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“The Reds’ve been talking to ’im,” the guard said, piously touching his fingers to his forehead, his chest, his left shoulder, and then his right; making the sign of the cross. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z
“It’s the baby Jesus,” I said, bowing my head piously and lifting one of the bonobo’s arms so he made the sign of the cross. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z
My parents seemed to me piously simple—like the nuns I remembered—unwilling to entertain intellectual challenges. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z
She would read on and on forever, while the two of them nodded piously at each other. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z
They imagine this wild animal roaming about the savannah on digestive walks after eating a prey that accepted its lot piously, or going for callisthenic runs to stay slim after overindulging. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z
I knelt piously, my hands in prayer, and stared in front of me, trying to look like I was having nothing but the very best thoughts. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z
“Breaded veal cutlets are very nutritious,” Milo admonished him piously. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z
“I wouldn’t want to put them to any trouble,” she went on piously. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z
“Whosoever shall say, ‘Thou fool,’ shall be in danger of hell fire,” she quoted piously. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z
“This ball of liberty, I believe most piously, he predicted, “is now so well in motion that it will roll around the globe. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z
He sighed and shook his head and he looked piously to the sky. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z
“The Mayan Apocalypse” even takes time to note piously the negative consequences of giving attention to specious predictions, which is exactly what it’s doing. Critic’s Notebook: On National Geographic Channel, No End in Sight for Doom 2012-11-30T23:21:41Z
The attempt to be both piously respectful of a foreign culture and to stand up for sexual liberation against repressive tradition may be admirable in principle, but in practice it’s silly and strained. | 'Sex and the City 2': Sarah Jessica Parker, Flying Down to Abu Dhabi 2010-05-26T20:10:00Z
“Their well-being is of utmost importance, as they are our future,” she intones piously. Television Review: Sunny Town, Gloomy Boss 2011-02-08T22:17:19Z
Travelling with his fellow artist Val Prinsep, he piously followed in the master's footsteps: "Ruskin in hand, we sought out every cornice, design or monument praised by him." Saints and sinners 2010-09-24T23:06:00Z
But under questioning, Sarkozy’s housing minister piously declared that Paris’s “ghettos of the rich,” as its most conservative Western arrondissements are called, will not be exempt from their public housing quotas. Can cities desegregate? 2012-05-28T15:00:00Z
I have argued piously that all meat eaters ought to be prepared to go inside a slaughterhouse. Jay Rayner: thou shalt eat veg! 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z
Ken Livingstone piously affirms that he would never even speak to a reporter without a minder present. Memoirs by William Rees-Mogg - review 2011-07-13T15:00:02Z
As the star tenor in the school’s choir, he refers to his throat, both piously and not, as “the Lord’s passageway.” Review: Raising a Joyful New Voice in Tarell Alvin McCraney’s ‘Choir Boy’ 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z
We often assume, or piously pretend, that categories are there to be transcended, and perhaps some ought to be. Just How Russian Was Stravinsky? 2010-04-16T14:16:00Z
Not for nothing is Vet a border guard, a man who speaks piously of the importance of fences and the dangers of aliens. Theater Review | 'The Book of Grace': At the Public, Suzan-Lori Parks?s Family Reunion 2010-03-18T03:57:00Z
Mr. Bailey’s aim with handcraft was to include elements that take ordinary amounts of time to produce and thus would piously slow down the high-tech process, a process that Burberry has proudly encouraged. Fashion Review: Young Designers Lead the Way at London Fashion Shows - Fashion Review 2011-09-21T17:58:26Z
And yet with no one to challenge him, the king can slip on a new mask and become Wolsey’s chief defender, piously lamenting the way Anne “practiced against” the poor fellow. 'Wolf Hall' Recap: In Finale, King Henry's Masque and Anne's Little Neck 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z
"Pray for the people of San Francisco," someone piously intones at one point. 'San Andreas' rocks technically if not dramatically 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z
Wearing an intricately decorated miter and wielding his spiral-topped crozier, a lavishly robed bishop up front gazes piously heavenward. Last Chance: ?Mourners,? Many Faces of Grief, at Metropolitan Museum 2010-05-12T21:46:00Z
The theme may be piety, but Mr. Beauvois and his cast do not address it piously. | 'Of Gods and Men': Between Heaven and Earth 2011-02-24T22:55:48Z
Democrats piously proclaim that they alone are committed to protecting American democracy. Opinion | Democratic meddling in GOP primaries has reached a new level of absurd 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z
Barrett, meanwhile, piously insisted that women forced to endure pregnancy will lose little since they can easily give their children up for adoption these days. Republicans' anti-abortion crusade won't stop — even if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z
Sinema again pulled her signature gaslighting move — piously claiming to support legislation while actively blocking it — after the Supreme Court upheld a racist voting suppression law in her very own state on Thursday: Kyrsten Sinema's run out of excuses: Supreme Court leaves Senate Democrats with little choice 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z
And finally, if the prospect of cheese, mayo and cream cheese sounds a little too piously healthy, here are some rules for popping the whole delicious kit and caboodle into the fryer. The Masters 2021: second round – live! 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z
On wristbands and bumper stickers, the self-righteous crowd piously pondered, “What would Jesus do?” — all while pretty much flouting everything the biblical Jesus did and didn’t espouse. What would Baldessari do? A good question for the end of a terrible year 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z
Judge Barrett piously promises that she will not make law from the bench, that she will mostly be guided by precedent. Amy Coney Barrett and the Second Amendment: Why her "expansive view" is utter BS 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z
But you can’t have a proper argument if one side piously proclaims how principled it is — only to lie about when and whether those principles are at stake. Opinion | The GOP is lying its way toward expanding the Supreme Court’s conservative majority 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z
The Bush administration piously courted the religious right, and Fox News embraced a post-9/11 patriotism that seemed to deny the very existence of irony. How President Trump Ruined Political Comedy 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z
This kind of piously indignant pabulum is not a new performance for the current vice-president but rather something he perfected as a talkshow radio host in Indiana in the late 1990s. Mike Pence struggles to defend the indefensible and please his disastrous boss | Richard Wolffe 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z
It’s into this context that Judge Barrett steps as a piously Catholic woman and a Supreme Court nominee. Opinion | Amy Coney Barrett and the New, Old Anti-Catholicism 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z
We began the lockdown with politicians tilting piously at a familiar scapegoat. Too much perspective? Bring on the trivial luxury of the Premier League | Marina Hyde 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z
What the “One World” broadcast managed was to replicate something old-fashioned: a big, corny, mass-media entertainment, one that piously affirmed what feel like bedrock, mainstream values. What’s the Point of a Celebrity in a Pandemic? 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z
He took issue with CEO Mark Zuckerberg "piously" calling for government regulation as he helped to get President Trump reelected. George Soros calls for Facebook execs' removal after comments on regulation 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z
The problem is not just keeping the Irish border so open as to be frictionless after Brexit, which Johnson piously promised to do. The Double Dishonesty of Boris Johnson’s Brexit Proposals 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z
In particular, he declared piously, Libra was designed to help émigrés in the rich world to send money to their relatives in the poor world without being ripped off by unscrupulous capitalists. Facebook’s plan for a cryptocurrency is right to set alarm bells ringing |John Naughton 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z
He said he was “very religious,” praying five times a day and striving to live as piously as he could. ‘Gay,’ ‘Femme,’ ‘Nonbinary’: How Identity Shaped the Lives of These 10 New Yorkers 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z
He piously insisted that this was “about a principle, not a person.” Opinion | Mitch McConnell just proved he’ll do anything to pack the Supreme Court 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z
The show’s wall text piously bills this design as taking a moral stand that chooses cultural transparency over opacity. LACMA’s concrete wall problem: Why a chic design comes with consequences 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z
Democrats can piously intone that they’re worried about campaign finance, not sexual misbehavior, but in the public square the debate will be over the sex. Opinion | Who’s most at risk from the Russia investigation? It just might be the Democrats. 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z
But just because Russia has a load of do-or-die merchants willing to do the old switcheroo with some nerve agent, it doesn’t mean they wouldn’t piously draw the line at handling bobsledder wee. Wada appears to have complied with Russia – wasn’t it meant to be the other way round? | Marina Hyde 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z
They justify all this by piously invoking “shareholder rights”. Life as you know it is IPOver 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z
Like the inquisitors during the Spanish Inquisition, they believe they are piously clothed in the protective mantle of a higher being: Donald Trump. Trump's opponents have the moral high-ground. Let's not squander it | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z
Where were the regular Jewish kids living in contemporary times, not hiding from Nazis or living piously in a friendly ghetto? Opinion | Black Kids Don’t Want to Read About Harriet Tubman All the Time 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z
When a Sutherland Springs happens again - and it will happen again - let them piously utter “T&P;” and then get on with their penchant for ignoring the gun psychosis that afflicts this nation. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z
