| 单词 | labour of love |
| 例句 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was a labour of love in more ways than one. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It began as an unpaid labour of love, years in the making. 'It's a mistresspiece!': the 14-hour film about forgotten female directors 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z It's a labour of love, in the best sense. Christine Tobin: Sailing to Byzantium – review 2012-06-28T20:44:01Z But this is the labour of love whose genesis predates her debut. Rumer: Boys Don't Cry – review 2012-05-26T23:10:01Z Photograph: guardian.co.uk Harry Smith's eccentric, obsessive labour of love informed a generation. The rebirth of the compilation album: now that's what I call a surprise! 2013-04-28T18:00:01Z The PHM holds the largest collection of trade union and other banners in the world, which, for thousands of people, had been a labour of love created in precious free time. The People's History Museum provides pieces of a global jigsaw 2010-12-04T10:59:00Z Weigel argues that this arrangement sustains the fiction that men are still in control of courtship—and may also explain why, in these uncertain economic times, the labour of love is so terribly confusing. Love’s labour 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z My father would have agreed with the movie’s politics, so winning the best film Oscar for such a labour of love was a huge moment for me. How we made In the Heat of the Night 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z It is a labour of love for Nathaniel Mann, a folk musician who is also composer in residence at the University of Oxford's Pitt Rivers Museum. Pigeons make music with whistles 2013-06-26T05:22:59Z Independent film, a labour of love, turns out to be almost always a labour of loss. Are indie films just expensive blogs? 2013-01-17T18:30:01Z The venues involved may be making some money out of showing films, but for those running the clubs it is definitely a labour of love. Film clubs: fancy a cheap night out at the Picture & Pint? 2011-01-18T16:54:53Z This was a labour of love for Theron, who has a producer’s credit. Charlize Theron's 20 best film roles – ranked! 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z This film, which has been an eight-year labour of love for director Eric Green, examines that scene through interviews with band members and those they influenced. Five documentaries to watch in 2014 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z Set up in 2003, the magazine is a labour of love, an island of wholeheartedness in a rising sea of snark; even the name expresses the sincerity of its founders' intentions. A life in writing: Vendela Vida 2011-07-08T21:55:12Z But then this series is a labour of love for Gatiss and we always tend to take the things we love more seriously than we perhaps should. TV review: Whitechapel, Horizon and A History of Horror With Mark Gatiss 2010-10-19T07:00:00Z The Bafta-nominated writer called the adaptation "a labour of love" and "the fulfilment of a personal ambition". Chatterley gets Mercurio treatment 2014-04-24T13:23:04Z It feels like a linguistic labour of love. Hunderby: why this Julia Davis comedy is worth watching 2013-01-14T10:00:00Z It would be unreasonable simply to plump for one or other of these views, because the book is so manifestly a labour of love, as well as a labour. The Marlowe Papers by Ros Barber – review 2012-06-15T21:55:03Z To watch an episode is to witness a labour of love take flight, and having to leave Documentary Now! off my list has broken my heart. Documentary Now! Why you should make this the next TV show you watch 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z "It's a labour of love for the nation of Israel," said one. TV review: Marchlands, Louis Theroux: Ultra Zionists 2011-02-04T10:09:57Z Like most smaller labels, Transparent is a labour of love. SXSW 2011: The British labels making it big in Austin 2011-03-19T02:30:28Z It is a labour of love for McClelland – the project is self-funded by her savings and freelance work and she is selling her house to invest in the development of the range. Why are there more clothing lines for dogs than disabled people? 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z It's a real labour of love and I hope that people and artists appreciate it. Blog jam: The Schoole of Abuse 2013-04-10T14:03:15Z It has been described as "one of the great comb-overs of cinema history", but his latest film hairstyle was a labour of love for Stephen Fry. VIDEO: Hobbit hair scare for Stephen Fry 2013-12-07T00:57:28Z Briggs, speaking to the Observer, acknowledges that he has become part of a global merchandising campaign, but confesses that it's a labour of love, a devotee's homage to the pencil-sharpener salesman from Chicago. Tarzan returns: from Edwardian swinger to hunky ecowarrior 2012-07-14T23:06:48Z Only two years ago, though, did Kaymak approach the Turkish ministry of culture for any support, and her festival remains, essentially, "a labour of love". Foreign cinema is expanding our horizons 2011-03-31T22:00:03Z Still, better to start something, even if it is a labour of love. Letters: No go leads to no show when it comes to the arts 2011-04-10T23:05:05Z Mackenzie Crook’s labour of love was very funny, but it became ever more moving and thought-provoking. The 100 best TV shows of the 21st century 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Self-publishing, she says, is "a labour of love – with the accent on labour!" How photographers joined the self-publishing revolution 2013-04-13T23:05:23Z The result is rich, gamey, abundant; a labour of love. Edward Norton and Thom Yorke: 'The last thing we wanted was for it to get bloody' 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z In 1997, B&S's fans were internet-savvy but downloading was still some years off, so email pleas on the fans' Sinister mailing list could only result in handmade labours of love. Love, Belle and Sebastian-style: Laura Barton interviews the indie heroes 2010-09-30T21:45:00Z In the 1990s Woody's daughter, Nora Guthrie, began a labour of love, gathering up all her father's papers and creating the Woody Guthrie Archive in New York City. Woody Guthrie: the return of a pariah 2012-07-12T20:30:00Z Regardless, one can't help but leave with the impression that the place is a labour of love – a little glimpse into the life of la Môme Piaf, as remembered by the people who loved her. Le Musée d'Edith Piaf: a little-known Paris museum 2012-06-01T14:41:14Z Postgate's son Daniel is writing the scripts for the show's 21st Century incarnation, which he described as a "labour of love". Clangers to make TV return 2013-10-14T23:58:52Z The York panto is clearly a labour of love. Behind the scenes at York Theatre Royal panto 2012-12-17T18:49:46Z It is a labour of love for Weinstein and he has insisted on being involved at every stage of the show's creation, alongside director Rob Ashford. Weinstein goes back to Neverland 2012-09-14T05:24:13Z I have bit of a soft spot for this as I saw this being made; the patina of tea-time cheeriness masks a painstaking labour of love for everyone who worked on it. Aardman's 20 best films – ranked! 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z The house museum is a labour of love, created by an admirer of Magritte long before the city decided to honour one of Belgium’s best-known painters with an impressive gallery in its art quarter. 10 top tips from our Brussels correspondent 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Neil Young: a beginner's guide A guide to Thomas Adès's music Van Morrison in conversation with Don Was - video Music bloggers tell us about their labours of love. Blog jam: Hand Clap Movement 2012-10-01T17:12:22Z It was a labour of love, a great need to record a heritage; I didn’t really think I would go on to write about food. The best cookbooks of all time, as chosen by the experts 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Six years in development, the show is a labour of love for Dembina. Ivor Dembina gives parliament its first standup gig 2010-03-16T21:30:00Z Now this former British Rail clerk's labour of love is a floatable proposition, with nearly half of its shares owned by Sony. Alan McGee on Creation, Oasis and cashflow – a classic from the vaults 2013-05-29T17:08:13Z Fan videos have now become a YouTube sub-genre in themselves - labours of love that often outshine the original, as artists are beginning to realise. Fan tribute videos: better than the originals? 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z In 2016 a cat in Ukraine with her own litter of kittens took on an additional labour of love - becoming a "mother" to two rescued baby squirrels. Why did a dog in Newmarket end up nursing a litter of kittens? 