether an impiety. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume I) He must have known already she was a free-eater, and there is no doubt he trembled at the thought of that impiety and of its punishment; yet he consented to what seems her bold proposal. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) The contrary beliefs of the Egyptians and the Aryans were to them abominations, and the spiritualistic doctrine inaugurated by Juda Maccabæus and accepted by the Pharisees, an impiety. Mary Magdalen The bold impiety of the magistrate and his friend Yvelin imperilled so sweet a hope. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages Moreover, assuming the transmutation, no impiety can be implied. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal Thus they disapproved of Euripides permitting his characters to indulge in any sceptical reflections, and discountenanced the impiety so obvious in the 'Prometheus Bound' of �schylus. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Shakespeare and Dante are Saints of Poetry; really, if we will think of it, canonized, so that it is impiety to meddle with them. English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century The coincidence of any event and its prognostic, though it might have been ten to one that it would happen, is received as evidence of their connexion, which it would be impiety to laugh at! A Morning's Walk from London to Kew It took place, I fancy, at one gush; an explosion as it were of genius raving, bringing impiety up to the height of a great popular passion-fit. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages To the vast accumulation of impiety uttered in support of your law has been added a fiendish ridicule of the benevolent and Christian feeling arrayed against it. A Letter to the Hon. Samuel Eliot, Representative in Congress From the City of Boston, In Reply to His Apology For Voting For the Fugitive Slave Bill. In every settlement of this kind,—no matter how choice the original materials,—vice will soon preponderate over virtue, intemperance over sobriety, knavery over honesty, oppression over liberty, and impiety over godliness. Thoughts on African Colonization It has been made too often the shield of impiety and the cloak of dulness. Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford These ascetic penances were afterwards succeeded in the nation by an era of hypocritical sanctity; and we may trace this last stage of insanity and of immorality closing with impiety. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 Catesby, Rookwood, and Grant were partly disabled by the explosion, “so bearing in their bodies,” says Fuller, “not στιγματα, the marks of the Lord Jesus Christ, but the print of their own impieties.” Guy Fawkes or A Complete History Of The Gunpowder Treason, A.D. 1605 Aware that the impiety of this sentiment was not exactly suited to the meridian of Massachusetts, he says his friend undoubtedly meant "a fantastical notion of religion." A Letter to the Hon. Samuel Eliot, Representative in Congress From the City of Boston, In Reply to His Apology For Voting For the Fugitive Slave Bill. Now what folly and impiety is all this! Thoughts on African Colonization Though Mrs. Tag-rag was horrified at the impiety of all this, she kept a very anxious eye on the young couple, and interchanged with her husband, every now and then, very significant looks. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. About this time, well-meaning persons, who were neither enthusiasts from the ambition of founding sects, nor of covering their immorality by their impiety, were infected by the religiosa insania. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 If they were not, it would be an act of impiety to resist them. Porto Rico Its History, Products and Possibilities... He seemed to imagine that, after the impieties of the republican régime, such an avowal ought to produce a decided effect. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. But though she almost smiled over his reprehensible impiety—"No connection with the shop opposite"—she could and did pay a mental tribute to the Granny's quiet earnestness. When Ghost Meets Ghost The old coach of which I speak was bequeathed, with other heirlooms, to my father, who, I may say without filial impiety, proved altogether unworthy of it. Memoirs of Life and Literature What occurred in the French Revolution had happened here—an age of impiety! Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 O the change, when she was dizzied by their brutal vociferations and rapid motion, and that breath and atmosphere of evil which steamed up from the rankness of their impiety! Callista : a Tale of the Third Century The histories of Anaxagoras, Protagoras, Diagoras, Socrates, Aristotle, Theophrastus, and of others, who were all condemned on account of their "impiety," tell quite another story.— Pedagogics as a System What by the corruption of his nature, and the abominable example of little beggar boys, he was indeed arrived at a great pitch of impiety. Stories of Boys and Girls Who Loved the Saviour A Token for Children Both inwardly and outwardly, it is still under the sway of unbelief, impiety and disobedience. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent The persecution under Hadrian arose on account of the supposition that the Christians were the cause of plagues and troubles on account of their impiety. History of Human Society It rebukes the unbelief of impiety, making the wrath of man to praise God; and guides the honest inquirer to truth. History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion Smolensk was, like Moscow, considered a sacred city, and the soldiers were affected rather by the impiety of the act than by the actual destruction that was being wrought. Through Russian Snows A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow He is punished in this son, because he followed most decidedly the example of his father's impiety and wickedness. Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 Voltaire, Antichrist, Archfiend of impiety––and in the hands of his beloved son! Carmen Ariza For this he was accused of impiety, and forced to drink the hemlock. History of Human Society The Gods hated them; they must obviously have committed some offence or impiety. Five Stages of Greek Religion But a sincere Christian, like Robert Browning, is nevertheless ready to honor Marlowe's genius; quite as ready, in fact, as Algernon Swinburne, whose impiety is no less "confirmed and daring" than Marlowe's own. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) Where, outside his "axiom in morals and politics" can be found so monstrous a combination of ignorance, injustice, falsehood, and impiety? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 Perhaps a "wholesome conservatism" ought to discover a tincture of impiety in any proposal to disturb them before the century has expired. A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer To seek out wisdom, reason—sin to know— Presumption—folly—vain impiety. Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes He had to answer the temple authorities and their adherents among the vulgar, who threatened his followers with the torments of Hades for their impiety. Five Stages of Greek Religion Dyce could not "resist the conviction" that Marlowe's impiety was "confirmed and daring." Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) It was utter impiety, therefore, to doubt that Israel was safe, that Jehovah watched over his own land and his own people, or that he would guard them from any fatal harm. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems The clergy heard of his impieties; a report obtained credence that the Russian composer had written music for the black mass, most blasphemous of missal travesties. Melomaniacs To an English or American reader the allusion to "the blood sacrifice," which is necessary in politics as in religion, would border on impiety; with the French it is probably a proof of religious faith. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 The murder of the Duke of Guise, and especially the murder of his brother, a cardinal in the Church, were acts of impiety which no atonement could expiate. Henry IV, Makers of History Danger, instead of crushing them, seemed to translate despair into raving impiety. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore The Christian text which hallows individual daring and innovation, by bidding a man put his convictions above his father and mother, would be a shocking impiety to Chinese ears. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems The charges of impiety were answered: "His music makes us dream." Melomaniacs He always forbids their listening to any prophet or diviners who wished to mislead them to impiety or idolatry. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. But the bell was outraged at the impiety of the woman's touch, and the cold metal shrank back, leaving a hollow place, and spoiling the even surface of the bell. Japanese Fairy World Stories from the Wonder-Lore of Japan But there is nothing which makes men so miserable as impiety and wickedness. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero The sacred rights of Kings, my Country's wrongs, The punishment of fierce impiety, And a lov'd Father's death, call forth my sword.— The Prince of Parthia A Tragedy The majority of Englishmen have never been willing to admit that in defending their constitutional rights they were guilty of impiety. The Siege of Boston This is not the place to speak of the punishments decreed in the Scripture against the impiety of the Canaanites, who joined to idolatry the most extravagant magic. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. Mr. Brown, coming home to dinner, was horrified as by some impiety to hear it proposed that Miss Noel should go to a hospital. Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 When he had resided thirteen years at Athens, he found himself threatened with a prosecution for impiety, and fled to Chalcis, in Eubœa, and died soon after, b.c. The Academic Questions, Treatise De Finibus, and Tusculan Disputations, of M.T. Cicero, With a Sketch of the Greek Philosophers Mentioned by Cicero Why, that still heightens his impiety, To rush to empire thro' his Father's blood, And, in return of life, to give him death. The Prince of Parthia A Tragedy You abandon the faith of your fathers and embrace impiety. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture Their spirit of profanation and impiety arrived at the extreme pitch. Roman Catholicism in Spain Old Scholastique could not contain her joy, and at last found irrefutable arguments' against the gossiping tongues which accused her master of impiety. A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories The sailors were struck aghast at his impiety, and one and all attributed our forty days’ beating about that horrid headland to his sacrilegious slaughter of these inoffensive birds. Typee The idea of making an experiment would have savoured of impiety, because it seemed to tend towards scepticism, and cast a doubt on a reverend authority. Pioneers of Science Religion, says this judicious author,526 is placed between two rocks, that are equally dangerous to man, and injurious to the deity, I mean impiety and superstition. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) But all these extravagances of the imagination are exceeded by the impiety and scandal of the appearance of the Virgin to a saint who implored her favour. Roman Catholicism in Spain Their guns, loaded with slugs, leaned against the wall, but they would never be guilty of such perilous impiety as to use them. Kings in Exile I am quite sure I never should have presumed to have taken such liberties with the god myself, and I was not a little shocked at Kory-Kory’s impiety. Typee Hence, if men are in Prosperity, the Devil will tempt them to Forgetfulness of God; if they are in Adversity, he will tempt them to Murmuring at God; in all the expressions of those impieties. The Wonders of the Invisible World Being an Account of the Tryals of Several Witches Lately Executed in New-England, to which is added A Farther Account of the Tryals of the New-England Witches In the criminal law of Athens we meet with the term asebeia—literally: impiety or disrespect towards the gods. Atheism in Pagan Antiquity With horrible impiety, the man had refused the wafer, and ordered the priest about his business, despite the imploring tears of wife and family, who surrounded his bed. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge For, not to mention her intrigues with Rizio and Chattelet the French dancer, whom she caused at last to be hanged; the court rung with all manner of wickedness, impiety and profanity. Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies That fossils are mere models and archetypes, is his hypothesis, not theirs; and so it is he himself who is answerable, not they, for what he deems the impiety of the archetypal dung. The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed "I seek not to quibble with religion," he was wont to say; "it has enough to do to defend itself and us from impiety." Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1 Thus we arrive at the following list, in which those who were denoted as atheoi are italicised and those who were accused of impiety are marked with an asterisk: Xenophanes. Atheism in Pagan Antiquity Doubtless it is daring impiety in the eyes of Rome to forbid a man with a shaven crown and a brown cloak to play the idler and vagabond. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge No, we find no such thing; but the one and the other we find to have continued and increased in their former impiety: but what was the end thereof? The Pulpit Of The Reformation, Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4. For example, we suppose, that the most austere critics would not accuse F�nelon of impiety and immorality on account of his Telemachus and his Dialogues of the Dead. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) The infidel is a sort of night-traveller; he certainly travels in the horrible darkness of his impiety. Public School Education Shortly before the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War, Anaxagoras of Clazomenae was accused of impiety and had to leave Athens, where he had taken up his abode. Atheism in Pagan Antiquity "Put him out!" yelled some one who attributed this impiety to the usual obstreperous boy. Otherwise Phyllis The impiety rests with the interpreter, and not with the physical inquirer. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 Yet, in a certain sense, his narrow escape had done him good, for it had brought very vividly before him the impiety of his prayer. The New Tenant Oh, what great cruelty, what hardness of heart, nay, what great impiety! Public School Education The charge of impiety was a twofold one, partly for not believing in the gods the State believed in, partly for introducing new “demonic things.” Atheism in Pagan Antiquity And if this does not satisfy us, we are reminded that “it is impossible ever wholly to prevent the petulance and murmurs of impiety.” A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory He convinced his auditors, both male and female, of its impiety and inutility, and caused hundreds of those pretended charms which, upon that occasion, were voluntarily delivered up to him, to be publicly burnt. Aphrodisiacs and Anti-aphrodisiacs: Three Essays on the Powers of Reproduction To give them Christian, decent burial would be treason to man, sacrilege to the Church, and impiety to God!' City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston Here and there a bold spirit dared to open his heart to doubt, and to mutter, “Persian gold, the Pythoness was corrupted,” but quickly hushed even such whispers as rank impiety. A Victor of Salamis On this account, it is said, he was charged with impiety at Athens and was outlawed, and his works were publicly burned. Atheism in Pagan Antiquity Why should every attempt to clear up its difficulties, and blow away the objections of atheism to its order and beauty, be supposed to originate in presumption and to terminate in impiety? A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory The same dauntless firmness he displayed when brought before his judges, charged with impiety. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles Would it not be impiety in you to stand aside with sealed lips while the Christian world is sending up an unceasing De profundis for departed brethren? The Faith of Our Fathers But how awful the impiety of thus ascribing the worst of man’s inventions to the benevolent God! Select Temperance Tracts Under these circumstances it is a peculiar irony of fate that the very originator of the new trend in Greek thought was charged with and sentenced for impiety. Atheism in Pagan Antiquity And if it is, this impiety is certainly practised by “the current of orthodox divines,” even in the author's own sense of the term; for they all affirm that God cannot work contradictions. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory As Xenophon has said of him, "he never ceased asking, What is piety? what is impiety? what is noble? what is base? what is just? what is unjust? what is temperance? what is madness?" Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles If, instead of raising the standard of revolt, they had waged war upon their own passions, and fought with the Catholic reformers against impiety, they would be hailed as true soldiers of the cross. The Faith of Our Fathers These accursed times of impiety in which decent people are molested when they were following ancient customs! The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan One of them, Stilpo, was charged with impiety on account of a bad joke about Athene, and convicted, although he tried to save himself by another bad joke. Atheism in Pagan Antiquity At length the miscreants proceeded to open impiety, and held up the gods, no less than men to derision. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810 That, however, is unbelief, extreme impiety, and a denial of the most high God. Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church My soul is confounded with the horrible spectacle of the sacrilegious crimes which impiety has dared to commit against the Supreme Maker of the universe.... A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) The impiety and the vices of the hero horrified the family and scandalized the island. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan Aristotle is among the philosophers who were prosecuted for impiety. Atheism in Pagan Antiquity For whenever piety decays, O son of Bharata, and impiety is in the ascendant, then I produce myself. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology To wrest this rule of Christ, laid open in his holy word, to the counsels, wills, manners, devices, or laws of men, is most high impiety. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) This is, of course, the kind of passage which has been brought against Rabelais, as similar ones have been brought against Swift, to justify charges of impiety. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 From the same point of view he thunders vigorously against the horrible impiety of those who dare to be certain that there is no God! Pascal It was assumed to be set up by him only to shield himself against a charge of impiety, not to be his actual belief. Atheism in Pagan Antiquity Viewed in this light, the whole proceeding would appear to be a ludicrous absurdity, but for its revolting impiety and the abominable cruelties with which it was accompanied. The Huguenots in France Their own records let the world know the abominable vices and impieties of popes. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) True it is that the Monster is a visitation to punish the impiety of certain members of thy family. The Dragon of Wantley His Tale Having taught in the Lyceum for thirteen years with great reputation, Aristotle was accused of impiety by Eurimedon, priest of Ceres. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History This teaching, which was misunderstood by many, together with the dislike—not to say hatred—which such a "cross-examining missionary" would inevitably excite, caused his trial for impiety or rejection of the popular deities. The Two Great Retreats of History It was there that, being devoured by degrees, Dakianos by his dreadful sufferings gave a terrible example of the punishment due to ingratitude and impiety. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers And for a man voluntarily to deprive himself of this gift of immortality, as he deliberately does who will not have a wife and children, is impiety.” On The Structure of Greek Tribal Society: An Essay Without this, you will be continually shocked by indecency, and pained by impiety. Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World Indictments for impiety come before him, or any disputes between parties concerning priestly rites; and he also determines all controversies concerning sacred rites for the ancient families and the priests. The Athenian Constitution It was in view of all the deformity, bitterness, rage and heaven-daring impiety of our naked hearts, that Christ left his throne of glory and died on the cross. Thoughts on Missions The law prohibited sacrilege and profanity; it punished open impiety that might bring down divine wrath upon the people at large. Studies in Literature and History The presence too of a man thus denied with bloodshed at the sacred altars was held to be a gross impiety and source of divine anger. On The Structure of Greek Tribal Society: An Essay With a persistence worthy of a better cause, he urged the matter upon the attention of princes, prelates, and other members of the assembly, accusing the Reformer of “sedition, rebellion, impiety, and blasphemy.” The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan The idea of making an experiment would have savored of impiety, because it seemed to tend toward scepticism, and cast a doubt on a reverend authority. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 By this easy way of purchasing pardons, any notorious highwayman, any plundering soldier, any bribe-taking judge, shall disburse some part of his unjust gains and so think all his grossest impieties atoned for. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VIII (of X) - Continental Europe II. It bears the sole undivided responsibility for measures of repression; it cannot allege divine command or even the obligation of punishing impiety for the public good. Studies in Literature and History Furthermore, he must be guilty of no impiety towards his parents or the State. On The Structure of Greek Tribal Society: An Essay One of the ceremonies of this insane time stands unrivaled for absurdity combined with impiety. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan Who did answer that he had so oft solicited in their favour that his own conscience accused him that they used his labours for no other end but to be a patron to their impiety. Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets Nominal restoration has done tenfold worse, and has hopelessly destroyed what time, and storm, and anarchy, and impiety had spared. On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature A general cry of indignation against this impiety rose throughout the Roman world, and it was evident that the end of this frightful tyranny was approaching. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Then I swore to atone for my impiety by an humble pilgrimage to the Holy Land. With Spurs of Gold Heroes of Chivalry and their Deeds To revoke these works would strengthen the tyranny of Rome, and open a wider door to many and great impieties. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan To expose the fragile material to all the risks associated with a fortuitous life on the road seemed to him an act of impiety. The Goose Man And, even with this terror in his heart, he could hardly avoid laughing, to imagine how the sanctified old patriarchal deacon would have been petrified by his minister's impiety! The Scarlet Letter But because of the essential impiety of imputing immoral and irrational acts to the divine personality. The Idea of God in Early Religions Upon which Mademoiselle Constant vehemently accused him of impiety and atheism; while the cook, a stout Picardian with true peasant shrewdness, told them to be quiet. Jack 1877 Such an erroneous belief leads to indifference, thereby begetting caprice and impiety. Notes on Islam He had well founded reason to express his contempt for the decadence and impiety of the youth of to-day. The Goose Man Yet it was the privilege of birth that he attacked, and the impiety of war that he proclaimed. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 Plainly, then, those thinkers and writers who were painfully impressed by such impiety, who were acutely conscious that divine personality was irreconcilable with immorality and irrationality, had some other idea of God than the mythological. The Idea of God in Early Religions All must die—the great and the small: and the wish to live is an impiety. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 Flight she realized was dangerous—but it was as dangerous to stay; and how could she stay listening to such impieties! Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest Andreas Döderlein spoke of a father’s bleeding heart, of the crushing of proud hopes, of the impiety of youth, and the lonesomeness of old age. The Goose Man You are like Ahaz, the Judean king famed for his impiety, and if you remain as you are, you will be doomed to eternal death. Modern Saints and Seers It seems to me now almost an impiety to record, but, knowing my father's warm love for the South, I hazarded to the marine captain a doubt as to his position. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life Much less!" answered Julia, quickly, "his creed is mere madness and impiety. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 I fain would know if all that be true, which they say of him—his bitterness, his impiety, his blood-thirstiness! The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 Open impiety drew down upon the offender's head the flashing thunderbolt. The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 6, June, 1886, Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 6, June, 1886 Therefore to give form to the Deity is the height of folly and impiety. A Source Book for Ancient Church History Nay, more! for the freedwoman, unconscious of her own impiety, had triumphed in the end; her death—majestic and sublime in its suddenness—had set the seal upon her malediction. "Unto Caesar" Many whose minds are under the influence of this mode of thought do not see clearly to what it leads, and resent criticism of it as if it were a sort of impiety. The Atonement and the Modern Mind La Barre was tortured and decapitated for alleged impiety. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. The profanest blasphemous speeches need not have been softened down, as, in proportion to the impiety of the provocation, increases the poetical probability of the final punishment. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) The pious man, despising therefore the profane command of the prince, armed himself against the Emperor as against an enemy, rejecting this heresy and writing everywhere to warn Christians of the impiety which had arisen. A Source Book for Ancient Church History The recognition of such violation were participation; opposition to such impiety is religion!' The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy A charge of impiety was brought against him. Fathers of Biology And this indeed is the effect of it, so far as such words may be spoken without impiety. Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VIII (of 8) No blasphemy, drinking, disorder, or impiety were suffered in their ranks. History of the English People, Volume VI Puritan England, 1642-1660; The Revolution, 1660-1683 To these impieties we cannot listen even though heretics threaten us with a thousand deaths. A Source Book for Ancient Church History There is no room in Jesus Christ for such impurities and impieties. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning On opening the body, the heart was said—by the bystanders—to beat; and a charge, not merely of murder, but of impiety also, was brought against Vesalius. Fathers of Biology It was, indeed, a sort of impiety, and the girl seemed at last to feel this. The Tyranny of the Dark In your gross blindness, you have dared to turn from divine Aphrodite to such a thing as this, and for your impiety you shall suffer! The Tinted Venus A Farcical Romance No insult or outrage, no deed of impiety or blood, on the part of the South, can startle us into resistance, or inspire us with self-respect. No Compromise with Slavery An Address Delivered to the Broadway Tabernacle, New York Certainly, a believing heart cannot but look upon that as the greatest indignity and vilest impiety that ever the sun shined upon. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning The Terror was only a consequence of their impiety. En Route To his young chivalry it was as an impiety to look upon her tears. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance To my mind, it's nothing less than sheer impiety to go improving the features we've been endowed with. The Tinted Venus A Farcical Romance If he should revoke these books, what would it be but to add force to tyranny, and to open, not merely the windows, but the doors to so great impiety? Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators Somehow it seemed like an impiety in the face of what was going on down there. The Dew of Their Youth The poor girl herself, however, took it very hard, and saw herself punished for impiety. Gudrid the Fair A Tale of the Discovery of America They drank, they became intoxicated; the conversation became licentious; impieties of every sort issued from every mouth. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 And as if the wanton impiety of their conduct called forth an immediate rebuke, even from the dead, a frown seemed to pass over Sir Piers's features, as their angry glances fell in that direction. Rookwood Even these, however, he could not recall, because to do so would be to throw his shield over tyranny and impiety, and to augment their violence against the people of God. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators Adam.Eve! let not this, Thy natural grief, lead to impiety! The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry This refusal to continue the practice of touching brought upon him the charge of cruelty from the parents of scrofulous children, while bigots lifted up their hands and eyes in holy horror at his impiety. Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing The Government was odious, and knew it could not get verdicts against ridicule, and could get verdicts against impiety. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I Nay, not as one would say, healthy; but so sound as things that are hollow: thy bones are hollow; 55 impiety has made a feast of thee. Measure for Measure The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] That one man should live in such a house is an impiety; he is led to go about like Nebuchadnezzar, saying: ‘Is not this great Babylon that I have builded?’ The Nebuly Coat This striking instance of impiety rather startled the Lieutenant, which the other easily got over, by saying there was more left than the god could eat. Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora Despatched to Arrest the Mutineers of the 'Bounty' in the South Seas, 1790-1791 A brother of Bishop Briçonnet took a prominent part in the debate, and gave a deplorable view of the prevalence of impiety and heresy in the higher circles of society. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 He reproached her gently with her impiety, yet she went on sewing, saying "she required food on Sundays as well as on work days." Brittany & Its Byways The Great God had become incensed at Tonda's impiety during his many previous trips across the channel, and a curse had been placed upon him and upon his goods. The Players One of the ceremonies of this insane time stands unrivalled for absurdity, combined with impiety. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs Anxious to save him from the consequences of his impiety, Dionysus appeared to him under the form of a youth in the king's train, and earnestly warned him to desist from his denunciations. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome He had dared to protest against the impiety of the procession of the "Fête-Dieu," or "Corpus Christi," by singing "a profane hymn of Clément Marot." History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 It is desire set on externals, and so disappointed, that brings discontent, repining, impiety. The Chief End of Man But now, we are all faced with the wrath of the Great One as a result of your impieties. The Players What," said I, "to complete my reprobation, shall I go to such an excess of impiety, as to quit the faith through apostacy? The Autobiography of Madame Guyon We are told too that Cleanthes the Stoic thought that Aristarchus ought to be indicted on the charge of impiety for setting the Hearth of the Universe in motion. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield Was it not rather disobedience to dishonor and anger God by impiety and blasphemy, and by transferring His glory to another? History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 Another article, "On Prometheus," clears Æschylus from the charge of impiety, because he appears to make Zeus act tyrannically towards Prometheus in the "Prometheus Vinctus." The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century I believe that a judicious editor, without a solitary act of impiety, could give Charles Reade undisputed and indisputable rank. My Contemporaries In Fiction But the Churches, Catholic and Protestant alike, see none of the impiety which is so revolting to moral men and women, who to their lasting advantage have emancipated themselves from ecclesiastical guidance. Morality as a Religion An exposition of some first principles These measures were abolished shortly after by Nerva, who sanctioned the rule that in future no one should be brought to justice under the plea of impiety or Judaism. Pagan and Christian Rome Just after the solemnities of Whitsunday, an unheard of act of impiety startled the inhabitants of the capital, and fully persuaded them that no object of their devotions was safe from iconoclastic violence. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 To drink one's self to death is a species of folly that the poorest intelligence can understand; but the folly in meanness, injustice, or impiety is a harder matter. The Moral Economy It was scarcely uttered before her heart trembled at its impiety. Olive A Novel His dissipation and impiety were a constant source of sorrow to the gentle Monica, who never ceased to pray for him. The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles Nothing less Saxon than such poems, with their semi-impiety, which would be absolute impiety if the author seriously meant what he said. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance A few earnest men refused to suppress the indignation they felt at the sight of the impiety that had invaded the sacred precincts of the church. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 Upon the son who fears Him He does not Call blindly in His wrath to answer for His sire's impiety. Athaliah A Tragedy, Intended For Reading Only, Translated Into English Blank Verse, From Racine (A. Gombert's Edition, 1825) I ask thee then to renounce thy vain impiety!' Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century The thought of trusting Archie with a team when teams were needed for much more important matters struck the cynical foreman as a gross impiety. Blacksheep! Blacksheep! The turban of the Saracens, Mahomet the prophet of the infidels, were known to the mob, which saw in them the signs and symbols of irreligiousness and impiety. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Even the clearest evidence of insanity did not suffice to remove or even mitigate the penalties of impiety. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 I should have considered it base ingratitude, not to say impiety on my part, to have shown myself too eager to enjoy the wealth bequeathed to me by so generous a benefactor. French and Oriental Love in a Harem The gods forbid! and save me from such impiety. Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century Straightway went Harold with the rest to know the cause thereof, being fearful lest for this impiety their own gods, whom they served diligently, should send hail and fire upon them and their herds. The Holy Cross and Other Tales O worst of miseries, when it is impiety to pray that our country may be successful. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection In these pieces the actors represented the person of the Almighty without being sensible of the gross impiety. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 Let the opponents of the Established Church rail at it as they will, scenes of such wickedness and impiety could never have happened within its time-honoured walls. Rattlin the Reefer The ancient faith suffers through neglect, and the prevailing impiety of those who are its disciples.' Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century This was a poser; an act of open impiety; a Kentucky argument. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited Even the Gasteres themselves in some sort shuddered, not perhaps altogether at the solemn tone of its impiety; for they had much experience in these matters. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection All his work was filled with such reveries, and, with not a few impieties, which my pious author has not ventured to give. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 Whatever may be the just estimate of the other elements of his character, he is unquestionably, among the knights of his time, notable in impiety. On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature Is that to be charged as impiety and atheism, which aims to change and reform it? Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century Yet there was no earthquake on the occasion, and Orizaba was not discomposed at witnessing such a shocking act of impiety. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited And when it was expected of them to make sacrifices, they not only would make none, but declared it an act of impiety to expect it. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection The Pope, shocked at the impiety of the idea, uttered an exclamation of surprise. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3) In some cases, as in conjugal infidelity or filial impiety, individuals are permitted to avenge their own wrong, even to the taking of life. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 448 Volume 18, New Series, July 31, 1852 But their tongues were confused as a punishment for their impiety. Sketch of the Mythology of the North American Indians First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 17-56 Will Barrent," the judge said, "you have been brought before this court on a major charge of non-drug addiction and a minor charge of religious impiety. The Status Civilization I marvel that the walls of this tower do not crack around thee at such impiety. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection In, Ile after, To see what guilty light gives this cave eyes, And to the world sing new impieties. Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois How had I come, from praying and fasting and Psalm-singing, to extreme impiety? The Promised Land The philosopher asks the diviner to tell what is holy and what impiety. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge For the present," the judge said, "your religious impiety can be waived, since it is a first offense. The Status Civilization "Not the Great Spirit himself, did he will it, could save us," answered the lover in a tone which seemed to be that of impiety. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 Who loves God is saved from hatred, impiety, from all intentional wrong. Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanhood And Happiness. "A breach of so old a custom," said he, "will be looked upon by the whole congregation as impiety." Rabbi and Priest A Story Either my reason deceives me," he said, "or the command of the goddess is good and involves no impiety. Myths and Legends of All Nations Famous Stories from the Greek, German, English, Spanish, Scandinavian, Danish, French, Russian, Bohemian, Italian and other sources God punishes me!" cried she; "and the chastisement for my impiety is not delayed. The Man With The Broken Ear The travelers all agreed that Jews lived there in the most shocking impiety. From Plotzk to Boston Shakspeare and Dante are Saints of Poetry; really, if we will think of it, canonised, so that it is impiety to meddle with them. Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History There remains the charge of impiety, which is made to rest on Henry having called the Almighty to witness a falsehood, and quoted Scripture in support of what he affirmed. Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2 Memoirs of Henry the Fifth He begins by warning the emperor against bad company, by which Julian fell into such extravagant impieties. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March So far from its being irreligious to ascertain facts, there is a subtle impiety in the refusal to face phenomena, whether natural or supernatural. Real Ghost Stories It was felt to be on the verge of impiety to think of men as left to themselves and doing what they pleased. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature To me, I confess, there appears to be something like impiety in its use in its present unmeaning state. Notes and Queries, Number 190, June 18, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. He charges him with falsehood, hypocrisy, and impiety. Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2 Memoirs of Henry the Fifth If it was for too much favoring Paul of Samosata, condemned at Antioch in the year 269, he must have been deceived, for want of a sufficient penetration into the impiety of that dissembling heretic. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March But now he was called by the Pope and the danger of the Church in another direction; and he proceeded to denounce the impiety and schism of the French and their atrocious deeds in Italy. Henry VIII. Anaxagoras, the friend and master of Pericles, Euripides, and Socrates, was accused by the superstitious Athenians of atheism and impiety to the gods. The Necessity of Atheism He has been loudly accused," says Professor Saisset, "of Atheism and impiety.... Modern Atheism under its forms of Pantheism, Materialism, Secularism, Development, and Natural Laws Flaminius neglected the auspices, and disaster came upon us for his impiety, but it appears that he died like a brave soldier, and he is a whip-knave who strikes at such. The Lion's Brood This fanaticism and impiety St. Chrysostom confutes in these five homilies, demonstrating, from the infinitude of the divine attributes, and from holy scriptures, that God is essentially incomprehensible to the highest angels. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March "Upon my soul!" etc., which are vulgar on the one hand, and savor of impiety all the other, for--"Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain." The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference Some one, horrified at the impiety, said to him: "Art thou not keeping a fast?" A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions It must also be observed that there were other kings who sinned and are mentioned in Christ's genealogy: but their impiety was not continuous. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition Branded with falsehood and impiety, the author was happily put on her trial before the civilized world. Autographs for Freedom, Volume 2 (of 2) (1854) Touched with remorse, he retired into a monastery in 552; but being soon tired of that state, reassumed his crown, and relapsed into his former impieties. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Nobles, artisans, peasants, even priests, enrolled their names; and to decline this meritorious service was branded with the reproach of impiety, or, what perhaps was esteemed still more disgraceful, of cowardice and pusillanimity. The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 To complete his impiety, the Theban king sent his servants to bring the god in chains before him. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales It is an act of impiety for the flamen Dialis to remain for a single night without the city. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 He accuses monks and nuns of detestable vices in the plainest words, words which were probably read by the emissaries of the spiritual authority when the charge of impiety was being got up against him. Jerome Cardan A Biographical Study The saint seeing certain Persian soothsayers of the garrison occupied in their abominable superstitions in the streets, boldly spoke to them, remonstrating against the impiety of such practices. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Aristotle accused of impiety for a breach of laws of worship of Ceres, 384-l. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry The existing state of impiety may be inferred from the low estimate of childhood. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology Even our staunch friend, the anonymous Public, torments us with frequent accusatory epistles, charging us with dulness, impiety, and irreverence for American institutions. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844 Volume 23, Number 1 Later the people of Greece rose in opposition to him, accused him of impiety, arraigned him before the Areopagus, and condemned him to death by poison. Some Answered Questions Tertullian reproached the heathens with this impiety, in these words: Apolog. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Aristotle was accused of impiety, by the Hierophant Eurymedon, for having sacrificed to the manés of his wife, according to the rite used in the worship of Ceres. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry The result in the present case was, that the latter gradually became imbued with the same impiety that they had learned, to their sorrow, of the former. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology The charges of impiety, atheism, terrorism and heresy were openly and without restraint flung into their faces. God Passes By "For which we may thank the Lord," said Abel Cumshaw, with cheerful impiety. The Lost Valley In it we meet with many curious anecdotes relating to the heathenish theology of the ancients, and the impiety and vices with which their philosophers disgraced their profession. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March The negro needed no warning, as the impiety of striking a white man was forbidden in a larger book than the Bible—the book of ignorance. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times More spiritual adherents became disaffected by the growing impiety. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology Does the greatest satisfaction man is capable of here, the highest blessedness he can attain to, consist in drunkenness, gluttony, dishonesty, violence, and impiety? The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life But impiety was never the result of Transcendentalism. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The capital of the empire of the world, and the centre of impiety, called for the zeal of the prince of the apostles. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Athens might arraign Anaxagoras for impiety or Socrates for heresy, but these charges were either mere pretexts or were viewed simply in their social bearing. Platform Monologues The impiety of his action thus appeared in its true light. The War and Unity Being Lectures Delivered At The Local Lectures Summer Meeting Of The University Of Cambridge, 1918 Is not that a pitch of impiety and absurdity too great even for the pride of man, insurgent atom of criticising assumption, set, baffled at every point, amidst the awful immensity of existence? The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life A report of Paul III's cardinals charged professors of philosophy with teaching impiety. The Age of the Reformation But it was not long ere he relapsed into his former impiety and renewed his bloody edicts against the orthodox, dispatching troops everywhere to have them put in execution. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Fain would he extinguish the light which thy Lord hath kindled, so that the old impiety which is concealed in his inner being may not be revealed. Selections From the Writings of the Báb No punishment is great enough for your impiety. Hume (English Men of Letters Series) Perhaps Heaven was offended with Dryhope on account of Andrew King's impiety. Lore of Proserpine Though not published until long after the author's death, it had a brisk circulation in manuscript and won a reputation for impiety far beyond its deserts. The Age of the Reformation The priest of the idol having raised the populace, cried out: "Unless this impiety be punished, the goddess Fortune will withdraw her protection from the city." The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Hath your learning deluded you by reason of your impiety? Selections From the Writings of the Báb We are highly irreligious in France; impiety is deeply rooted in our soil. The Well of Saint Clare God had mercy on me and held me back in spite of my impiety, or I should have become a monster of iniquity. Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story The irreligion is too spontaneous to be called philosophic doubt; it is merely impiety. The Age of the Reformation After the strictest scrutiny into every particular, the impiety of Eutyches, and the justice of our saint's proceedings, clearly appeared. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March No one, without impiety, can meddle with it from the outside, or interfere in its fulfilment. A Pair of Patient Lovers To this Colonel Wanton and others flatly refused their assent; to take arms against their sovereign, they said, was too monstrous an impiety. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States And all interpretations of Scripture which favor the doctrine that men have nothing to do but to believe and trust in Christ, are madness or impiety. Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story There are many opinions from which impiety may be begotten, as for example, all those philosophic doctrines on the reason of the nature and the distinction of the persons of the Godhead. The Age of the Reformation |
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