He claimed to have learned a lesson from that episode, and now says piously that “taxpayers absolutely have the right to know official travel costs.” Opinion | Trump’s Cabinet can’t seem to stop taking private planes 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z
God bless America, where the politicians who support and exacerbate this state of affairs piously lecture all of us about god and values. Opinion | God Bless America 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z
This is the very same Mr. Price, remember, who, as a congressman from Georgia for the past 12 years, piously condemned the federal government’s “reckless spending.” Opinion | Tom Price should pay taxpayers back 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z
That is in the Declaration of Independence, recited piously every July Fourth, the merciless Indian savages with no reason at all were suddenly attacking us. Noam Chomsky: Why Donald Trump is pushing the doomsday clock to the brink of midnight 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z
The White House piously voiced “very significant concerns about the high rate of civilian casualties.” The United States’ bloody alliance with Saudi Arabia 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z
“With the speed of the ball, it could have killed the girl,” he piously observed, as the tournament referee appeared on the scene. The Joy of Six: tennis tantrums 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z
All things, no matter how piously regarded, up to and including the US civil rights movement, are there to be punctured by Beatty’s fierce and fizzing wit. Turned down 18 times. Then Paul Beatty won the Booker … 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z
“The source of legitimacy is the people,” Sisi had reflected piously in a speech at a military graduation ceremony two days earlier. Generation revolution: how Egypt’s military state betrayed its youth | Rachel Aspden 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z
So it was easy to scoff at the sight of the recently reformed workaholic Arianna Huffington piously advising Hillary Clinton last week to stop “trying to do everything” and make room for something called “self-care”. The key to being a successful woman? Knowing what not to do | Gaby Hinsliff 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts piously reminded the audience that “for the rest of this year, President Obama is still president of the United States of America. Can I have an amen on that?” Democrats try to overcome the GOP’s Supreme Court farce 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z
We understand that, if positions were reversed, Democrats who are now piously invoking the Constitution would be articulating a different view. Senators, do your job and vote on the next Supreme Court nominee 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z
This, the Floridian said piously, “is hurting our country badly.” At a Baltimore mosque, Mr. Obama makes the case for tolerance and inclusion 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z
Throughout the Chicagoland area, where I live, local newspapers and broadcasts piously accepted their duty to nominate Gliniewicz for beatification and canonization. The police have turned on the people: Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, and why Bill O’Reilly’s wrong and Tarantino’s right 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z
Criticizing journalists may be in vogue for candidates who want to evade questions, but the idea that a shill such as Williams is now piously lecturing us is pretty hard to swallow. Spoon-dropping journalism 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z
A gang of dull and hoary pirates piously setting themselves the task of disciplining and purifying a kitten that they think they’ve caught filching a chop!” Plagiarism Scandal Rocks The 'Souls' Community 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z
Some of you may be feeling a guilty inner tug of war between your pleasure in March Madness and what you piously know to be its compromising effect on higher education. Enjoying college basketball without guilt? Now that’s true madness 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z
Draper notes piously that he tried to get people to talk on the record. Just What Fleeing Staffers Feared: New Saucy 'New Republic' Savages Sports Writing Icon 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z
“Physical evidence does not change because of public pressure or personal agenda,” McCulloch lectured piously. Bob McCulloch’s pathetic prosecution of Darren Wilson
The “honest” pronouncement is meaningless, a faux-moral assessment, literary journalism’s equivalent of football commentators piously declaring that a certain team “deserved to lose” or, alternatively, “didn’t deserve to win”. Celebrity autobiographies: you couldn’t make it up 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z
Whenever they are called out for how mistaken they were about Iraq in the first place, they piously lecture against “relitigating the past” and say we must instead look forward. Dick Cheney, did you really want to go there?
To mollify our denial, we piously hang flags in the gentrified precincts of our ethnonational geography. Racist “patriots” want me dead: I dared criticize “the troops” 2013-09-09T23:30:00Z
Clearly, we have an internet culture that enables them, part of a broader society that piously decries the sexual exploitation of teenage girls, while simultaneously celebrating it in marketing and pop culture. How to Starve the Internet's Worst Trolls 2012-10-20T17:35:42Z
In 1989, when I was 19, I piously, even gleefully, participated in a rally in Kenya to burn Rushdie’s book The Satanic Verses. Islamists’ Final Stand 2012-09-17T05:00:00Z
Emmert said, piously: "Programs and individuals must not overwhelm the values of higher education." NCAA's sanctions on Penn State are dead wrong 2012-07-23T15:54:14Z
They play us the dirge-like music of Radiohead, or the glee club chanting of Arcade Fire, and we listen for hours, piously. Embarrassing parents and the teenage truth 2012-06-10T00:06:00Z
But this did not suffice to express all the humility of their souls, so they dropped to the ground and prostrated themselves, piously pressing their faces against the earth. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z
Illness," Sarella remarked piously, "comes from Above, and may come any day. Mariquita A Novel 2012-04-24T02:00:19.737Z
Those who wander around without fixed habitations he orders to be compelled to dwell in the houses of the confraternity, and those who reside quietly and piously are to be efficiently protected. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z
"Bless that roof!" he muttered piously—more piously, perhaps, than could have been expected of him, considering his upbringing. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z
"God rest her soul!" said Sir Anthony piously, still in somewhat of a maze. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z
Here are piously preserved the chair in which he sat, and the cupboard in which he kept his books.  William Shakespere, of Stratford-on-Avon His Epitaph Unearthed, and the Author of the Plays run to Ground 2012-03-29T02:00:13.153Z
Theseus’ bones were piously brought back, and inhumed in Athens, where he was long worshiped as a demigod. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z
Finally it was resolved that three doctors should be deputed, piously to exhort him to abandon his errors. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II 2012-04-18T02:00:12.957Z
There, in the dead years, the pilgrims piously sprinkled themselves before consulting the oracle; there, now, the brown women of the mountains chatter gaily as they wash their clothes. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z
In this despair of their ancestral religions many piously disposed Gentiles turned to Judaism for spiritual help; and the synagogue was surrounded in the Greek cities by a circle of earnest proselytes. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z
The Lord,” he added, piously, “must kape an eye on that man.” Dr. Grenfell's Parish The Deep Sea Fisherman 2012-03-15T02:00:30.867Z
Once again we must say piously: “His ways are not as our ways.” The Christian Creed; or, What it is Blasphemy to Deny 2012-03-14T02:00:26.310Z
This denotes in them a total ignorance of that great event, said, however, to have been announced by their master; and creates a suspicion that these predictions were piously invented afterwards. 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
If there had been a sprinkling of holy water by the good priest, as Madame la Baronne had piously wished, it would have been quite another affair. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z
"The poor dear gentleman has lost his house," she concluded piously. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z
Celibacy was taught by the ancient Nazarenes and Essenes, by the priests of Egypt and India, by mendicant monks, and by the piously insane of many countries long before the apostles lived. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z
Prayers and libations to Melkart and Baal have been offered up," observed Eshmun, piously, "and men in the city are already at work making new oars. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z
We must piously believe it on the word of Matthew and Mark. 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
Those sun-burnt and swarthy laborers, suspending for a moment their toil, respectfully and piously responded, The Lord bless thee. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z
My officer piously declared that we knew all about it, but the Archbishop would have nothing to say to it. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z
You have in your country the very best and most able pastors and preachers, such as you can find in no other country of the world, who live so faithfully, piously, and peaceably. Life of Luther with several introductory and concluding chapters from general church history 2012-01-12T03:00:13.267Z
At this juncture a holy man arrived, and the expiring heathen requested his blessing, which was piously granted. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z
"Only creatures who can pray possess immortal souls," declared the Captain piously. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z
“I thank God,” he piously remarks, “for having preserved me from contact with her.” Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z
The most probable conjecture I could form was, that he wished to save his pride the pain of a repulse; and again I piously resolved to spare no torture within my power. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z
The members of his sorrowing congregation piously gathered his remains and interred them. Life of Luther with several introductory and concluding chapters from general church history 2012-01-12T03:00:13.267Z
It’s a conflict that goes back at least to the founding of Israel six decades ago, and grows more and more potent with the dramatic population growth of the most piously observant. Religion and Sex in Israel: Street Clashes Over Defining a Jewish State 2011-12-16T06:25:00Z
The N.C.A.A. can piously define them as students first, but the players know better. Let?s Start Paying College Athletes 2011-12-30T17:13:34Z
By five or six every one has gone piously to bed. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z