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Ms Crofts described the crotchet part of the project as a "labour of love", and said she took it with her wherever she went so she could work on it during spare moments. Ilkeston: Woman crochets 6ft soldier to mark Remembrance Day 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z "I'm not sure if it was the stag that chose me, but I'm certainly drawn to it," said Mr Simpson, who admitted to getting quite emotional about the labour of love. Giant white stag made of boulders re-emerges on Aberdeenshire hill 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z What makes it more remarkable is City of Portraits is a labour of love which is a side project to Grahame's main work. Art: 10-year mission to paint everyone in St Davids 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z Fatai's labour of love is now propelling his dreams: a tech company gave him an internship after he was spotted piloting the plane -- an important first step towards his goal of becoming an aeronautical engineer. Dreaming sky high, Nigerian man builds airplane from trash 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Mr Chase said: "It became an ever-extending labour of love with each rise in quality designed to raise the profile of the cause and people's understanding of what a social enterprise film could be." Northamptonshire film company seeks funding for Macbeth adaptation 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z "This was a labour of love spread out over a decade, so it's great to finally be able share it," Worthington told Reuters at the film's world premiere. 'Avatar' sequel finally premieres 13 years after original 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z The knitting was a labour of love from members of the local community who came together to make the poppies on "friendly Fridays". Remembrance: 10,000 knitted poppies and a brave Irish nurse 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z For Mr Stone, the three-year period it took to complete the work was "a labour of love". Queen Elizabeth II: Essex artist delighted portrait chosen by BBC 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z The recreation team worked with relatives of those who had lived there and described it as a "labour of love". Weardale farmhouse moved and recreated at Beamish museum 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z "It's such a labour of love and having worked with the National Theatre of Scotland to make Ghost Light for the Edinburgh International Festival it was wonderful to continue the conversation about what storytelling is." Jekyll and Hyde production has a split personality 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z The Cardiff-based couple told BBC Radio Wales it was "a labour of love" and would be "fantastic" to bring an Oscar home to Wales. Oscars 2022: Welsh film creators shocked at nomination 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z It continues to be a labour of love, said Lucy. Welsh tea: 'It's not easy to grow - it takes persistence' 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z For Samsudin, teaching about the issue is a labour of love, even though he admits some in his own family question why he devotes so much time to it. With stories and puppets, environmentalist battles to save Indonesia's mangroves 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z "Marine is a volunteer-run community club full of character and history," says Leary, a qualified accountant who describes his role at the club as a "labour of love". Team talk by the bar and 'five-star' lunch boxes - what can Spurs expect at Marine? 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z "Setting the figures in place is a labour of love," she said. The Glasgow artist inspired by what she finds in the fridge 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Informative and never boring, this labour of love lays bare a cornucopia of selection biases, misleading data visualizations, machine-learning mishaps and more. Statistical dark arts endanger democracy — and life 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z Elephant manager Rob Conachie, whose job is a real labour of love, said one elephant in particular, Mala, was effectively used as an ambassador to introduce visitors to the herd. Humans come in one-by-one as zoo returns to life 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z "It was a labour of love," he observes. Alan Ayckbourn: Streaming 'just isn't theatre' 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z "For Apple, this is a labour of love and gratitude, and we will share more of our efforts over time." The iShield: Apple to design and make medical gear 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z “Each glass is a labour of love as I sand them by hand; it’s strangely therapeutic.” DIY fashion: designers' tips on what to make from home 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z Environmental policy is a labour of love, and its victories and failures often seem beyond our control. How Trump’s embattled environment agency prepared me for a PhD 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z A book collecting these stories, Petticoat Pilots, has been a labour of love for historian and author Michael Traynor. The women flyers who conquered the sky 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z In the autumn, I read Audre Lorde’s 1981essay The Uses of Anger: Responding to Racism, which insists anger must be mobilised into a collective labour of love to fight systematic and interconnected injustice and oppression. We victims of hate crime can use anger as a force for good | Christine Hannigan 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z It sounds, above all, like a labour of love, and one that is entirely faithful to Cohen’s abiding spirit. Adam Cohen on Leonard: ‘It was daunting finishing my dad's last music' 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z “The customers are changing, how they shop is changing, but it’s a labour of love and it’s also, yeah, a struggle.” New York's Strand bookstore fights back over landmark status 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z From the very beginning Minecraft was a shared endeavour – a labour of love, shared between creator and fans. The 50 best video games of the 21st century 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z It shuttered in late 2011, a sign that blogging about underground music from your bedroom was only ever going to be a labour of love. Chillwave: a momentary microgenre that ushered in the age of nostalgia 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z Still, the jobs are a labour of love, and Ms Flageolle particularly likes being around the younger workers at Johnson & Sons. Why US firms are desperate to retain ageing staff 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z But keeping such a venture going is not easy and a "labour of love" according to Lizzy Jones - one that turned her to alcohol, literally. Pick-your-own fruit: Are strawberry fields forever? 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z It was a labour of love for Everett, who worked on it for over a decade, and it should have won the Oscars it was predicted to scoop. Rupert Everett: 'I'd have done anything to be a Hollywood star' 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z Science communicators across India are focused on a labour of love: sharing discoveries with the 88% of the country’s 1.3 billion citizens who don’t speak or write in English. Daily briefing: Fecal transplant linked to patient’s death 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z It’s also visually gorgeous — an obvious labour of love. A bird-based game takes wing 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z So running such a venue is a labour of love. The special flavour of rock’n’roll Beijing 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z The genre’s guarantee to readers is that its heroines’ labour of love will never go unpaid. Fifty shades of white: the long fight against racism in romance novels 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z It’s a labour of love, with Gribben describing how he uncovered Twain’s tomes in basement boxes, even finding some in sacks by the side of a road. Why would one man read Mark Twain's whole library? 