A rudeness which ought to have awakened only my pity, roused my resentment, and I piously resolved to seize an early opportunity of retort. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z
"So-and-so ben So-and-so—funeral on such a day—mourning service at such an hour," the Schnorrer would reply, and the enquirer would piously put something into the "byx," as it was called. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z
Now is this day piously hallowed to these angels, and also to those holy men, who through great excellences have thriven to God from the beginning of the world. 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
She had fallen on her knees to pour out this thanksgiving, and piously or impiously promised her Lord not to be indiscreet again. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z
The ladies did this with edifying precision and devotion, their ivory fingers, on which diamonds and emeralds twinkled like stars, piously crossed or clasped, their pretty heads bent low—they were quite bewitching. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z
Some of the pilgrims piously dropped food into the vessel; but Beeroo took no heed of this, his eyes were fixed on vacancy, and his mind was revolving many things. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z
I interjected piously, anxious not to offend the River God with a display of overmuch confidence. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z
A few more times the mysterious light shone from St. Michael's grotto, and the belated wayfarer who saw it piously crossed himself. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z
Yet, palpable as it must be to a lawyer, our judges have piously avoided lifting the veil under which it was shrouded. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z
The young ladies round the piano piously abstained from singing anything frivolous; their voices were modulated to the Ave Marias of Schubert and Gounod, and other songs no less redolent of sacred emotion. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z
Nuns and priests glided about, and it was all very poetical and fine, till I came to an imposing priest in a first class chapel who was taking snuff and gaping, instead of piously praying. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z
Well and piously did our ancestors in bestowing so much wealth and labour to make thy walls so fair and lovely. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z
Thank God," he said piously, "I began to think the brute had done for you. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z
An immense crowd of citizens, the garrison of the island, and the military and civil authorities, piously form the escort. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z
He was one of the most renowned of the saints of Aran, and is believed to have not unfrequently abated storms after being piously invoked. The South Isles of Aran 2011-10-26T02:00:28.363Z
It's becoming in the young," she said, piously; then, with a cheerful gleam, "but all old women should be defiant—yes, they should study a dictatorial style, and make the young ones toe the mark. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z
His parents brought him up piously, and married him at the age of fourteen. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z
He finds in it the same lesson against intolerance contained in the story of the reproof of Abraham for piously driving the suffering fire-worshipper from his tent. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z
In separating myself from thy holy remains, I fulfil thy last wishes; may they piously repose in our happy Spain, and may thy saintly vows and aspirations be thus accomplished. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z
St. Ambrose, piously inhuman, carefully instilled into the youthful minds of Theodosius and Gratian the spirit and maxims of religious persecution. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z
The temper of William, in contradistinction to that of his brother, was pre-eminently practical; and he had the reputation of a brave, piously orthodox Prussian soldier. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z
Her parents were devout, and she was brought up piously. Psychical Miscellanea Being Papers on Psychical Research, Telepathy, Hypnotism, Christian Science, etc. 2011-10-01T02:00:35.717Z
And as he mused o'er blighted lives, The Jabezwock, as yet unfloored, Came snuffling piously to join A meeting of its Board. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 9, 1893 2011-09-30T02:00:15.237Z
Does happiness not lie in resigning one’s self piously to one’s fate and is the secret word not the proud ‘Be a god unto yourself’?” The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z
She never failed to rejoice, for our sakes, whenever a new piece of furniture came into the house in Well Walk, but for herself, her attitude was piously and amusingly penitential. The Debit Account 2011-09-21T02:00:33.753Z
She was a slender, pale girl, sickly and musing, her eyes were clear as truth itself, her lips piously arched, in her face lay a great story—was it a love legend? The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z
"For all we know," she observed piously, "it may be God's way of punishing David." The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z
But, as such, I am a Christian; so, and most piously, yet not illiberally, is the Bishop.' The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:32.663Z
Then there is his love-affair with Edith, ward of the Confessor, whom the latter, piously refusing to hear of his violation of his oath, condemns him to put away, as penance for the very thought. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z
Our aged neighbor piously believes in them and quarrels about them with the rector. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z
Men began speaking glibly of “manifest destiny” or piously of “the white man’s burden.” The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy 2011-09-13T02:00:33.070Z
“It was the providence of God that brought ye to each other,” said the king, piously. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z
They devoutly reverence, says he, those trees which seem to have existed during many ages, piously believing that the holy men of former times had prayed and meditated under their shade. Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship 2011-09-12T02:00:27.807Z
Basia sighed piously, raised her eyes, and after a short meditation answered,— "He does, for he lacks strength to stand against the might of God." Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z
"For he did penance, and died piously," remarked the king. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z
A variety of commentaries, filled with impostures and fables, on our Savior's life and sentiments composed soon after his ascent into heaven, by men who without being bad, perhaps were superstitious, simple, and piously deceitful. Frauds and Follies of the Fathers A Review of the Worth of their Testimony to the Four Gospels 2011-08-30T02:00:32.823Z
There are many things that I understand not, but this do I know, that ’tis a heathenish practice, and little use have the good priests for it,” and he crossed himself piously. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z
But, while piously glorifying the past, let us continue, in step with the movement of mankind, to march towards the future. The Galley Slave's Ring or The Family of Lebrenn. A Tale of The French Revolution of 1848 2011-08-29T02:01:02.680Z
All this, and much more which now follows of narrative appears from an original journal of his grandfather, a copy of which Judge Tompkins piously preserves. Journal of Dr. Elias Cornelius, a Revolutionary Surgeon 2011-08-12T02:00:23.570Z
Taras peered through the twilight, and, bowing his head, he crossed himself piously. For the Right 2011-08-01T02:00:10.250Z
“Jane Temple,” answered Mrs. Sherrard, “you may add by the human law, too; but some women—” “Set both at naught,” answered Mrs. Temple, piously and sweetly. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z
He had been brought up piously and carefully, and had no political arts, and he wondered that the papal government should be found opposing reforms which were demanded by modern progress. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z
Dom Pedro exclaimed piously; but his sallow face grew grave again. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z
That proposed transvaluation of values the Kaiser is trying to bring about, however piously he may lie about it or claim God's partnership in his enterprise. Religion and the War 2011-07-18T02:00:22.307Z
A visit to the nursery disclosed the children piously standing with backs to the window and arms held well away from their fluffy skirts, as charming flower girls as one could find. Molly Brown's College Friends 2011-07-16T02:00:15.700Z
“Amen,” answered Mrs. Temple, after a little pause, piously and sweetly. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z
"But for the Mercy of Providence," said the Fox, piously, to the Goose whom he found in a trap that had been set for himself, "our respective situations might now be reversed!" A Bayard From Bengal Being some account of the Magnificent and Spanking Career of Chunder Bindabun Bhosh,... 2011-07-13T02:00:17.950Z
"And I hope that worthy Master Grand does not now repent that he so piously took my sacred bottle under his protection." The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z
The earthly career of usefulness and distinction is over; but he finds no fault, piously submitting— “For nothing is that errs from law;” all is overruled. A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam' 2011-07-07T02:00:25.637Z
"And may God defend the right!" he piously exclaimed as he took off his hat and raised his eyes devoutly to heaven. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z
His solemn injunction to his widow, that she should be “a good mother to the boy and see all things ordered for his most benefit,” was, no doubt, piously fulfilled. Pope: His Descent and Family Connections Facts and Conjectures 2011-06-29T02:00:22.613Z
I understand you," said Leonardus, "and believe, indeed, that this world, if you walk through it piously, may contribute more to your welfare than the lonely life in our convent. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z
Still, when he could not sleep, she told him a variety of ghost-stories, and tales of trolds and nixes, the truth of which she piously believed and affirmed. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z
Some piously wondered who this new heretic could be who was worse even than Huss. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z
My parents had early given me religious impressions, and brought me through my childhood piously in the dissenting way. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2] With His Most Interesting Essays, Letters, and Miscellaneous Writings; Familiar, Moral, Political, Economical, and Philosophical 2011-06-08T02:00:20.907Z
Go to her for me and find—” “Heaven forbid!” cried Kent piously. The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z
"Thank Heaven!" she piously thought, "I am not lazy, nor sickly, and I can't see much difference between the two—that I can't." Rachel Gray 2011-05-20T02:00:39.547Z
"God forgive you and change your heart!" she said piously. Daisy Burns (Volume 1) 2011-05-20T02:00:34.097Z
"It's not for me to be criticising a saint in Heaven," answered Kate piously. The Boy Grew Older 2011-05-10T02:01:01.027Z
She piously uttered a prayer to the saints to guide him. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z
Tiring of this, he had come home and married a girl of nineteen, beautiful and innocent, whose parents, the Elder piously opined, had sold her to the devil, per Mr. Blair, agent. The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z
The Communards, who are accused of ignoring France, have piously replaced the faded crowns of the first siege by fresh spring flowers. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z
Blake died last Monday; died as he had lived, piously, cheerfully, talking calmly, and finally resigning himself to his eternal rest like an infant to its sleep. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z
When he could, he piously drew attention to the works of his father and mother. Oscar Wilde A Critical Study 2011-05-04T02:00:14.580Z
The good vicar looked askance at Rome under Henry and Edward, and told his beads piously under Mary, and upon reflection eschewed the mass-house under Elizabeth. From the Easy Chair, series 2 2011-04-29T02:00:06.407Z
Then piously he uttered: 'Now praise the Lord at length, Who in me, a weak mannikin, has shown such wondrous strength! Gaudeamus! Humorous Poems 2011-04-14T02:01:01.217Z
An atheist might assault Ephigenia when on the point of marrying Achilles; but a fanatic would piously sacrifice her on the altar, and think he did service to Jupiter. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z
"Heaven forbid!" said Sanders piously, "that I should do anything so wicked." Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z
The child of our own blood, who, piously, Some last, last night will come to close our eyes, How he is one, his fate how otherwise Than ours, how far removed, and how alone! Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z
The Pennsylvania Gazette piously hoped that Whitefield's heavenly discourses would be ever remembered: "May the Impression on all our Souls remain, to the Honour of God, both in Ministers and People!" Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z
"The Lord and Cap'n Mary Barnacle can explain," she answered piously. Friend Island 2011-02-28T03:00:33.693Z
The Talmud asserts that those who died piously remained in a state of active knowledge of all the occurrences of this world. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z
"So you will yet, please God," said the other, piously. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. 2011-02-18T03:00:19.343Z
"Let us hope the custodians of the Castle will prove as susceptible," I observed, piously. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z
All these holy words were said, piously and fervently, by the little ones, as they knelt with clasped hands beside their mother. The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z
"All things come to him who waits and prays the Lord to guide him!" piously exclaimed the Chaplain. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z
"They'll do that with Dudgeon yet, maybe?" asked I. "With the Lord's blessing, sir," said he, piously. Paul Gosslett's Confessions in Love, Law, and The Civil Service 2011-02-04T03:00:18.850Z
He does this triumphantly, yet he has an arduous work; out of about thirty writers whom he reviews, he has, for one cause or other, to "explain piously" nearly twenty. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z
Tradition, however, has sanctified the Henley Street cottage; and this, accordingly, as Shakespeare's cradle, will be piously guarded to a late posterity. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z
The hunchback's handsome face was distorted with a scowl; he stamped his broad splay-foot, but hearing no verbal interruption, the child, its eyes piously closed, continued its prayer— "In the world which He hath created...." Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z
With the help of his companions, the Franc-Taupin piously dug a grave in which they buried my father. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z
He often would say that his good luck began, On the day he received the back tooth of Saint Anne; And for all his successes he piously thanked it. Wayside Weeds 2011-01-23T03:00:17.230Z
My dear boy, we must not curse anybody," remarked the Abbot piously; "but it is necessary that, without flinching, you perform the duties that devolve upon you, the head of your illustrious house. The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch 2011-01-18T03:00:14.120Z
"Thank Heaven it's fine," piously breathed Barbara at the window in the morning. Consequences 2011-01-14T03:00:53.047Z
Unknown scribes still copied piously the national records. Irish Nationality 2011-01-11T03:00:30.560Z
"Thank Gawd for the mule stripe," he muttered piously, trotting onward. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z
Old houses stand hidden amidst the trees: that in which Balzac lived has been piously preserved. The Golden Triangle The Return of Ars?ne Lupin 2011-01-01T03:00:23.890Z
“Thank God for this cocktail!” exclaimed Mrs. Harlan piously, as she raised it to her lips. Lola 2010-12-24T03:00:35.720Z
In his obstinacy, he did not divine the sacred moments in which a man must not insist upon his own will, but must piously surrender to the pressure of the hidden forces. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z
"I am here," Watson Charters said, "to—" "Yes, Joe," Percy said piously. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z
“If it would please God to spare him for a score of years,” said the old servant piously, as she left the room. The Mynns' Mystery 2010-12-20T17:12:18.180Z
The nun folded her hands piously and sought to soothe the passionate young woman. The Baron's Sons 2010-12-20T17:12:02.667Z
The story -- most piously championed by Cardinal David Broder, though he is far from its only evangelist -- goes like this: Political battles occur between foot soldiers on either side of a neatly demarcated line. The irrational, misinformed "magic center" 2010-08-12T12:30:00Z
Plenty recall watching David Cameron cycle piously to work in front of the TV cameras, only to be told that his papers were being brought at the same time by a car, out of shot. The trouble with truth in politics 2010-04-08T19:00:00Z
Is not the road-mender also a good Catholic, or in some other way, conventional or unconventional, religiously devout, piously doing, not his own, but another's work? The Will to Doubt An essay in philosophy for the general thinker
In this letter you well and piously, as befits a Christian emperor, professed that you would keep without fail the injunctions of our holy fathers and teachers. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII
"What is the use of guarding against the decree of fate?" she said, piously clasping her hands. The Undying Past
The first fruits of his labour were piously remitted to his mother, through his English correspondent. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8
His father spoke gently and piously to him, which did him but little good; even in his sleep he wept, and seemed to dream painfully. Four Phases of Love
His last days he spent on his estate at Gruzina, carefully collecting all his memorials of Alexander, whose memory he most piously cherished. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral"
Emperors who have reigned piously in Christ have neither disobeyed nor afflicted pontiffs. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII
Grace was said very quietly, and to all appearance very piously. The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim
He closed the eyelids of the princess, kissed her forehead several times, took piously from her hands the relics of the little rose-tree, and left the cell. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6
Not another complaining word escaped her; but gently falling on her knees, and piously folding her hands upon her breast, she closed her eyes, and meekly resigned herself to her fate. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6
But the boat-boy put out his tongue very quickly, as he walked piously by, and glared at Michael very haughtily, being about the same size. Sinister Street, vol. 1
He wrote also an autobiography, which has been piously preserved in his family for five generations, and was published by one of his descendants. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II.
There were two church bells on Rockhaven, one at each village, and every Sunday evening, year in and out, they called the piously inclined together, always at the same time. Rockhaven
He was neither a convinced "typist" nor piously confirmed in his predilection for writing "by hand." Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude
"Of course, if the Dayan says so," she answered piously. Yiddish Tales
He was piously interred by the hands of his nearest kinsman, on the same spot on which he expired. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16
And he stopped his work long enough to cross himself piously. Marguerite de Valois
His father came to him, and spoke tenderly and piously; which did not much avail him. L'Arrabiata and Other Tales
Esm� and Corot Mandel nodded piously, each perfectly aware of what chance any attractive girl would run with his predatory neighbour. The Moonlit Way
All who were present knelt piously, received the Pontiff's blessing, and bowing respectfully, left the room. Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century.
In the Cathedral Church of this town these relics are still piously venerated. Saint Bonaventure The Seraphic Doctor Minister-General of the Franciscan Order
Deprived of the mournful privilege of closing the eyes of his mother, Henri had at least the consolation of being present to piously render her the last sad duty. Her Royal Highness Woman
"It's a heavenly spot indeed," he said piously, as one might speak of some religious place of worship. The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel
"We would not think of such a thing," murmurs Pythagoras piously. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Those who study God's word piously will find numberless prayers in the very language of the Holy Ghost, which will be most effective in the moment of danger. The Warfare of the Soul Practical Studies in the Life of Temptation
He piously adds, "God help those poor Indians, for the devil deceives them very easily." Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I.
But when she and Do�a Dolores piously knelt upon the hard flagstones, in the midst of the peon women and the filthy beggars, I could not resist the impulse to look up and around. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois
It's little his father, the Jidge"—here he crossed himself piously—"it is little he thought the company his son would be keeping; but it is no matter. Jack Hinton The Guardsman
At the same time He piously resigned Himself to die as a sacrifice, and left it to God to decide whether He would raise Him from death or leave His soul in Hades. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews
"Thou must have been piously attending to thy prayers," returned Mrs. Swanwick, smiling. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington
To found benevolent institutions, that is hardly enough; the whole world shouldn't be a vast almshouse, a piously endowed establishment. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine
We may instance the example set by St. Ferdinand, who, it is said, when burning some Moors, piously stirred up the fire himself in the public place of Palencia. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville.