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z "It can be a labour of love but then any hobby can be like that - restoring classic cars, building aircraft and so on." How to build the perfect model railway 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z "It's a labour of love that's created a sense of possession." Bluebird: 'Lock it away and interest will wane' 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z The cost of repairing the maypole is about £14,000 and while fundraising can be tight it is a "labour of love" for the village. There's nowt so queer as folklore 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z The Allendale attraction, which held its grand opening on Saturday, was a labour of love for founder Neil Cole who describes it as his "passion project". Breadboards and dog collars: England's unusual museums 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z Heather's two-year labour of love is now on display in the Island Arts Centre in Lisburn, as part of its Lost in Linen exhibition. Stitching thoughts on a life cut short 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z The two friends said the labour of love brought back treasured childhood memories and offered a snapshot of Britain through the decades. Summer Wine fans take show to Fringe 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z “One can’t stop crying, he’s so attached to these animals. It’s a huge labour of love to these animals to protect them.” Lemurs, marmosets and monkeys taken from sanctuary after bogus Craigslist ad 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z It took him two years to photograph 278 portraits of today's soldiers for what he calls a "labour of love". The 'changing face' of the British Army 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z Mr Jones’s dictionary, “a labour of love”, took 30 years to write. The painful origins of many creole languages 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z The film, he said, was "a well-crafted labour of love that certainly will educate some viewers about the tragic history of Cambodia during the 1970s". Angelina Jolie says she's 'not enjoying being single' - BBC News 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z I wondered if Stephenson’s opinion of the object of his elusive devotion had altered over the course of his long labour of love. W Eugene Smith, the photographer who wanted to record everything 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z The house was made for the charity by a supporter as a "labour of love", said the hospice's fundraising co-ordinator Rebecca Mawle. Charity dolls' house on Rightmove fools movers - BBC News 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z “It means something to those left to grieve it, and the attempt to encapsulate that life in an act of articulation is one of the truest labours of love there is.” Review | The case against grieving online 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z At the time it was the most expensive TV show ever made, and it was a labour of love by Tom Hanks and HBO. Damian Lewis webchat – your questions answered on Brexit nationalists, Eton and noisy theatregoers 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z Although her jewellery and furniture shop, Bliss, is a labour of love, she too says she needs the extra money. The women still working into their 70s - BBC News 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z Bennett Foddy, who teaches game design at New York University’s Game Center, has created a number of successful free-to-play games, but each was a labour of love rather than a money-making vehicle. How technology gets us hooked 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z The movie was a labour of love for the Ukrainian filmmakers. Bitter Harvest: light shone on Ukrainian tragedy - BBC News 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z It's a labour of love and it hasn't all been cheap - but he says it is slowly paying for itself because of the savings on the household bills. Why I want my home to watch me - BBC News 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z "Nearly a decade in the making, this house is a true labour of love for Richard," she said. Riba House of Year award won by 'Wallace and Gromit' home - BBC News 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z After a public showing on Friday of the film - based on a slave uprising led by preacher Nat Turner in 1831 - Parker described it as "a labour of love". Birth of a Nation gets standing ovation in Toronto - BBC News 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z THE Holey Artisan Bakery, an upscale café and restaurant overlooking a placid lake in Dhaka, was a foodie’s labour of love in a verdant corner of the chaotic capital. The new terrorism in Bangladesh 2016-07-02T04:00:00Z When enthusiast Roy James was banished to his shed by a partner who didn't share his obsession it was the start of a 20-year labour of love. Model railway enthusiast builds dream set in shed - BBC News 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z While Mr Chase admits it isn't anywhere near as profitable as selling crisps, it appears to be very much a labour of love. The potato farmer who swapped bankruptcy for making millions - BBC News 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z This was only the first of Snare’s many labours of love. Laura Cumming: how Velázquez gave me consolation – and set me on the trail of a mystery 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z How much of continuing to do comics is a labour of love, given your profile at the New Yorker? New Yorker illustrator Adrian Tomine: 'My inner voice says 'You suck!'' 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z He worked on the film as a "labour of love" without a commission from a network until 2013. A Syrian love story - BBC News 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z It was such a horrible, awful, wonderful labour of love. Rachel Platten: Fight Song 'was a horrible, wonderful labour of love' 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z These were labours of love that took longer to make than to play. If we really want DVD and bookshops to survive, why don’t we shop at them more? 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Delaney remains at the head of Irish football as a “labour of love”. Fifa crisis: FAI were paid after Thierry Henry handball, says John Delaney – live 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Harpo’s has since become something more than a labour of love, as much for him as any of the squad. Will a pub team beat US soccer's best in the Open Cup? 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Movie star Salma Hayek said on Monday her new film The Prophet was a labour of love that helped her explore her relationship with her late Lebanese grandfather who adored the book that inspired it. Salma Hayek explores Lebanese roots with film of The Prophet 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Paul Sharp's travelling business - a museum called Shark in a Bus - is a labour of love. Australian small firms take to four wheels 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Uniting it will be a labour of love. Joy division 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z It was a labour of love, but also a lucrative sideline. Turning your hobby into a business 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z It is a labour of love dedicated to the thousands of Ulster and Irish men who died at the Battle of the Somme. Sugar sculptor's tribute to war dead 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z The Hunt Guide to London is a labour of love … Discover The New Luxury: Local, Authentic And Curated 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z "It's true that most children who come have parents already in the Maker scene," says Jonty Wareing, who has organised the festival as a labour of love in his spare time. Can geeks rescue science education? 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z The labour of love was not without its dangers. Irish Troubles collection 'on offer' 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z It was a labour of love - many years ago - but is now looking anything but. Model village succumbs to elements 2014-05-06T09:15:33Z He said: "I do not want these fictitious claims to divert any attention from. "This fantastic film is a labour of love and one of the greatest experiences of my career. X-Men director denies abuse claims 2014-04-25T11:35:52Z Retired aircraft engineer David Bradley said it was a "labour of love". WW2 plane to be restored to glory 2014-03-14T11:15:06Z "The screenplays really are labours of love," Hall says. Lee Hall: Making films is getting harder 2014-02-01T01:55:34Z When Thea Davies finishes the Chester marathon on Sunday it will not be the end of a race so much as a labour of love. Partner's 415 miles for Army captain 2013-10-06T09:25:25Z The iconic Taj Mahal is a Unesco World Heritage site and was built in the 17th Century But how will Mr Quadri's labour of love be different from Shahjahan's memorial to his wife? Indian builds a Taj Mahal for his wife 2013-07-22T23:56:48Z The jars of ghostly floating organs might seem like a gruesome echo of the Frankenstein story, but Taylor says her work is a labour of love. Tissue engineering: How to build a heart 2013-07-03T17:20:24.187Z Mr Clarke said the website pleasepress1.com was a "labour of love" which he built after seven years of creating post-it notes of sequences he used regularly. Man lists 12,000 call menu options 2013-05-17T10:55:05Z The feminist blogger Sianushka puts it eloquently when she says feminists organising online are doing this as a labour of love, with little to no financial reward. Let Spare Rib reflect all the richness of online feminism 2013-04-30T12:29:55Z Again this is a labour of love for amateur players corralled into an Olympic presence. London 2012: Quartet provide a glorious starburst of British failure 2012-08-06T22:33:17Z That journey took 18 months and was a labour of love, says Hubbard: It's more like a way of life for us. Sheffield's Chimney House celebrates 'second best boardroom in the world' 2012-07-09T13:01:24Z TKO is his labour of love: a large villa complex set around a pool, with a basement boxing gym. Forget nightlife, Tenerife is the island for a workout holiday 2012-06-15T21:45:04Z God is not unrighteous to forget the work and labour of love of His children. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z Mrs. Dundyke, engaged in her labour of love, for she loved both the work itself and him who was to wear it, let the time slip on unconsciously. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z But he needed no promised guerdon to urge him to his labour of love. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z As an episcopalian myself, I feel sorry that the church of England should have been less forward some years ago in their labour of love. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z What a labour of love and self-denial was theirs! The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z The book has evidently been a labour of love.” Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z It is now my pleasant duty to return right hearty, because heartfelt, thanks to many friends and correspondents who have aided me in a somewhat arduous and difficult work and 'labour of love.' The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:22.977Z To my co-workers and myself it has been a labour of love. The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) 2012-01-14T03:00:20.483Z This was a labour of love, for he "travelled" in machinery. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z In all these labours of love and charity he was heartily and constantly seconded by Mary. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z "It's impossible, of course, but it has been a labour of love, I can see that, and I should be the last man in the world to laugh at it." Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z We venture also to ask our contemporaries, who have already so ably and kindly promoted the object, again to perform that labour of love. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 62, January 1, 1872 2011-10-18T02:00:20.750Z He is gone to give an account of his ministry; and very soon you must follow him, to give your account of the use and abuse you have made of his labours of love. Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire with biographical notices of their pastors, and some account of the puritan ministers who laboured in the county. 2011-10-13T02:00:37.230Z The process by which it is produced is that delightful one which has been a labour of love to Mr. Henry Bradbury in bringing to perfection, and which was first applied to the Ferns. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z I nevertheless venture to add in conclusion that Queen Mary seems to me a work of rare ability rather than great inspiration; a powerful tour de force rather than a labour of love. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z She found an engrossing labour of love in superintending the education of her sister. Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z His was not only a labour of love unashamed, but the joyous exercise of a gift, the triumphant display of an inherent power. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z He and the expert who had helped him in his labour of love had journeyed out—even now he remembered the journey vividly—to the country house near Paris where Napoleon spent his happiest hours. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z He was himself confined, imprisoned by the iron bars and the strong walls of poverty, and the tools he had at hand for his labour of love were scanty and rude. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z And his strongest ally in this silent labour of love was their own self-interest waking a desire of emulating his gain. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z It was indeed a tedious labour to achieve such a work with the pen; but for the monks of the middle age such works were a labour of love. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, March 1865 2011-07-30T02:00:17.007Z "It is the duty of the strong to help the weak," said Florentinus simply, "and such a humble labour of love disgraces no one, be he ever so high!" The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z That it was a labour of love is shown in Hearn's letters written at its inception to Mr. Krehbiel, who was an invaluable aid to him in compiling its musical part. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z Dr. Berdoe is a safe and thoughtful guide; his work has evidently been a labour of love, and bears many marks of patient research.”—Echo. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z And with this thought ever in her mind, the meanest employment, the most menial occupation, becomes a labour of love. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z The patriotic bard fell a victim to its infelicitous but glorious conception; and posterity may discover a grandeur in this labour of love, which was unfelt by his contemporaries. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z He "crowded into three short years actions and labours of love that might have adorned a century." A Harmony of the Gospels for Students of the Life of Christ Based on the Broadus Harmony in the Revised Version 2011-05-31T02:00:30.837Z Restoring the cobbles is described as a "labour of love" It is part of a programme to restore historic structures and buildings in the town. Town's listed bridge is restored 2011-05-30T07:41:15Z The work is a labour of love on the part of the two editors, and Mr. Gladstone himself contributes a modest preface. The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography 2011-05-29T02:00:07.883Z The businessman, who describes the project as a "labour of love", said he wanted to put something back into his home town. 'Labour of love' 2011-05-21T08:14:47Z We now look on that famed preface much more as a labour of pomp than a labour of love. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Blake died never has a book been produced which can so truly be described as a labour of love to the artist as ‘Good Night.’ The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India 2011-05-07T02:00:31.307Z It was a labour of love with all the family. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3 2011-04-26T02:00:25.180Z It was a labour of love to him to prepare the little boys for their first communion. Pope Pius the Tenth 2011-04-26T02:00:21.967Z If the tender solicitude expressed for your welfare by this 'labour of love' can engage your gratitude, you will always remember how deeply your conduct interests the happiness of Your most affectionate AUNT. Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady 2011-04-19T02:00:19.607Z With me it has been a labour of love. Mysterious Mr. Sabin 2011-03-24T02:00:10.087Z For the carers, feeding, bathing and playing with these children is a labour of love whose reward they say is knowing that they "loved the baby back to life". 'Baby bin' 2011-03-16T07:53:52Z But there are people who like contention so much that such work is a labour of love to them. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z So it's a labour of love on many levels. Get to Sesame Street on the Kinect 2011-02-15T16:00:00Z To learn what his wares really were seemed no formidable task; to appreciate and appraise each one only little labours of love. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z When I go to see Peggy it is a pure labour of love, but when I go to see fretful people who whine and don't wash I am very self-conscious about myself. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z It was a humane work and a labour of love. From Crow-Scaring to Westminster; an Autobiography 2011-02-06T03:01:01.497Z In this labour of love both mother and daughter were closely engaged for many a day after the event. The Crooked Stick or Pollies's Probation 2011-02-06T03:01:00.547Z Bringing it to the big screen was a labour of love for the producer Robert Lantos and for Richler. Barney's Version 2011-01-27T04:17:12Z Very specifically billed as a 'psychological action thriller', Alan Wake, was always a fascinating project – an obsessive labour of love, teased out over several years by Remedy's comparatively tiny development team. Top 20 Games of 2010: part one 2010-12-21T09:01:25Z It will be no sacrifice, but a labour of love.” The Mynns' Mystery 2010-12-20T17:12:18.180Z Inside a freezing, derelict military barracks on the crest of a hill in the middle of Germany, Bernd Niesel single-handedly carries on with his labour of love. Year of bullying, bluff and bailouts leaves euro fighting for its life 2010-12-15T20:50:18Z This is a labour of love for a dev team that must surely have hit 200 people at key points in the cycle. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II ? hands-on and story details 2010-10-06T18:44:00Z The film was, she said, a labour of love that had "taken up many years" of Dieckmann's life. The Uma Thurman film so bad it made ?88 on opening weekend 2010-03-26T19:09:00Z But the life-work was not over, even though the worn old hands, which had always been so ready for any labour of love, were stiffening now in death. A Blot on the Scutcheon It was a day of hard labour for Tim; but it was a labour of love. A Little World It was but short work to put them to flight; and having uncorked his little jar of �ce, he deemed it a labour of love to embalm the now mangled remains with the precious ointment. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry "My labour of love will at least equal madame's diligence, though the climate is hardly favourable to very hard work," smiled the priest. Glories of Spain This, then, is the result produced by our Lord’s labours of love and wisdom. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II I can only assure you that, if that visit was a labour at all, it was a labour of love. Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888 It will be a labour of love to them to feed the mind of their country, as it has been a labour of love to the men of their class everywhere. The Revival of Irish Literature Addresses by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, K.C.M.G, Dr. George Sigerson, and Dr. Douglas Hyde Rembrandt never worked better, and one cannot but feel convinced, in regarding the result, that, to both artist and sitter, the work was a labour of love, and the sittings periods of mutual enjoyment. Great Masters in Painting: Rembrandt van Rijn "I'm sure it was a labour of love," she commented. The Head Girl at the Gables It was at least an honest labour of love, and Cockerell deserves the honour, as he had to endure the disadvantages, of being the first in the field. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See I have only now to commend this labour of love to the divine benediction. A Translation of the New Testament from the original Greek If you approve I will set about it at once, and let you have the results of my labour of love in the shape of proof sheets in a few days. Elizabeth Gilbert and Her Work for the Blind It was all a labour of love, and a most unpleasant labour. Lady Anna Song-writing was a labour of love, almost his only comfort and consolation in the dark days of his later years. Robert Burns Famous Scots Series Two other points, and the task which for me has certainly been a labour of love, is done. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography The work of translation has been a labour of love. Paul Gerhardt's Spiritual Songs Translated by John Kelly A spouse thus was airing his fancies Below—’twas a labour of love— And calmly reflecting on Nancy’s More practical labour above. London Lyrics If by any effort of his own, any sacrifice to himself, he could preserve this bright new home to his mother, would he shrink from that labour of love? The Rector This with Burns was altogether a labour of love. Robert Burns Famous Scots Series I remembered that my watchmaker had given me the direction of a Ragged School at which his daughter taught; spending her time and energies as so many do now, in this noblest labour of love. The Rambles of a Rat God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his Name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy In the truest sense her work in the Wilson College was a labour of love. Les Parsis But humping was then a novelty, and we regarded it as a labour of love. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand This labour of love would doubtless prove less arduous, than the attempts which have been p. 203made to establish missions among the American Indians; the natives of the South-Seas; or the inhabitants of Southern Africa. A Historical Survey of the Customs, Habits, & Present State of the Gypsies At the end stood the beautiful ancient church, built in days when each artisan was a master of his craft, and made his work a labour of love. The Manor House School The author is a man of wide experience, and with him it is a labour of love, so that few more suitable hands could be found for the task. Violin Making 'The Strad' Library, No. IX. It might be hard to feed mine enemy, but it is a labour of love to feed mine enemy's child. A Vanished Hand No trouble seemed too great which he bestowed upon her; it was a labour of love. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville I perfectly agree with your correspondent, that no time should be lost in devising some plan, which may give consistency and effect to this work of faith, and labour of love. A Historical Survey of the Customs, Habits, & Present State of the Gypsies He has evidently, in his interesting biography of Tasso, undertaken a labour of love. Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 2 A Christmas sacrifice: it was labour of love and the gift of treasure. Christmas Eve at Swamp's End Nothing is left out; the author writes as though it were a labour of love. When Winter Comes to Main Street AN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY CHAP-BOOK It is mainly a labour of love to infuse pictures intended for childish eyes with qualities that pertain to art. Children's Books and Their Illustrators And that on which human labour has been spent, especially if it was a labour of love, and is apparent in the product, has one of the deepest possible claims to admiration. The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory Benevolent kindness, if it came in her way, was a labour of love; and a hundred home occupations were greatly delighted in. The Old Helmet, Volume I “God is not unmindful to forget our work of faith and our labour of love.” Memories of Bethany To trace this soul-stirring actress to her obscure birth has indeed been a labour—but withal, a labour of love! Terribly Intimate Portraits Thus, precious harvests of this seed-sowing, gathered in subsequent years, have shown that God was not unrighteous to forget this work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God Discouragement, however, could not check his intended labour of love; he returned again, and was more importunate to be let in than before. Anecdotes of Dogs It was a labour of love; he liked the business and played with it. The Old Helmet, Volume I It has been a labour of love, and I have sometimes felt I know your mind almost as my own. Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty Such then is the circle of my commemoration and so much these free and copious notes a labour of love and loyalty. A Small Boy and Others But under our modern educational system the teacher can make the school work practically a labour of love. Peeps At Many Lands: Australia It was a labour of love with him, and I hold him in very high regard. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 3, 1836-1870 I have derived inexpressible gratification from what I know was a labour of love on your part. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1, 1833-1856 A great part of the service he rendered was a labour of love. The Day of Judgment A faint fragrance from the dying flower thanked her, as she turned sadly away to pursue her labour of love. How the Fairy Violet Lost and Won Her Wings He must soon have made up for lost time, and "conquered for the poet's sake," as numerous poetical translations from the classics, including the episode of Nisus and Euryalus, evidently a labour of love, testify. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 Many beautifully embroidered trinket boxes record the patience with which they were worked, and were undoubtedly a labour of love. Chats on Household Curios Affectionate remembrances to your sister and to S. I hope they continue to prosecute their labours of love. Philippian Studies Lessons in Faith and Love from St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians I rise from my labour, which of old was a labour of love to me, and now is oft an irksome task: it is to watch for her coming forth into the garden. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 Your labours may cease—for it will then be his labour of love to guard and protect his own from insult and indignity. Facts for the Kind-Hearted of England! As to the Wretchedness of the Irish Peasantry, and the Means for their Regeneration To carry out the confidence thus reposed in him will be a labour of love; and he vows in his heart it shall be done, if need be, at the risk of life. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Reluctantly we tear ourselves from a task which has indeed been a labour of love. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 It has been a labour of love collecting them. The Green Rust The examination of the parish books was also a labour of love and source of endless amusement. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 441 Volume 17, New Series, June 12, 1852 I hope the day is not remote when the Wesleyan Church will be as scriptural in her every term of membership as she is in her doctrines of grace and labours of love. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada To him obviously the exploration of Lochaber, and the development of the theory of the Parallel Roads, has been a labour of love. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 It was purely a labour of love, for the castle was nearly complete, but the idea of keeping the sea out of it as long as possible had taken her fancy. Chatterbox, 1906 It was translated as a labour of love by Mr. Fechter, Mayor of North Yakima, in the United States. The Silesian Horseherd - Questions of the Hour Elizabeth felt that she never, never could endure it if Olga were scornful or angry now—if this, her great secret, her long, hard labour of love—should be only a great disappointment after all. The Torch Bearer A Camp Fire Girls' Story It was his privilege to minister to the latest hours of his revered friend, and it is to him a labour of love to prepare for the press the posthumous story of his life. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada In this labour of love he found himself assisted by abstention of two groups of Ministerialists, one objecting to procedure on Finance Bill, the other thirsting for blood of the Ulster gun-runners. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 15, 1914 The whole thing was a labour of love, and carried through, as will be observed, not without vast personal toil, and some degree of pecuniary outlay. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 456 Volume 18, New Series, September 25, 1852 All three suspended their labour of love, and, stretching forward their heads, gazed with breathless anxiety at the clay-coloured face of Jo. Gascoyne, the Sandal-Wood Trader As for Sam, many things united to make this labour of love not a light one to him. Stephen Grattan's Faith A Canadian Story If earnest heart-expressive glances from eyes that were slowly fading conveyed any evidence of good having been done, Will’s labour of love was not spent in vain. Lost in the Forest Wandering Will's Adventures in South America And she had a chance to know, for the deacon’s house was the scene of their labours of love. Janet's Love and Service It is a common saying that such and such a work is a labour of love; and, believe me, that is the best done of all which is done for love. The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles This labour of love was accomplished by the 5th Sussex, who were attached to the Brigade as Pioneer Battalion, and lived at Sailly. The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T. F.) It would take long to tell all the ways in which this young man carried on the labour of love he had undertaken. Stephen Grattan's Faith A Canadian Story It was with him a labour of love, and he did not scruple to spend days over work on which others would only spend hours. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators I can imagine an interest most intense, an engagement—a happiness altogether absorbing in such a labour of love, but—I was not looking at the matter from your point of view.” Janet's Love and Service For two hours did these men of the coast toil in this arduous labour of love. The Lifeboat She subsisted on quite a microscopic annuity; but, instead of trying to increase it, she devoted the whole of her time to labours of love and charity. Jeff Benson, or the Young Coastguardsman She was our friend Hetty Frog, who, after spending her days at steady work, spent some of her night hours in labours of love. Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure The exquisite finish of many of his instruments evidences that the making of them was to him a labour of love. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators The gorgeous sunset gave token of a fine day on the morrow, when Clara anticipated the pleasure of finishing her labour of love, and taking a most acceptable present to her poor friends the Simmonses. Aunt Mary To this, no doubt, he was greatly instigated by the affection of my nurse, but I give his own heart the credit of its being a labour of love. Rattlin the Reefer Those who seek a good excuse for neglecting the labour of love always find one. The Parables of Our Lord “The Home of Industry,” repeated the girl in surprise, for she knew that Institution well, having frequently assisted its workers in their labour of love. Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure To write about him and his work is a labour of love. By Canoe and Dog-Train It was a labour of love to him, all could see. Shenac's Work at Home “We’ll have luncheon at once then,” said the old sailor with alacrity, as if this would be a labour of love. Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel Beethoven was always the object of Liszt's worship, and the monument to the master at Bonn was reared chiefly through his labours of love. Among the Great Masters of Music Scenes in the Lives of Famous Musicians My toil has been a labour of love. A Mating in the Wilds To him this was a labour of love, and for love. Chosen Peoples Being the First "Arthur Davis Memorial Lecture" delivered before the Jewish Historical Society at University College on Easter-Passover Sunday, 1918/5678 As the six volunteer nurses were soon after expelled from the Camp by the military authorities, there was, fortunately for her, no opportunity of returning to her labour of love. The Petticoat Commando Boer Women in Secret Service The "Friends" quietly began their labour of love before the Battle of the Marne was ended, and they're "carrying on" still. Everyman's Land The book has taken me ten years to write, and has been a labour of love. George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends And may he bless you, and crown your labour of love with success, and give you souls for your hire! The Annals of the Poor For, though he had skill, the hermit was old and feeble; but the boy was young and active, and he worked hard, and it was to him a labour of love. Mary's Meadow And Other Tales of Fields and Flowers And may He bless you, and crown your labour of love with success, and give you souls for your hire. The Dairyman's Daughter Those who have children to educate ought to be extremely patient: it is indeed a labour of love. Essays on Various Subjects Principally Designed for Young Ladies But there are labours which are labours of love. Can You Forgive Her? It is to him a labour of love. Western Worthies A Gallery of Biographical and Critical Sketches of West of Scotland Celebrities You see, I'm mad on books, and this work of mine is a labour of love; the very touch of some of these old volumes thrills me. The Woman's Way You see, sir, this is largely a labour of love with me, although I don't deny I have my eye on the future. The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont Those who have children to educate ought to be extremely patient: it is indeed a labour of love. Essays on Various Subjects Principally Designed for Young Ladies In sweet remembrance at the Three Holy Shrines of your labours of love for His Cause, I am and remain your brother and coworker in His service. The Light of Divine Guidance (Volume 1) These works were to him a labour of love, for he has always manifested a deep sympathy with the misfortunes of the unhappy Mary Stuart. Western Worthies A Gallery of Biographical and Critical Sketches of West of Scotland Celebrities The task of collecting the materials is a labour of love, and every fresh discovery in some out-of-the-way corner, of a long-sought desideratum, a delight which the patience and industrious enthusiast alone can appreciate.” Banbury Chap Books And Nursery Toy Book Literature All this took a long time, and Palissy gave up his surveying in order to devote his whole days to this labour of love. The Red Book of Heroes Other common Biblical expressions are, a labour of love, to hope against hope, the shadow of death, and so on. Stories That Words Tell Us That his own thoughts had sometimes wandered back to the scenes and friends of his youth during this labour of love, we know from his letters. Goldsmith English Men of Letters Series It was a labour of love, of passionate ardour, similar to the manly zeal of the great scholars of the Renaissance. Gibbon And this labour of love you will perform? John Gabriel Borkman To her foster-child it was a labour of love. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead The poor of the district had got to regard Henrietta as their ministering angel because of her labours of love among them, but now she can play the part of lady bountiful no longer. The Poor Plutocrats Her assiduous attentions were labours of love, and so was the needlework at which she stitched away with diligent though unpractised hands. Lucy Raymond Or, The Children's Watchword To me it has been a labour of love; but no one can be more conscious of the many imperfections of these pages than I am. The Social History of Smoking Mr. Knight was experienced and adroit at such arrangements, and this was a labour of love to him. Memoir of Jane Austen It had never been a labour of love with him, and now that fresh hopes and prospects were dawning upon him, the farm duties seemed more insignificant and tedious than ever. Garthowen A Story of a Welsh Homestead God will not be ungrateful, nor unfaithful to forget or not to recompense any labour of love. A Journal of the Swedish Embassy in the Years 1653 and 1654, Vol II. She was treated as one of the family, and the easy tasks which fell to her lot were labours of love and gratitude. Lucy Raymond Or, The Children's Watchword Yet with Page this was a labour of love. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II And how shall we describe his labour of love--his work as the bondsman of Christ? The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars The Rev. Mr. Becker used to come over every afternoon, and continued this labour of love until the end of November, when he was prohibited from visiting the camp any more. Woman's Endurance It seems to me that God has no need of years to perfect His labour of love in a soul. The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme): The Autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux With Additional Writings and Sayings of St. Thérèse And it has been a labour of love. International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar I was indeed ofttimes obliged to exhort to recreations and amusements, and to turn many—particularly men of genius—from the too incessant pursuit of their labours of love. Another World Fragments from the Star City of Montalluyah The military authorities cleared as many difficulties as possible out of their way, and all who took part in it found it a labour of love. From Aldershot to Pretoria A Story of Christian Work among Our Troops in South Africa "It was a labour of love," she said deprecatingly. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes Her only recreation was this labour of love; for she took a mournful pleasure in thus decorating the little hillock, and she spared no pains to keep it in order. Watch—Work—Wait Or, The Orphan's Victory The task was undertaken with enthusiasm in many directions, and the results have more than justified this labour of love. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition She appeared quite as well pleased to be appreciated as any wife or housekeeper of my acquaintance, and it made her labour a labour of love. The Nest in the Honeysuckles, and other Stories The illustrations to both were drawn by Mr. Gordon Browne at my sister's special request, and they are now reproduced with gratitude for his labour of love. Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men The more Bennett dwelt upon Ferriss's heroism, intelligence, and ability the more his task became a labour of love, and the more the idea of self dropped away from his thought and imagination. A Man's Woman It was a labour of love for which he was very jealous. Round the World in Seven Days He was always so happy it was hard to believe that he was overworking; yet I feared his labour of love would end in exhaustion and possible illness. T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him If extra duties are involved, I will perform them as a labour of love. True Riches Or, Wealth Without Wings His seemed a labour of love with every one but her. Gladys, the Reaper Such was the temper in which Froude set about his task, and which made it a labour of love. The Life of Froude I wrote the thing as best I could—a labour of love. Jaffery No! let them read, let them yawn; T'is a labour of love on their part, a labour which love has prepared for them—and for them alone—or mine. Three Months of My Life I would gladly risk the peril in such a labour of love. In the Days of Chivalry The young doctor's summer practice in Newport would no longer be a labour of love. The Lady of Big Shanty As to the text, the industry, care, research, and observation expended shew that it has been a labour of love. In Search of Gravestones Old and Curious And can it be that our moral habits and Christian graces shall never be called into exercise in works and labours of love among orders of beings of whom as yet we know nothing? Parish Papers Moreover, the "Life" was a labour of love, Lockhart himself receiving not a fraction of its very considerable proceeds, but resigning them absolutely to Scott's creditors. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters The owner of the letters having courteously expressed his acquiescence, nothing remained but to give to the task that patient care that it is easy to give to a labour of love. The Love Letters of Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, 1652-54 The study of their character, their myths, customs, and art was not only to him a labour of love, but bore practical fruit in the knowledge it gave him of the race. The Long White Cloud May I, may I, indeed, behold in the playmate of my infancy a friend in manhood, the partner of my life—my own Mary as my assistant in labours of love? The Mother's Recompense, Volume 1 A Sequel to Home Influence These labours of love include the religious instruction of its young members the baptized children; the visitation of sick; its support of the poor and destitute brethren. Parish Papers The labours of love never hang long on hand, and though the old tenant had gone out only at Lady-day, the hawthorn had scarcely blossomed when the affectionate people pronounced the work complete. Shanty the Blacksmith; a Tale of Other Times It was a labour of love, and it is full of records of singular survivals to our time of archaisms of all descriptions, culinary and gardening utensils not forgotten. Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine This letter had indeed been a labour of love. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843 The act of revision was a labour of love, and I can honestly say that I did my best to make my representation of Kálidása's immortal work as true and trustworthy as possible. Sakoontala or the Lost Ring An Indian Drama We were wearied; but when I recollect, how much more wearisome the work of the Missionary, cheerfully will I undertake this labour of love; with a view to alleviate their toil, and facilitate their success. Religion in Earnest A Memorial of Mrs. Mary Lyth, of York The application was noble in its offer to make the work a labour of love, and almost nobler in its argument that the hundred pounds was unnecessary. Tommy and Grizel More than a year ago Mr. Punch appealed on behalf of this labour of love, and now he begs his readers to renew the generous response which they made at that time. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 31, 1917 The undertaking was a labour of love, but it cannot be said to have been congenial. Principal Cairns Notwithstanding his deafness, the development of the instrument has been a labour of love to him; and those who knew his rare inventive skill believed that he would some time achieve success. Heroes of the Telegraph His clothes were few enough, and to carry Grip was a labour of love. Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty She had faced a public audience for the first time; she had been received with applause, and from that moment she felt confidence in her performances as well as in her labour of love. Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist Ladies and gentlemen, this little “labour of love” of mine is now done. Speeches: Literary and Social His astronomical work is altogether a labour of love. Men of Invention and Industry For fifteen years the enthusiastic editor—an ideal Bibliophile—had toiled at his labour of love, and his work was on all sides received with the recognition due to his monumental achievement. The Love of Books The Philobiblon of Richard de Bury But the burial duties rendered to the deceased are, to the Scottish peasant of either sex, a labour of love. The Bride of Lammermoor In 1846 he again went to Toulouse on a labour of love. Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist While managing the Gas-works, one of Mr. Neilson's labours of love was the establishment and direction by him of a Workmen's Institution for mutual improvement. Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers To serve your friend would have been, I deemed, a labour of love. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843 One can't call it a labour of love, though it was written to please the writer—not the public.' Love at Second Sight But are we less convinced that only tasks done joyfully, as labours of love, deserve the reward of fuller and finer powers, and obtain it? Albert Durer Well, she had been a good mother to him, and it had been a labour of love to furnish the house for her as for himself. The Crimson Blind Nothing could obstruct his designs of mercy, or his labours of love. Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II To the present Editor the collection and annotation of these Remains has been a most welcome labour of love. Waltoniana Inedited Remains in Verse and Prose of Izaak Walton I know nothing about that," said Lady Delacour; "but happier I do believe they are; for the castle-building is always a labour of love, but the foundation of drudgery is generally love's labour lost. Tales and Novels — Volume 03 For in order to make this very difficult obedience possible, it was to be turned into a labour of love done for the Master's sake. Albert Durer There was a subject which was worthy of his pen and would have been a labour of love. Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal Ladies are respectfully urged to these labours of love, from the consideration that they possess the most leisure and the best opportunities of doing them. Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II There is no labour," he goes on to say, "where love is, or if there be any, it is a labour of love. The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales After all, isn't there some meaning in that old phrase 'a labour of love'? The Glory of the Conquered The Story of a Great Love After returning you my sincere thanks for your kind indulgence and labours of love, I shall close the present number. A Series of Letters in Defence of Divine Revelation If what has been a labour of love to the writer should be of some interest and profit to readers, young or old, that labour will be amply repaid. Twilight and Dawn Simple Talks on the Six Days of Creation Did they not know, too, that Joseph and Nicodemus had been beforehand with them in their labour of love? Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark His means and materials for undertaking that labour of love were as superior to mine as his power of performing it. Memoirs of James Robert Hope-Scott, Volume 2 He meant to invite the great Catholic ladies to unite with him in a common labour of love. Endymion He found relief from the prosaic details of a business career in these congenial tasks, if such a term is applicable to what in reality were labours of love. Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 I do not say this to dishearten those who are engaged in this labour of love, or to abate the zeal of its promoters. The Infant System For Developing the Intellectual and Moral Powers of all Children, from One to Seven years of Age To prepare them for the press is an arduous and responsible duty: the best excuse which I can give for having assumed it, is, that it has been to me a labour of love. Select Speeches of Kossuth I knew that Yule contemplated a third edition of his Marco Polo, and all will regret that time was not allowed to him to complete this labour of love, to see it published. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 When she had finished her labour of love, which only occupied her a few moments, she suggested that we should stroll on to her house. My Strangest Case Like the singers, the organist resolves his services into what may be termed a “labour of love.” Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston She had gone to the limits of endurance in a labour of love; she had succeeded; and now she would fight for what she had brought back. The Everlasting Whisper This was for a time the centre of her labours of love. Excellent Women I came to England for this purpose as a labour of love. The Constitution of the United States A Brief Study of the Genesis, Formulation and Political Philosophy of the Constitution All seemed to consider it a labour of love: the harvest-home song sounded pleasantly to our ears, and, contrasting with the silent desert, the hum of man's habitation was a music. First Footsteps in East Africa Georgie found his mission none too easy, and it was only the thought that it was a labour of love, or something very like it, that enabled him to persevere. Queen Lucia The more we go forward in this labour of love the more evident it is that the cursed drink is our great difficulty. God's Answers A Record of Miss Annie Macpherson's Work at the Home of Industry, Spitalfields, London, and in Canada He declares that the task of classing, sorting, grouping, comparing, tracing the derivation and usage of words, had been to him no drudgery, but a delight and labour of love. On the Study of Words Dependent on each other for mutual assistance, in those things that are beyond individual exertion, they interchange friendly offices, which commencing in necessity, grow into habit, and soon become the 'labour of love.' Nature and Human Nature When enduring severe mental conflicts, and while he maintained his family by the work of his hands, he was an acceptable pastor, and extensively useful in itinerant labours of love in the villages round Bedford. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 So the great Q.C. determined to take up Cyril Waring's case as a labour of love, and didn't doubt he would succeed in finally proving it. What's Bred in the Bone There can be no doubt that God has blessed these labours of love to bring many to Himself in the Lord Jesus. God's Answers A Record of Miss Annie Macpherson's Work at the Home of Industry, Spitalfields, London, and in Canada And there should be no question of virtue in all this, it must be a labour of love, without which the human race would be doomed to extinction. Emile After three warm days in March, Uncle Billy, the miller, rode up the creek with a hoe over his shoulder—he had promised this to Hale—for his labour of love in June's garden. The Trail of the Lonesome Pine My labours of love to you are limited to this world. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 What a labour of love that was, and what satisfaction to see them “visibly swelling” before my eyes! Spinifex and Sand Since their arrival in Canada in 1639 it had been for them a labour of love. The Great Intendant : A chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-1672 It was a labour of love; for settlers in Rhodesia cannot afford to pay for what are beautifully described as "finishing governesses"; but Hilda was of the sort who cannot eat the bread of idleness. Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose How precious was that labour of love, wherein the old slave toils that he may share the proceeds with his master! Our World, Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter I believe that when he comes, his saints shall have a reward of grace, for all their work and labour of love which they showed to his name in the world. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 And her labour of love met with a return which might well have made the mother proud. Words of Cheer for the Tempted, the Toiling, and the Sorrowing Forgive my troubling you with this letter, but I am grateful for your labour of love towards raising men and women. A Romance of Two Worlds So he took up his quarters at the Vicarage, and helped her in the labour of love. Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn Around were the four sisterly bride's-maids, their black dresses showing that these were still the twilight days of mourning, and that none would forget her, whose prayers might still bless their labour of love. The Daisy chain, or Aspirations Evidently, however the translator is prepared to hear this charge brought against his labour of love. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16 Dr. Badger, a work of immense labour and research but which I fear has been so the learned author a labour of love not of profit. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 09 This work, labourious as it may appear, has been to me a labour of love, an unfailing source of solace and satisfaction. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 It will be a labour of love, and therefore the more thoroughly done. Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn "I have only to add my most earnest congratulations to those whose labour of love has borne such blessed fruit; and, hoping you will pardon the liberty, etc." The Daisy chain, or Aspirations To Captain Burton the preparation of these volumes must have been a labour of love. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16 And let us hope poor Mr. North will succeed in his labour of love," said Meekin, shutting the little gate, "and save the unfortunate Kirkland. For the Term of His Natural Life She was inclined to believe that Mr. Slope had more chance of success, and with her it would be a labour of love to rob Mr. Slope of his wife. Barchester Towers Success in these experiments wouldn't be a reward of literature, but it might very well become a labour of love. Sir Dominick Ferrand "Dear Richard,— "May all your ministerial works be as blessed as this, your first labour of love. The Daisy chain, or Aspirations All the same we are told it has been "a labour of love," a task that has brought its own exceeding great reward. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16 The whole labour of love and sorrow fell on Viola. Zanoni They usually received so little in payment for their performances that their efforts were really a labour of love. Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock quire; a rural painting of the Dutch school She shrank from becoming the salaried official of the corporation, and bartering for money those serviced which had throughout been labours of love. Character "Seeing Miss Rivers's must not take the shine out of yours, my little maids; for if you can't give much, you have the pleasure of giving the best of all, your labour of love." The Daisy chain, or Aspirations She was inclined to believe that Mr Slope had more chance of success; and with her it would be a labour of love to rob Mr Slope of his wife. Barchester Towers The labour which has been bestowed on this volume has been a labour of love. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 Did you ever see a poor, ragged man laboriously drawing and painting a picture on the wall in favour of Sunlight Soap—simply as a labour of love? Utopia of Usurers and Other Essays We cordially thank you for your assiduity in learning the languages, in translating, and in every labour of love in which you have engaged. Life of William Carey That has been a great labour of love with Henry. The Zeppelin's Passenger It is needless to say that this bibliography has been a labour of love, and that any further information readers may care to send me will be gladly incorporated in future editions. The Works of Max Beerbohm The attempt to respond to this desire has been to me a labour of difficulty, if also a labour of love. Faraday as a Discoverer As the dance went on, there were frequent comments of approval to encourage her in the labour of love. The Ruling Passion; tales of nature and human nature But it is also, for me, so far a labour of love that I can quite forget or even revel in its great difficulty. The Works of Max Beerbohm |
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