The official took off his cap piously and crossed himself; the Cossacks followed his example. Peasant Tales of Russia
He offered prayers and supplications to Him Who was able to save Him out of death, yet piously committed Himself to the hands of God. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews
It is, however, to be remarked that in Tartary, China, and Thibet it is, perhaps, more insolent than in Europe; because there, nobody makes war upon it, and its nest and brood are piously respected.  Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2]
"Oh, I have to tell her everybody I play with!" exclaimed Biscuit piously, "if she asks me." Sube Cane
As fast as Hippolyte, the manservant, returned with an armful to the library, Monsieur Sariette, with a trembling hand, restored them piously to their places. Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels
It was, indeed, to the hours of daily seclusion thus piously passed the Cardinal owed that character for sanctity which eminently distinguished him in the Church. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier
Meanwhile, though the Pantheon was obviously but a lupanar, the people clung piously to creeds that justified every disorder, tenaciously to gods that sanctified every vice, and fervently to Cæsars that incarnated them all. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern
But, of late years, the beggars had piously avoided his house. Waldfried A Novel
Should a woman be seen approaching, the man at prayer may rise, go out from the prayer circle, take his gun and shoot the woman, and then piously return to his devotions. Oriental Women
"The heavens be praised! she's safe," muttered he, piously crossing himself; and then, without a word more, and as if angry at his own delay, he pressed his horse forward to follow her. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day
I found the people about Pungo Ferry, like those I had met along the sounds of the eastern shore of Maryland and Virginia, very piously inclined,—the same kind-hearted, hospitable people. Voyage of the Paper Canoe A Geographical Journey of 2500 miles, from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, during the years 1874-5.
She stood exactly before the opening with folded hands, her eyes piously raised to heaven. A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3)
I doubt whether in yonder church there was one heart more piously inclined than ours were on that day. Waldfried A Novel
He who is invested with authority has more sins, than those he piously acknowledges his own, to answer for. The Dog
This is exaggerated by an Instance of fifteen or sixteen Advertisements, even in the Holy Season of Lent; and thou goest piously on to mention Idleness, Gaming, &c. Modest Remarks upon the Bishop of London's Letter Concerning the Late Earthquakes
"It is an arrangement of a prudential Providence to prevent our affections being set on this world," replies Usk, piously. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June
There was but one church in Mazatlan, for the people are not piously inclined, and one Padre was all we ever saw; and him the girls called Father Windmill. Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia
During this time Mother Duchesne was very assiduous in her care of them, visiting them in their miserable huts, assisting and consoling them in their sufferings, and helping them to die piously. Venerable Philippine Duchesne
"God forbid!" said the Dean piously, thinking no doubt, poor man, that if the King went that way, certain others might also. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway
"God be praised for that same, anyhow!" said Owen piously. St. Patrick's Eve
The Duke piously raised his hands and eyes towards heaven, and his companions following his example, they said their prayers, imploring the aid of the Almighty in the justice of their cause. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes.
"If that were indeed true, Heaven have mercy on us!" exclaimed he, piously. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life
"Saints forgive him," she said piously, but with a note of relief. Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant
"Heaven grant me luck!" said a third, turning her eyes piously heavenward. St. Peter's Umbrella
No mission chest piously outfitted at home ever carried to the remote heathen a more useless assortment of unnecessaries than this one brought to me. The Portal of Dreams
He crossed himself piously as he spoke, and moved slowly away. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I
Had he not seen Michal piously praying in church only the day before! Pretty Michal
Virginia was the last to desert the setting sun of royalty, and still lingered piously and tearfully to look upon its declining rays. Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion
The poems he wrote, all in the Dutch language, were read as piously as were the Bibles, and were quite at one with them in religious feeling. Literary New York Its Landmarks and Associations
After he was promoted to the higher office that he now fills in the hierarchy, he piously calls her "my sister," agreeable to the canons of the councils. The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres
He is now an old man, very piously inclined, and I believe he would enter at least the lesser orders of the Church if he were suffered to come back. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25)
Michal, however, before sitting down, folded her hands on the back of the chair, and piously inclining her head said grace. Pretty Michal
I can picture now the Reverend Mr. Dodd, piously serious, sitting on the tavern veranda at that moment, a disinterested listener to what lay below his spiritual plane of life. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas
You know, my dear Lady Cambrey," she said, "it might have been his ruin, but now, thank Heaven," she added, piously, "it is all over, and my boy is free. A Mad Love
The men swore piously at the rain which drizzled upon them, compelling them to stand always very erect in fear of the drops that would sweep in under their coat-collars. The Little Regiment And Other Episodes of the American Civil War
Two of these were piously sealed with doors, the wood scarce weathered. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25)
It showed that she had been piously brought up, that was all. Pretty Michal
I carefully collected them, and replaced them piously in their proper receptacles. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century
But then they can master all that; they can be pure, charitable; they have gentleness for the hare and the rabbit, like Luther; they kneel piously before the cross-bearing stag, like Saint Hubert. Euphorion Being Studies of the Antique and the Mediaeval in the Renaissance - Vol. I
When the maid came in I inquired about it, and she crossed herself piously, looking behind her as if in fear, while she muttered to herself about 'the old monk.' Dainty's Cruel Rivals The Fatal Birthday
—Testimony, &c., p. 134.—This is ingenious, and is piously meant. Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford
"It is a terrible age, but thank Heaven for this," he added piously, "we have yet to learn of a female County Surveyor." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, May 26, 1920
A feast day well and piously begun is interspersed and concluded with a gaiety and abandon which by contrast strikes a note of profanity. Legends & Romances of Brittany
Such was the case with one of these piously saddened ladies. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria
Rosa, darling,"--she pressed wild kisses on her daughter's face that was uplifted so piously--"pray, pray--how am I to thank you? Absolution
The chaplain Mendoza could piously write: "The greatest advantage from our victory, certainly, is the triumph our Lord grants us, which will cause His Holy Gospel to be introduced into these regions." History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2
Ernie paused and added piously, "It makes you sharper on the job, too." All Day Wednesday
With such old-fashioned morality it is possible to get through life, and see the worst of it, and feel some of the worst of it, and still acquiesce piously and even gladly in man’s fate. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9
Most of the negligent confessed their sin; many of them were believers, and those who were not, respected the customs of their times and piously submitted to the ceremony. General Bramble
She fell on her knees beside him and piously raised her hands. Absolution
The vampire is an evil spirit which appears by night to frighten men, in the guise of a lately dead man or woman "who had not lived piously." The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia
“I hope that I may be instrumental in averting a great catastrophe,” I said piously. The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War
"Sometimes," he remarked piously, "stunting has its uses." Larson's Luck
Beaupré has become the Lourdes of the New World, where the halt, the maimed, the sick, and the blind piously contend together in effort to reach the healing shrine. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France
She’s probably married a good man and has brought up her children piously, and never mentioned me. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards
Like many other ladies of easy virtue, or no virtue at all, Rahab was piously inclined. Bible Romances First Series
He drove the roadster through the gate, got out and closed it piously, got back in the car and shot it ahead. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931
Mr. Draper has piously preserved all the Mortuary Inscriptions. A History of Giggleswick School From its Foundation, 1499 to 1912
"We are all in the hands of God," said her ladyship, piously. Marion Fay
Now the saints grant I have not killed him," he said piously, "though I think he might very well be spared. Angelot A Story of the First Empire
The girl whom he chose was a poor orphan, but she had been carefully and piously brought up, and from her acceptance of him, something more may be inferred about his character. Bunyan
Previously, however, to their departure from the city, they piously bent their steps towards the cathedral, where divine service was performed with great pomp, to propitiate heaven in favour of its servants. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance.
Reason asserts its right to judge of tradition; the doubter suggests emendations in the legend; the piously inclined turn their attention to those parts only which are capable of lofty treatment. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems
Martin Luther is said to have stood by the death-bed of a woman, who had given birth to sixteen children in seventeen years, and piously exclaimed: "She could not have died better!" In Times Like These
They had only two Children more, and those were of the soft, unhappy Sex too; all very beautiful, especially Arabella, and all very much alike; piously educated, and courtly too, of naturally-virtuous Principles and Inclinations. The Works of Aphra Behn Volume V
Near here was born, in 1522, Bishop Jewel of Salisbury, of whom it is recorded by that faithful biographer Fuller that he "wrote learnedly, preached painfully, lived piously, died peacefully." England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel
In that awful moment her ideas piously reverted to heaven. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance.
The evening of the seventh day the Grand Inquisitor, standing at his side, noticed with horror the resemblance to the Master, and piously crossed himself. Melomaniacs
He gave a deep sigh, and, stooping down, piously closed the eyes. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850.
"And Dod, too," added Daisy piously, though inwardly pleased to have the army as well. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas
The old college was a place where strict, inherited conceptions of scholarship and mental discipline were piously maintained. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College
Such an embargo, General Carranza piously pointed out in florid terms, would compel peace. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources
He says: "I found that I never prayed so fervently, or confessed so piously, as by her side; she felt the same." Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History
His advice is to say it "piously," with all the words separately stressed. The Practice of Autosuggestion
"Thank the Lord we can live on trout," said Charles-Norton, piously. The Trimming of Goosie
But whether Mother Church or Poetry or Philosophy or Music be the magic-medium, the result is much the same if the motive be not religiously sincere, sincerely religious, piously pure, lofty, and humane. The Book of Khalid
Did you never hear of the indulgences that the good father, holy pope St. Boniface, has granted to such as drink his cup, and which we have just now piously done? Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness
He had often been seen going piously to the Vatican even, to lay at the feet of Gregory XVI. homage which his heart belied.” Pius IX. And His Time
Yes, he would go back to his dear ones who must still crave his love and guidance; he would plead and be forgiven, and end his days piously at the sacred hearth of duty. Ghetto Comedies
Its windows lighted up brilliantly in the slanting sunlight, and its two spires, Baptist and Methodist, reaching up through the yellow foliage, piously rivalled each other in raising their shining points to the sky. Donald and Dorothy
Khalid himself says that to be truly, deeply, piously in love, one must needs hate himself. The Book of Khalid
In spite of all this, as he explained, one or two boats of ignorant prospectors actually had found their way down the rapids of the Slave, preserved by Providence, as Belcore piously affirmed. Young Alaskans in the Far North
He sighed piously, and, lighting his pipe, proceeded to make himself comfortable. Duncan Polite The Watchman of Glenoro
The last phrase Solomon suddenly shouted in Hebrew, in antiphonal response to the cantor, and he rose three times on his toes, bowing his head piously. Ghetto Comedies
He was progressing so well that the physician piously opines that some god has taken the case under his care. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters
She, who has no instinctive scruples against miscellaneous crowds at the polls, might be expected to visit saloons and piously serenade their owners, until patience ceases to be a virtue. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III
Old Houses with Carved Posts The sagas relate that the first settlements in Greenland and Vinland were made in the same way,—the Norsemen piously landing wherever their household gods drifted ashore. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas
"It would be fearful wicked," put in Sandy piously. Duncan Polite The Watchman of Glenoro
He would sit on Ranny's bed while Ranny was undressing, and together they would consider, piously, the grave case of the Humming-bird, and how, between them, they could best "keep him off it." The Combined Maze
Heaven send that those times come back again," said young Harden piously, "else shall we soon be turned into a pack of old wives. Tales From Scottish Ballads
Here flying winds and flowing wells Are the wise, watchful hermit's bells; Their busy murmurs all the night To praise or prayer do invite, And with an awful sound arrest, And piously employ his breast. Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II
This last solemn period of delay which Christian charity and sisterly love had piously granted, expired, and found her still determined to adhere to her resolution. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot
“The truth is always the best, sir,” replied Zöega, gravely and piously. The Land of Thor
Three peasant lads from Rimini—where the Madonna still winks, and good Catholic hearts still believe—were piously engaged in laying up a stock of merit against a future day, on the Scala Santa. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge
"You were not always thus piously given," replied the youth, smiling. The Buccaneer A Tale
Don't swear," Bill piously answers, "but take what you can catch. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition
Here lies Euterpe, the companion of the Muses, having lived simply and piously, and irreproachably for fifteen years, twenty-two days, and three months. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life
The field was strewn with Polish dead, whom, after the withdrawal of the Prussians, the villagers piously buried in their parish church. Kościuszko A Biography
It seemed to her that the candles had been piously lighted for some death watch. A Royal Prisoner
She coughed piously, and after a long pause began the second. An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere
People who live in these enlightened days are piously shocked at the amount of drinking described by Dickens. Gilbert Keith Chesterton
When the dead arrive at the place to which their demon leads them severally, first of all they are judged, as well those who have lived well and piously, as those who have not. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life
One day the tempter sat at Linda's ear: Sat and discoursed—so piously! so wisely! The Woman Who Dared
First—It is a doctrine plainly contained in the Old Testament and piously practiced by the Hebrew people. The Faith of Our Fathers
What if chickens gaggle, pharisaic goats piously turn up their eyes, and the dear little piggies grunt! Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 4, June 1906 Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literature
“There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for my friends,” said Jim, piously. Baseball Joe Around the World Pitching on a Grand Tour
“Let us rather say,” corrected Señora Rojas piously, “he was placed there by a special Providence to save you.” The White Mice
She remembered the words and wishes she had then expressed, that what was best for her and for Rudy she might piously submit to. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
At last both rose and crossing themselves piously, walked slowly to the door. The Stretton Street Affair
Catalina replied to her companion's questions with the timidity of a Christian maiden, piously educated, guessing the purpose concealed in his brusque gallantry. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan
The hopes of the dear people were reviving, and they began to look upon Jamie's illness, piously, as a blessing of Providence in disguise. The Hero
It is even rumored that when she heard the crash of glass in the kitchen she murmured piously, 172 “Now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace,” and expired within the hour. Ladies-In-Waiting
And when Blake shouted, he rebuked him piously out of the pitch darkness, and told him to go home and repent. Tom Brown at Oxford
They were not disposed to accept any gift which was not freely and piously given.  Pascal
He threw the tin through the broken pane and added piously, "hope it hits someone." Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry
Margarid also spoke to the young childless women, and they, as well as the young girls, took and piously kissed her hands. The Brass Bell or, The Chariot of Death
The chest of drawers and tall clock were piously dusted, and the frames of the Family Register, “Napoleon Crossing the Alps,” and “Maidens Welcoming Washington in the Streets of Alexandria,” were carefully wiped off. Ladies-In-Waiting
She had been supplied with the fortitude for which she had so ardently and piously prayed to God during the whole of the past night. The Huguenots in France
The Virgin in the stable at Bethlehem, piously rejoices in the birth of the Lord, and is about to wrap the sacred infant in the folds of her own garments, having no other clothing. Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places Being Papers on Art, in Relation to Archaeology, Painting, Art-Decoration, and Art-Manufacture
Please God," he said piously, "if I'm deemed worthy of such a boon, I'll marry Sylvia Manning, or no other woman. The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley
He was conveying the sheet to the wastepaper basket as one who piously removes some unsavoury litter out of the way of those who walk delicately. The Convert
But however piously and carefully he performed his many duties to his ancestors, his work was only transitory and incomplete, unless he provided a successor to continue them after him into further generations. On The Structure of Greek Tribal Society: An Essay
In modern phraseology, he piously desired to consecrate his military triumphs in the East by spreading the Gospel among the subjugated heathen. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09
Ask any man would he like to be a better man; and he will say yes, most piously. Revolutionist's Handbook and Pocket Companion
It was Ascension-day, and l'Encuerado, before making up the fire, chanted a canticle, and, after the manner of Roman Catholics, piously crossed himself. Adventures of a Young Naturalist
The governor was piously present, and the people adored the Lord with supplications. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 27 of 55 1636-37 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century
To which hope Lady Glenlivet piously cried "Amen"; and Maisie turned to mix the stirrup cup, for the morning was raw and cold. Fifty-Two Stories For Girls
"But," he piously exclaimed, "God, in his holy grace, looked down in pity upon us, and sent to us a knowledge of the means of cure." The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09
What shall we say of the merchant who refuses to entertain any question about the seaworthiness of his vessel, but sends her off across the Atlantic undocked and unexamined, piously trusting her to the Lord? The Arena Volume 4, No. 24, November, 1891
I met him one Sunday morning shortly after he left the school, and we very piously attended the morning service at Seymour Street Chapel. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete
The whole company agreed that this was extremely shocking, and piously denounced all evil-disposed persons in a style which Aubrey thought most edifying. It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot
We talk very piously about our belief in God's love, but we are afraid to infer anything, to argue anything from the infinitude of that love. The Gospel of the Hereafter
He piously conjectures that it may be a law of God that 'the force of life in each country should be in the inverse ratio of its fecundity.' The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill
The Friends of Russian Freedom, piously enamoured of assassination, and listening intently for the exquisite reverberation of the deadly bomb, sternly demand of the Apostle his marriage-lines. American Sketches 1908
The innkeeper crossed his brow and breast with the third finger of his right hand, while with his left hand he piously hid his eyes. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg
“Now, good gentlemen, be quiet,” said he, piously. It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot
All relationships receded in a world of impermanence, said the atheist bombastic to himself most piously. An Apostate: Nawin of Thais
As the young men started on their pilgrimage a bull went before them, and, as they fancied that Mamers had sent this animal for their guide, they piously followed him. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality
If they sought their fortune across the ocean, they piously preserved the memories of other days. American Sketches 1908
And the gallant fellows—strange mixture of pirate and patriot—piously and whole-heartedly bared their heads and thanked God for His bounteous mercies! Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea
It was equally short in its ostensible length, and piously acknowledged the receipt of two bands, two handkerchiefs, one pair of socks, and a Bible. It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot
But wilder still grew the tumult around me; yet I could see in the midst of all the holy cross as it still stands, and which, whenever I had passed it, I had piously kissed. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847
It was still the facsimile of Miss S., with the eyes piously turned up and a ghostly head-dress covering the hair. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis
He piously believes that the millionaire is the greatest of God's creatures, the eloquent preacher of a new evangel. American Sketches 1908
And as they uttered these words both fingered their amulets piously. The Great White Queen A Tale of Treasure and Treason
"To stay hid below and pray God for another shift o' fortune," piously answered Joe. Blackbeard: Buccaneer
In mournful thirds, receding again and again, the voices sank to earth; just one remained on high, alone, piously dissociated from profane return. The Goose Man
Monte-Leone had a heart piously inclined, and the sentiment of religion was always aroused by the sight of the church. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851
I was born at a small village near Liverpool, in Lancashire, of parents extremely poor, and, I piously believe, extremely honest. Memoirs Of Fanny Hill A New and Genuine Edition from the Original Text (London, 1749)
This is related by Ausolus, who piously explains, however, that but for the prayer the sentence might perhaps have been commuted to service in the galleys. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909
The minister put the tips of his fingers together and sighed piously and encouragingly. The Uncalled A Novel
Formerly Doppers and Methodists both piously combed their hair over their foreheads, and clipped it in a straight line just above the eyebrows. With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back
By little and little the eastern horizon exhibited a brighter dawn; and the clouds that floated over the heads of those people so piously bent, becoming tinged with purple, announced the rising of the sun. The Tiger Hunter
Please the good God he reaches there," said Zeiglemann piously, "but he will be a fortunate man if he ever lands alive from a fight with Tam. Tam o' the Scoots
His letters have been collected and piously given to the world by Mr. Irwin, one of his closest friends. From a Cornish Window A New Edition
His jerkin is well fortified; and therefore the costermongers "between the years 1790 and 1800" did more politicly than piously in lifting up a part of his upper garment. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864
Your name will be piously handed down to their children and their children's children.... The Blonde Lady Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsène Lupin and the English Detective
In turn the simple-minded natives were treated with a harshness that would be beyond belief if the sickening details were not piously set forth by the Spanish historian of the expedition. Stories Of Georgia
Every honor was shown them; poems were read in their praise; they were conducted to the home of their ancestors, which they piously saluted, and inscribed their names upon the door-posts. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture
The tapestry chairs, each one of a different design and piously worked by hand, were evidently presents which devoted women had done for the abbé. Renée Mauperin
“Pray Heaven they may not till we are clear of this ridge, herr!” said the guide piously. The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps
The only way to sell something is first to sell yourself and I piously went over the virtues of the Metamorphizer in my mind. Greener Than You Think
Do ye not all know that ye should walk soberly, righteously, and piously, and humble yourselves to walk with God, and in lowliness of mind each should esteem another better than himself? The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning
She at the end, demurely and piously answered that "She hoped God would help her to carry it Better for time to come." Customs and Fashions in Old New England
He who picked up vermin which left him, and put them piously in his sleeve. En Route
A formal protest against the use of "intimidation" in the "Solid South" continued to figure piously for some decades in the quadrennial platform of the party. A History of the United States
"I do, I do," murmured Mr. Quayle, raising his gaze piously to the roof of the railway carriage. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance
By so doing we shall be piously observing his father's wishes, and—er—I anticipate no opposition from my fellow-members on the Board. Shining Ferry
"Heaven send us news of those little fellows soon," said Archer piously. Tonio, Son of the Sierras A Story of the Apache War
The New York papers had each more than a column about the "function," as they called it, and Mrs. Ess Kay was piously happy. Lady Betty Across the Water
"May the blessed Saints help us!" said the repentant Spaniard piously, as once more he shook bands with his superior. Edward Barry South Sea Pearler
Traces of these institutions have lingered on into the nineteenth century, and the people piously cherish the memory of them in their legends. The Conquest of Bread
The sight made loiterers curious, drove policemen frantic, and caused the drivers of other vehicles to pull to one side and piously bless themselves. The Albert Gate Mystery Being Further Adventures of Reginald Brett, Barrister Detective
“May the spirits of their ancestors protect them!” exclaimed Wong-lih piously. A Chinese Command A Story of Adventure in Eastern Seas
While it restored Ali-Ninpha to his early faith, and brought him piously to his knees with prayers to Allah, it had a contrary effect on Ibrahim, whom it rendered wild and generous. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver
He considered piously the wonders of terrestrial life, a succession of accidents all foreordained by God, an apparent drifting that was in fact one steady propulsion by the hand of fate. Sacrifice
This strong indictment caused James to become piously agitated. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century
"Let us thank the saints for Mademoiselle's deliverance!" cried the Princess piously. The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette
Margaret of Angoulême had certainly labored piously and assiduously to open her brother's eyes to the true character of his fanatical advisers. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1
"For this I have inflicted a punishment upon myself," said Sárvölgyi, piously bowing his head. Debts of Honor
Rasputin heard the rumour and piously declared his sympathy with the poor victims. The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia
Every night, when at last, laden with gold, he climbs to his bed, he hopes piously that the morrow may be colder. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, January 28, 1914
Bishop Jewel He wrote learnedly, preached painfully, lived piously, died peacefully. Quaint Epitaphs
The woman, with a demure countenance, seems very piously considering how she can contrive to pick the embroidered beau's pocket. The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings With Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral Tendency
Perhaps its most uncommon feature is the number of old bench-ends, most of whose panels are carved with heads, some of which were shaped piously, though others are grotesque. Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts
"Thou hast it in thy power to judge me by my works," was the monk's grave reply, crossing himself piously and repeating a benediction beneath his breath. The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia
A long conversation ensued, in which Dr. Taylor was so piously collected and severe upon his antagonist, that he exclaimed, Thou art a blasphemous heretic! Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs
For a man, then, always to obtain what he asks, four conditions must concur: he must ask for himself, for things necessary for salvation; he must ask piously and perseveringly. On Prayer and The Contemplative Life
As for Mrs. Jenny, she had piously believed in witchcraft all her life, and was quite as insensible to the absurdity as he. Julia And Her Romeo: A Chronicle Of Castle Barfield From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray
Fuller's brief summary is that he 'wrote learnedly, preached painfully, lived piously, died peaceably, Anno Domini 1572.' Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts
And he rose arrogantly from his chair, and crossed his hands over his breast piously in that attitude he assumed when unusually angry. The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia
That is why I chose to come down from London to-day, for I knew my respected brother would be safely and piously conducting his devotions in church. The Carved Cupboard
And hence they cannot pray piously, which, as we have said above, is requisite if prayer is to gain what it asks for. On Prayer and The Contemplative Life
If, then, the deceased had piously served Osiris-Serapis, he was assimilated to that god, and shared his immortality in the underworld, where the judge of the dead held forth. The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism
One thanks God piously that yet she was neither vain nor greedy; but one can't keep the mouth from watering. My Contemporaries In Fiction
It was not until nearly half an hour later that Rasputin opened the door of his room, and, crossing himself piously, laid his hands upon his breast and dismissed his petitioner. The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia
"He's in a better place, Katie, dear," said Mrs. Watson piously. The Second Chance
As for the weather, as Dame Hopkins piously remarked:— "If Monday's weather be not fit for washing, there is no promise in Holy Writ of anything better in the rest of the week." Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims
When Theodoric the Great died in his palace at Ravenna, piously and surrounded by priests, Woden was seen, actually seen, bearing away the prince's soul to Walhalla. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance
"I hope you'll live to see a lot more," said Mrs. Church, piously. A Master Of Craft
"I pray that no injustice be done," the blasphemer added, piously crossing himself. The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia
Now she could only minister to him with an impassive calm, while, in her secret heart, she was piously commending him to the attention of the Universal Mind for discipline. The Brentons
"Now God be praised that there is a chance of fighting rather than floundering!" piously exclaimed Standish, and with brief exact phrases he proceeded to set the battle in array. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims
In the same pamphlet this envious hater of greatness remarks that "to govern a nation piously and justly, which only is to say happily, is for a spirit of the greatest size, and divinest mettle." Milton
Simon said piously; "and now, let us to bed, for the hour is growing late." For the Temple A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem
The Starets instantly crossed his hands piously over his breast and bowed before a good-looking, sleek-faced woman of forty, who was elegantly dressed, and who greeted him with a humorous smile. The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia
He had often stood behind her, and listened, unobserved, as she read verse after verse, and paused after each, to testify of its truth, or piously apply it to herself and others. The Runaway The Adventures of Rodney Roverton
It is the will of Heaven,” continued the chief brahmin, piously and reverently bending low. The Pacha of Many Tales
Multitudes of Poles flock in on Sunday morning, smiling, untroubled, unselfconscious; bowing, kneeling on one knee, piously crossing themselves in Latin style. Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921
A small portion flows in my viens he said but it dose not worry me at all and after all he added piously at the Day of Judgement what will be the odds. The Young Visiters or, Mr. Salteena's Plan
After having thus piously performed their religious duties, they set to work to prepare the materials for a fire-ship, with which they purposed to blow the English brig and all her crew to the devil. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea
He entered at the head of a band of priests, piously counting his rosary. The Three Lieutenants
“Please God not, sir,” said the old sailor piously: and they sat or lay now in their terrible and yet beautiful prison. Rob Harlow's Adventures A Story of the Grand Chaco
“Please God!” said the major piously; and he followed Mark’s example and screened the injured and now delirious fore-mast-man from the sunbeams, which streamed like silvery arrows through the great founts of verdant leaves. Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle
“I am thankful for that!” cried Nan piously. A Houseful of Girls
“Thanks be to God!” exclaimed the widow piously. Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes
He was accustomed to celebrate piously the day of his entrance into Christianity, the eleventh of September, as though it were his birthday. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919
Now it is against this whole theory, however beautifully or piously expressed, that the protest has come. By the Christmas Fire
It would be a great deal better," returned Elise, mildly, "if you went to bed and said your prayers piously, rather than thought about such an auto-da-fé. The Home
I have had the honor of writing to that great man several times in my life, and he once deigned to reply, in a letter which I piously cherish. The Man With The Broken Ear
There was old X., who, whenever my father visited him, would grumble, talk scandal, and abuse all his neighbours, always, however, winding up piously with “But ’tis well.”  Two Suffolk Friends
"It was St. George himself!" whispered the knight, crossing himself piously, "which proves that the fragment really belonged to the Holy Cross." Legends of the Rhine
He was no less piously affected towards the sacrifice of the altar, at which he always assisted with such reverence and attention that he seemed in raptures. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March
Before he caught sight of us, he moaned and heaved, pointing his fingers ever out of the window, and uttering strange heathen blasphemies—whereat we crossed ourselves piously. The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV
"God save us!" cried the servant, and I make no doubt he crossed himself most piously. Simon Dale
Allah's will be done," said old Ibrahim, turning up his eyes piously; "but by whose hand shall the blow be struck? Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series
"Nabocklish!" said Jem, as he knelt down and piously said his prayers for the night. My New Curate
He carefully computed and piously distributed the income of his revenues at four terms in the year. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March
He had found me lying in a stupor, face down, across the basin of the fount, and directly beneath the jaws of the dog, which he piously crossed himself on mentioning. Earth's Enigmas A Volume of Stories
"God in His justice," piously observes the narrator, "will, I hope, in like manner reward all such as desperately attempt to lift their hands against the Lord's Anointed." An Ethical Problem Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals
The traditions of the fathers of New England had been piously cherished down to this third and fourth generation. A History of American Christianity
An absolutism like Russia's is served better when the people accept their ideas as authoritative and piously sacrifice humanity to a non-human purpose. A Preface to Politics
"Well, she seems to feel what she says," Mrs. Rooth piously risked. The Tragic Muse
"My friend," returned the Money-lender piously, "riches come from Ram—ask him." Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1
It was poetically and piously said by the Ettrick Shepherd, at a Noctes, that there is no such thing in nature as bad weather. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2
The lamentable case of the afflicted family being represented to his Majesty's Privy Council, a commission was, worthily and piously it is said, appointed to inquire into the case. 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
"All this—and Heaven too," he piously murmured. The Lady Paramount
His mother was descended from the MacGregors, and he was proud of a remote drop of Bourbon blood piously believed to be derived from a morganatic union of the Grand Monarque. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"
To-morrow night," said he, "we will treat old friendship more piously. The Mayor of Troy
"The Lord be praised!" the man said piously, taking off his hat as he spoke. With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War
"I ought to be very happy," she said to herself piously. One Woman's Life
The same voice ever since has remained to her, and as a farther commemoration of her hospitable and courteous conduct it became the custom to spit her piously on Christmas Day. The Christmas Kalends of Provence And Some Other Provençal Festivals
In Tours from that day to this his memory is piously cherished. Van Dyck A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation
"I thank the Lord he was not," Mr. Tamblyn answered, slowly and piously. The Mayor of Troy
It is full of stale culture and ancestral simplicity, just as Shaw's young millionaire quotes Macaulay and piously worships his wife. George Bernard Shaw
"Such bloody commands as these," adds Ringrose piously, "do seldom or never prosper." On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien.
And they delighted in invoking his presence, in celebrating his adventures, and in using moderately and piously the blessings which he bestowed on them. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century
“Heaven defend me, mind and body, from the theories of that astute practitioner!” said Uncle Buller piously. Six to Sixteen A Story for Girls
But it was characteristic of him, and we have clung to it for that reason, in a spirit perhaps too piously conservative. The Mayor of Troy
"Such should be the fate of many other women," he asserted piously. The Lion of Petra
Bamboo ladles are placed here by devotees, whose action will be counted unto them for righteousness, for "he that piously bestows a little water shall receive an ocean in return." An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma
It may sing piously about the pyre of a burning witch, but it can hardly grasp the pagan chastity of a Diana. A Pagan of the Hills
Even while piously inhaling the perfume of this celestial hymn, the young tenant wished to know what Matheline was saying to God. In the Yule-Log Glow, Book II Christmas Tales from 'Round the World
Of course the thoughtless never think of questioning it; the reverent piously embrace it; all are educated to receive it. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life
"That is because the rest of us said our prayers," explained Ali Baba piously. The Lion of Petra
However, that does not keep us from piously repeating it, and having our children memorize it. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers
Much controversy straight arose These choose the back, the belly those; By some 'tis confidently said He meant not to forbid the head; While others at that doctrine rail, And piously prefer the tail. History of English Humour, Vol. 2
The lessons for London, drawn from the sins of Nineveh, are formally and piously announced by the prophets Oseas and Jonas after the exposure of each offence. The Growth of English Drama
Christ has risen, immaculate and immortal, into the pure and holy heaven: then live virtuously and piously, that you may be found worthy to be received unto him. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life
Al-l-l�h!" piously breathes the dealer, as he gazes abstractedly out of the door, presently adding in the same devout tone, "There is no god but God! Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond
Hence it is that four conditions are laid down; namely, to ask—"for ourselves—things necessary for salvation—piously—perseveringly"; when all these four concur, we always obtain what we ask for. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province
"I cast up the whites of my eyes, as though repeating psalms for mine own inward sustainment; and seeing me so piously disposed, he was fain to pass on to the correction of greater sinners." In the Yule-Log Glow, Book I Christmas Tales from 'Round the World
The whole population, apparently, had piously gone up the mountain in order to let us have our little drama out alone. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story
All these holy words were said piously and fervently by the little ones, as they knelt with clasped hands beside their mother. Choice Readings for the Home Circle
I thank the Lord," says her husband piously, "that more work gets put on me than I can keep pace with. News from the Duchy
Some say that they have sensibly perceived being acted upon, and when a sermon is praised, reply piously that they have spoken not from themselves but from God. Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence
After the service an old Indian walked up to the preacher, piously repeated the sacred text, and intimated that he was prepared to become the humble instrument for bringing upon his reverence the promised blessing. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure
While they piously buried their companions who had fallen in forcing their way into the village, I wandered alone among the ruins. Fighting France
And Patrick offered him a choice—i.e. fifteen years in the chief kingship of his country, if he would live piously and truthfully, or to go to heaven, if he preferred it. The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings
"The first shall be last an' the last shall be first," Gibney quoted piously. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates
"There goes the bell that piously summons humanity to refresh itself," said Marcel. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter
He was born at Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, June 23, 1738, and at eighteen years of age entered the Royal Navy, where, though he had been piously educated, he became dissipated and morally reckless. The Story of the Hymns and Tunes
Women wise in such matters gather them beneath a propitious moon, and preserve them piously in some corner of the clothes-press or wardrobe. Social Life in the Insect World
When parson is earnestly preaching of grace, My fancy is busy with drawing a face, Thro' the back of a bonnet most piously plain; 'I draw it, redraw it, and draw it again.' The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
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