| 单词 | prioress |
| 例句 | I kneel before the prioress of St Emilion so that I see only the broad swath of her simple habit edged in green velvet Crossing my arms over my chest I avoid her gaze. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z How I have found purpose in being a physician and gained a mother in the prioress Ermentrude. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Obey the Lord and his laws, and the prioress and her rule, and your every need will be fulfilled, your every fear assuaged,” Mother Ermentrude’s voice intones. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Your prioress is like a queen, the fountain of all goodness. All the sisters are her ladies-in-waiting, happy to live under her benevolent rule. There is a hierarchy, with servants in the lowest place.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z No one, from the youngest novice to the prioress, is excused from kitchen work. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The prioress bids me rise and searches my face. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Now she has lived here some thirty years, and she has been prioress for ten years,” Isabel continues. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z When “Matrix” opens, Marie, all of 17 years old, is appointed prioress of a dilapidated abbey, founded centuries earlier, where a few nuns remain scavenging for food. Review | In Lauren Groff’s hands, the tale of a medieval nunnery is must-read fiction 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z She was shattering during the prioress’s death scene, when this lifelong nun flails about with fear and fury and cries out that God has abandoned her. Review: ‘Dialogues of the Carmelites,’ Under Will Crutchfield, Finds Beauty Anew 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z On this night the soprano Deborah Polaski, 66, who has been a leading Wagnerian soprano, gave an overwhelming performance as the fatally ill prioress, singing with penetrating sound and dark colorings. Review: ‘Dialogues of the Carmelites,’ Under Will Crutchfield, Finds Beauty Anew 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z As vividly portrayed by the veteran mezzo-soprano Felicity Palmer, the agonies and blasphemies of the prioress were painful and even shocking to witness. Review: Stirring revival of Poulenc opera at Met 2013-05-06T12:51:11Z The role of Madame de Croissy, the prioress of the convent, has often been the province of artists in later stages of their careers. Review: ‘Dialogues of the Carmelites,’ Under Will Crutchfield, Finds Beauty Anew 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z For Mother Dolores, who is the abbey's prioress, the monastery has been home since she was a 24-year-old actress in 1963 and walked away from Hollywood for a life of contemplation and prayer. Nun famous for kissing Elvis prays for miracle 2011-12-24T04:08:04Z They fret about prioress elections and daily expenses — “the high price of pins, the extravagance of little loaves, the wastage of candles” — more than they do the Black Death. The Nuns of Fiction: Experts in Affliction and Awe 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z As the old prioress, Madame de Croissy, lies writhing on her deathbed, she cries out that God has forsaken her and the Carmelite order. Review: Stirring revival of Poulenc opera at Met 2013-05-06T12:51:11Z By contrast, Mother Marie, the assistant prioress, has persuaded the nuns to take a vow of martyrdom but allows herself to be convinced that God has given her an escape. Music Review: Juilliard Presents ?Dialogues des Carm?lites? 2010-04-22T21:17:00Z He had dozens of burly military veterans enforce his rules while the prioress and several nuns left. Russian coronavirus-denying ex-monk sentenced to 7 years 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z The prioress of the order had taken her to meet the friar Robert, who was visiting from the Carmelite priory in Oxford, to see if he wanted anything to eat. The nun and the monk who fell in love and married 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z “This could be the prioress, or maybe someone in the Dominican order who is over her, though it is possible archdiocesan officials have weighed in on the matter informally.” Neighbors fear Hollywood's hidden convent is about to go up for sale 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Dozens of burly volunteers, including veterans of the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine, helped enforce his rules, while the prioress and several nuns left. Coronavirus-denying Russian monk detained by police 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z Folklore suggests the prioress was his aunt and she sheltered him when he fled from the Sheriff of Nottingham. The endangered buildings saved from ruin 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z The people in the stories range from a knight and prioress to a cook and miller. Sgt Pepper at 50: How the Beatles masterpiece could unite Brexit Britain 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z "It was our first time in a room together. We sat at a table as he ate, and the prioress didn't come back so I had to let him out." The nun and the monk who fell in love and married 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z As prioress, she must ensure that needs are met for all age groups, varying from running shoes, computers and professional wardrobes for younger sisters to assisted living facilities for elderly members. Bismarck nuns give up possessions, gain community 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z Eighteen months later a new prioress was appointed and the two runaways returned and did penance. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z That I know not," answered the old man; "the prioress bade me give her admission to the parlour whenever she came, for the ladies the sisters have taken her case much to heart. Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z It was no longer, however, the figure of Catherine de Medici that presented itself, but the homely person and somewhat unmeaning face of a good lady, dressed in the habit of a prioress. Henry of Guise; (Vol. II of 3) or, The States of Blois 2012-04-11T02:00:35.290Z Sister Mary Elizabeth eventually plucked up the courage to say to her prioress that she thought she had feelings for Robert, but the response she got was disbelief. The nun and the monk who fell in love and married 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z The hospital is under the care of the prioress and sisters of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, and we never saw an infirmary of the kind better managed. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The abbess or prioress of a house had separate apartments and it was always a temptation to dine or to sleep alone, instead of keeping the frater and the dorter. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The good prioress is skilful at such things, and brother Martin still more so; and he is nearest, for the monk's lodging is only just below there. Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z The priory of Swine was a Cistercian nunnery of fifteen sisters and a prioress. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z After her marriage she became prioress of Argenteuil, and acquired a high reputation for piety. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z The Lady Chapel at Oxford contains the shrine of S. Frideswide, the daughter of the founder of the convent, and its first prioress, whose relics were translated from the north choir aisle in 1289. Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z For another complaint that tenements and leasehold houses belonging to a priory were ruinous and like to fall down, through the negligence of the prioress and bailiff, see the case of Legbourne in 1440. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Just outside the door of Zion, for she would not come in, stood our prioress, a deep sadness in her usually hard and inscrutable features. A Tale of the Kloster A Romance of the German Mystics at the Cocalico 2011-11-11T03:00:32.153Z This was the case with Armathwaite, while the privilege also pertained to the prioress and nuns at Nunnery. Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland 2011-11-01T02:00:23.027Z But in 1130, the nunnery over which she had become prioress was broken up by the unfavorable decision of a suit for the land and buildings which it occupied. Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature 2011-10-29T02:00:13.050Z A gloomy, haggard prioress was in the act of advancing with the scissors, and a sweet-faced young nun was gazing with evident compassion at the beautiful, devout novice. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z At Godstow the prioress said “that the nuns have often access to Oxford under colour of visiting their friends,” p. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z "But first she would have left word with us," the prioress reminded him, "for such is our rule." A Tale of the Kloster A Romance of the German Mystics at the Cocalico 2011-11-11T03:00:32.153Z Following upon these comes firstly Madame Eglantine, a lady prioress whose noble birth is seen both in her appearance and in the nicety with which she eats and drinks. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z We may guess that the home was pleasant to her, for the lady with whom she lived afterwards entered the abbey of which Heloise was prioress. Studies in Medi?val Life and Literature 2011-10-29T02:00:13.050Z I am permitted by the prioress to wait on the sick, and also often to teach the younger novices. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z Sometimes the prioress of one house left it to rule another, e.g. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The other was for a long time prioress, and was a skilful painter, who laboured industriously at the adorning of the books and of other things which pertained to the service of God. Matelda and the Cloister of Hellfde Extracts from the Book of Matilda of Magdeburg 2011-04-11T02:00:10.567Z Sister Saturnina, the prioress of a convent at Forlì, was so wise and beautiful that her fame reached Florence, where a handsome and learned youth, named Auretto, fell in love with her by hearsay. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z Five years later her husband died, "his death having paid all debts," and Catarina was elected prioress of the women's department of the hospital. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z The other evening she had been on an errand for the prioress through the snow, and returned blue with cold. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z For a form of licence from a prioress, permitting a nun to accept the office of prioress elsewhere, see MS. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z At this fearful revelation the prioress threw up her hands in consternation. The Baron's Sons 2010-12-20T17:12:02.667Z They enter the chapel of Venus, and are graciously received by the prioress who guards that sanctuary. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z She organized the nursing, reorganized the hospital service, especially as regards the poor, and took her official duties as prioress very seriously. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z There is one German translation from the Latin, the prioress says, made about thirty or forty years ago; but it is very large and costly, and not in language that attracts simple people. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z At Alnwick’s first visitation the sacrist “says that the prioress has seven or eight children, some male, some female, of twelve years of age and less, to her board and to teach them.” Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Go and speak to the prioress, and persuade her to leave the building with all her nuns; they have no costly possessions to carry with them, and you can soon clear the house. The Baron's Sons 2010-12-20T17:12:02.667Z Then the abbess, placing the crozier and the ring in the hands of the grand prioress, advanced towards my daughter to take her hand and conduct her to the abbatial seat. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 Then you may suppose what joy that noble lady prioress, their mother, had in beholding her two knightly sons side by side before her once more. The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions The abbess or prioress occupied a position of responsibility and dignity not unlike that of the chatelaine. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) It appears that the prioress had letters patent to appropriate the church, probably in answer to this petition in 22 Edw. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z There was a woman named Publia, who had become the prioress of a company of virgins. Women of Early Christianity In the reign of Edward III., a prioress sued a sheriff for the recovery of a pension granted during the reign of Henry III., which had been allowed to lapse. Women of England And when the lady prioress awoke, they were far upon their way. The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions From the very monastery of which she was prioress she writes her burning letters. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) But seven years before they had been begging, according to the Bishop, by the compulsion of this expelled prioress, whose case was sub judice. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The tomb of the Princess Anna, the last prioress, is still preserved, though much defaced by the rude feet of soulless tourists. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 Among the Gilbertine nuns, whom we may mention as a typical order, there were three prioresses, one of whom presided, the other two acting as coadjutors. Women of England At that the lady prioress fell to weeping, and still weeping she kissed them both and prayed that God might shield them both from sin and sorrow; and so they parted for the night. The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions A merchant in the reign of Queen Anne would not have ventured to recite the modernised story in a mixed company, where ladies like the prioress and the nuns were present. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition In Thorn’s Chronicle, however, the crime is attributed to the prioress’ cook. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The prioress of the Abbey-in-the-Wood, pleaded before the King against the “afflictive chastisement” threatened by her superior. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages The prioresses cut, fitted, and superintended the manufacture of the vestments of the sisters. Women of England Priest and prioress, abbot and friar, Soldier and seaman, knight and squire! Collected Poems Volume Two The reeve, the miller, and the cook are several men, and distinguished from each other as much as the mincing lady prioress, and the broad-speaking, gap-toothed wife of Bath. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition He may have known the pertinacity of the late patroness; and it was perhaps with resignation and without surprise that he confirmed her election as prioress on the death of the harassed Agnes. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The Loudun business began with the prioress and a lay sister of hers. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages It was the duty of the presiding prioress to visit the sisters in the infirmary whenever they asked for her presence, unless she were detained by urgent duties. Women of England But she had a friend who was a prioress of a convent, and she advised her not to. Tante And when they came to merry Churchlees, They knocked upon a pin; Up then rose dame prioress, And let good Robin in. Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series Even legacies of lump sums to a whole convent were probably divided up between the nuns, an equal sum being paid to each and perhaps double to the prioress. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The prioress saw her poor humble convent suddenly attracting the gaze of the Court, of the provinces, of all the world. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages The sub-prioress was under more rigid rules than those which governed her superior; if, in the absence of the prioress, she spoke of anything excepting labor, she confessed having done so, in the chapter. Women of England The demure prioress of Sopewell abbey is his ancient sweetheart; and he is about introducing her to his friends, by a union with her as close and as honourable as that of wedlock. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance ‘Set a chafing-dish to the fire,’ said dame prioress, ‘And strip thou up thy sleeve!’ Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series Sometimes the prioress and the nuns engage in mutual recriminations: she is harsh, or autocratic, or incompetent, they are lax or disobedient. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The prioress, a lady of good birth and high connections, burned to exalt her nunnery, to enlarge it, make it wealthier and wider known. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages It was the duty of the presiding prioress to enjoin penance, grant all the licenses or allowances, visit the sick, or see that they were visited by one of her companions. Women of England Very commonly, however, it was applied to the daughters of the sovereign, to all abbesses, prioresses, and recluses, and to earls’ daughters; but this was a matter rather of courtesy than of right. One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford Then Robin gave to dame prioress Twenty pound in gold, And bade her spend while that would last, And she should have more when she wold. Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series Sister Juliane Wolfe deposed “that the prioress did threaten that, if the nuns disclosed aught in the visitation, they should pay for it in prison.” Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The Canon Mignon, as he was called, held the prioress fast. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages It may be just permissible to add that a comparison of Chaucer's and Marivaux's prioresses will suggest itself to many persons, and should be found delectable by all fit ones. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 He either mistook Asteley for Shakespeare, or another Shakespeare prioress intervened between the two that he mentions. Shakespeare's Family And down then came dame prioress, Down she came in that ilk, With a pair of blood-irons in her hands, Were wrappëd all in silk. Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series At Legbourne the prioress took a course with which one cannot avoid a certain sympathy. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z But the prioress pretended that the order had not yet come. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages Later, like the fair sinner of some tale of chivalry, she ended her days in pious retirement, as prioress of the Protestant Abbey at Quedlinburg. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I The Prioress of Kennington, as I have just described her, is a specimen of nearly all the prioresses and other conventual authorities of her day. Mistress Margery The large refectory was exchanged for the small chamber of the prioress. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 The bishops did their best in the face of great difficulties, but it is plain that the prioresses sometimes thought little enough of their authority. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z I went to see the prioress of the New Catholics at Paris. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon The ballads relate that Robin Hood, after continuing twenty-two years in the greenwood, died—through some foul play—at the convent of Kirklees, the prioress of which was nearly related to him. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 452 Volume 18, New Series, August 28, 1852 If I had seen the light for the first time in the middle of the dark ages, I should probably have ended my days as the prioress of a convent. April's Lady A Novel I tell her she would have made a magnificent lady prioress, whereat she thumbs her beads and whispers a Latin distich, as if she were exorcising a demon. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 Kirklees, known to romance as the house where a wicked prioress bled Robin Hood to death, was in a deplorable state about the same time. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z She was the prioress and promised she would take care of me and make me lodge in her room. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon The saint was chosen, very young, first, mistress of the novices, then sub-prioress, and, in the twenty-fifth year of her age, was appointed perpetual prioress. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March He objected, on similar grounds, to the prioress whom Wolsey wished to nominate; the Cardinal neglected Henry's wishes, and thereby called down upon himself a rebuke remarkable for dignity and delicacy. Henry VIII. If it was wet, she read Roman history, and perhaps she may have learnt something of housekeeping from the prioress, who saw that all was kept in order. The Red Book of Heroes Finally all the nuns were enjoined to be obedient to the abbess and to the hated prioress. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The superior of the house, a man of merit, and the prioress, as well as the community, were so irritated at this, that they could not forbear testifying it to him. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon The monks she loud implored, The prioress to call, Protection to afford, That nothing should befall. Bearslayer A free translation from the unrhymed Latvian into English heroic verse We see the general impression of their worldliness in Chaucer's pictures of the hunting monk and the courtly prioress with her love-motto on her brooch. History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 "For the love of God," wrote the wise old saint to the prioress in Seville, "if she enters, bear with a few defects, for well does she deserve it." Americans and Others Six of them refused obedience to the new prioress and, six being probably at least half of the whole convent, Emma of York resigned. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The ecclesiastic won over to his party one of our sisters, who was the house-steward and soon after the prioress. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon But they refused as one- The reason was well known, For with each other nun The prioress had flown. Bearslayer A free translation from the unrhymed Latvian into English heroic verse We are not here to talk of prioresses, my son, but of that most noble and gracious lady who, by the blessing of God and our Lady's especial favour, is now your wife. The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century What has become of the knight, the prioress, the sumner, the monk, pardoner, squire, alchemist, friar; and where can they or their equivalents be found in all England? A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century But in houses where no such official existed the prioress doubtless undertook a certain amount of general estate management. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z In the meantime they proposed to me the engagement, and the post of prioress. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon The grateful prioress, About his goals deceived, Was sure his scheme to bless. Bearslayer A free translation from the unrhymed Latvian into English heroic verse The Cluniacs and Cistercians, branches of the Benedictines, are represented in Chaucer's poem by the monk and prioress, as types of bodies which needed reform. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction How could I, when I only saw her behind a grate, with the prioress on one side of her and the portress on the other? The Missing Bride It is, however, very plain that the journeys taken by abbesses and prioresses were not always strictly concerned with the business of their convents, or at least they combined business most adroitly with pleasure. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z And I could not regularly be the prioress, till after passing through the novitiate, in which they had all served two years before their being engaged. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon Kin to the prioress, He had the maiden seen; Her beauty to possess His fervent wish had been. Bearslayer A free translation from the unrhymed Latvian into English heroic verse From this abbey he expelled by force all the nuns who had dwelt there, and of whom my former companion had become the prioress. Historia Calamitatum At his cries, the prioress hastened to check the bleeding of Robin's wound, but too late! The Book of the Epic But sometimes a prioress resigned while still young enough to miss her erstwhile autocracy and to torment her unlucky successor. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The prioress in particular had her own share to bear, though it did not last long. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon Soon came the fateful day, So she the prioress told, Her gods were laid away: All teachings of the old, The things that she had learned, Through Burtnieks embraced.- Bearslayer A free translation from the unrhymed Latvian into English heroic verse "Here is Miss Innes," said the prioress; "I know you wished to make her acquaintance." Evelyn Innes Seized with a fever which he could not shake off, Robin finally dragged himself to the priory of Kirk Lee, where he besought the prioress to bleed him. The Book of the Epic When a prioress’ negligence lets the sheepfold fall into disrepair, so that the young lambs die of the damp, it is made a charge against her to the bishop, together with more spiritual crimes. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Bishop—You must absolutely engage this lady to give what she has to the house at Gex, and make her the prioress of it. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon The convent prioress tries to persuade Laimdota to accept Christianity and threatens to allow her to be seized by a local count and used as a concubine. Bearslayer A free translation from the unrhymed Latvian into English heroic verse The conversation, she could see, carried the prioress back into the past, but she put aside these memories of long ago and affected a polite interest in the stage. Evelyn Innes And if the prioress were at all unpopular he was quite certain to hear all about her. Medieval People At Catesby the prioress deposed that she had four nuns in her familia and that there were three other households in the cloister. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z But the prioress did not like that I should tell her my thoughts of it, because the person who had brought her thither was her friend. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon Then the prioress kissed Alswythe and the maidens, and Wulfhere set them on their horses, for though I would fain help Alswythe myself, the lady had more to say to me, and kept me. A Thane of Wessex It was the prioress who broke off the conversation, to Evelyn's regret. Evelyn Innes All prioresses were not 'ful plesaunt and amiable of port', or stately in their manner. Medieval People It is significant that when a house is in a bad moral state the fault may nearly always be traced to a weak or immoral prioress. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z I was very much surprised that at eight o'clock at night one came for me from the prioress. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon When she was back again in her place, she bade Alswythe and her maidens welcome, and added that all her sister prioress asked her she would do. A Thane of Wessex The mother prioress was a small woman, with an eager manner. Evelyn Innes One of Madame Eglentyne's duties as prioress was to entertain visitors with her celebrated cheer of court, and we may be sure that she had a great many. Medieval People Here again there was sometimes a delay, for prioresses were occasionally all at sea over documents and the necessary certificates were apt to be lacking at the last minute. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z That produced a close tie of friendship between the prioress and me, as the wonderful change and the peace of this sister surprised her, she having so often seen her in her terrible sorrow. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon But he would that the prioress and her ladies would come also, for he knew that Osric's fears would be only too true. A Thane of Wessex But I was refused even this last refuge; the prioress deciding that I had no vocation for the religious life. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters It is really quite disturbing to think what additional details the Wife of Bath may have given the prioress about her five husbands. Medieval People The chapter house was cleared and he proceeded to question the nuns separately and in private, beginning with the prioress. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The prioress asked the official how my affair went. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon I would ask for speech with the prioress, and tell her the trouble. A Thane of Wessex When prioress of Argenteuil, you practiced all these duties; and if you give the same attention to your daughters that you then gave to your sisters, it is enough. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 And so they did, and she had been a prioress for some years when Chaucer met her. Medieval People The fundamental difficulty was that the bishop was obliged in the nature of things to trust largely to the prioress and to the nuns themselves to enforce his decrees. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Soon after, the official and doctor came to tell the prioress I must be closely locked up. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon Then she said that she would go to her aunt, who was the prioress of the White Nuns, and bide in the nunnery walls till all was safe. A Thane of Wessex Eglantine, Madame, the prioress in the "Canterbury Tales" of Chaucer. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge That lady was not a person whom a prioress would lightly refuse; the list of her pilgrimages alone would give her the entrée into any nunnery. Medieval People Then the prioress or eldest of the sisters came to the window and confessed fully to me ... and when she had finished I said, “Sister, have you more to say?” Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The good father I have spoken of, who was the instrument of my conversion, made me acquainted with Genevieve Granger, prioress of the Benedictines, one of the greatest servants of God of her time. The Autobiography of Madame Guyon Then I gave the word, and we started, Dudda the Collier going by my side, and staring at the prioress and all things round him. A Thane of Wessex It seems to represent a bishop, since there are traces of a crosier, though some have taken it for a prioress. Somerset Other wicked prioresses used sometimes even to pawn the plate and jewels of the convent, to get money for their own private purposes. Medieval People And if anyone will not open her box ... then let the prioress break it open.” Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z He asked for the prioress; she was at church: when service was over, he summoned all the nuns; one, old and very paralytic, was missing. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 Then came the prioress, mother's sister to Alswythe, a tall and noble-looking lady, greeting her and us kindly, and so promising safe tending to her niece so long as she needed. A Thane of Wessex He had a quiet way with the abbesses and prioresses, and with the anchorites and bishops a way of simplicity which was vastly admired in a divine emissary. Figures of Earth This then was Chaucer's prioress in real life, for the poet who drew her was one of the most wonderful observers in the whole of English literature. Medieval People The prioress’ licence addressed to Beatrice is also printed. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The Anglo-Norman dialect had grown corrupt, and Chaucer contrasts the French of Paris with the provincial French spoken by his prioress, "after the scole of Stratford-atte-Bowe." From Chaucer to Tennyson They were laden with things for the journey given by the prioress, and with what they had saved from Matelgar's hall, though that was little enough. A Thane of Wessex She told how Agnes had been secretly poisoned by the prioress. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction The prioress looked attentively at Cosette, and said half aloud to the vocal mother:— "She will grow up ugly." Les Misérables The Abbot had the right of receiving the profession of the sisters and his consent was necessary to the election of the prioress. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The prioress went to occupy her seat in the choir in the midst of the sisterhood. Stories by Foreign Authors: Spanish So the crowd melted away soon, and we knocked, asking admission, and showing the letter from the prioress of Bridgwater. A Thane of Wessex Accordingly, as the prioress passed along the street among her nuns with a devout and sanctified air, the officers advanced and arrested her. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction Upon the occasion of the archbishop's next visit, the prioress recounted the affair to his Grace, making something of a confession at the same time, and yet boasting of her deed. Les Misérables This early promotion was not the only mark of favour which this prioress obtained. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z This morning we rode to San Joaquin, where we met the prior on horseback, on his way to Mexico to confess the old prioress of the convent of Santa Teresa. Life in Mexico They were all solemnly clothed on the 18th of November, 1515, and proceeded to the election of their prioress. The Life of St. Frances of Rome, and Others The prioress of St. Clare has a mysterious liquor, the effect of which is to give those who drink it the appearance of death for three days. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction The prioress, who was telling her beads, raised her eyes and said:— "Ah! it is you, Father Fauvent." Les Misérables The new prioress set to work in earnest to make the nunnery into quite a new and imposing place and her friends and kinsfolk rallied round her nobly.” Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z But the nuns applied to the Bishop of Avila and to the Provincial of the Order, who, listening to the complaints of the sisters, compelled the Saint to be their prioress. The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus Torfrida went straight on, speaking to no one, not even to the prioress; and into Lady Godiva's chamber. Hereward, the Last of the English "This letter must to the prioress!" said he sternly. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction "At nine o'clock in the morning and at all hours, praised and adored be the most Holy Sacrament of the altar," said the prioress. Les Misérables The last three contain interesting inventories of the furniture of the prioress’s chamber. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z When I came and told the prioress what I had done, she was softened a little. The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus She beckoned the good prioress, who had followed Torfrida in, to go away. Hereward, the Last of the English Nevertheless the opposition continued, much to the astonishment of Theresa, who could not see how a prioress and twelve nuns could be injurious to the city. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07 Great Women It is probable, that had it not been for this, the prioress and Fauchelevent would never have unravelled that skein. Les Misérables I asked one elderly sister, who was prioress in another monastery of her order, but because she was unwilling to reform was expelled from it, whether she received severe disciplines from them. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z In the monastery of the Incarnation, and in the second year of my being prioress there, on the octave of St. Martin, when I was going to Communion, the Father, Fr. The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus Of this motley company of pilgrims, I have already spoken of the prioress,--a woman of high position. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 06 Renaissance and Reformation At last there came letters and a brief from Rome for the establishment of the convent, and Theresa was elected prioress, in the year 1562. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07 Great Women The prioress is elected for three years by the mothers, who are called meres vocales because they have a voice in the chapter. Les Misérables Not all prioresses were, like Chaucer’s, “ful plesaunt and amiable of port.” Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z On leaving the convent of the Incarnation for St. Joseph's in 1563, St. Teresa handed the prioress of the former convent a receipt for her bedding, habit and discipline. The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus I will see what I can do," said Isabel: "I will but stay to give the prioress notice of the affair, and then I will go to Angelo. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 3 Books for Children He now wanted to circumscribe Madame Guyon's sphere of influence by getting her to become prioress of a convent at Gex. Excellent Women A prioress can only be re-elected twice, which fixes the longest possible reign of a prioress at nine years. Les Misérables At Flixton in 1514 it was said: “The sisters scarce dare to depose the truth on account of the fierceness of the prioress.” Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Now and then everything seemed to fail; particularly one day, before the Provincial came, when the prioress ordered me to meddle no more with it, and to give it up altogether. The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus His Highness had hardly finished reading the letter, when Bishop Francis cried out— "What the devil, brother, hast thou made the murderous dragon a prioress?" Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 2 How will the poor people see now by night?—why did the prioress lock up the moon? Sidonia, the Sorceress : the Supposed Destroyer of the Whole Reigning Ducal House of Pomerania — Volume 1 Their submission to the prioress is absolute and passive. Les Misérables It was a very small house and contained only a prioress and two nuns in 1380. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Death had been busy all around, and the plague had broken out in the Benedictine Nunnery of Bungay and carried off the prioress among others. The Coming of the Friars Then the abbess, placing the cross and ring in the hands of the grand prioress, advanced toward my daughter, to take her by the hand and lead her to the seat of the abbess. Mysteries of Paris, V3 Near me sat a handsome, opulent-looking nun—possibly an abbess or prioress of noble lineage. Italian Hours The prioress began to make the sign of the cross, and looked fixedly at the gardener. Les Misérables Socially in all cases, and politically when their houses were large and rich, abbots and abbesses, priors and prioresses, ranked among the great folk of the country side. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Straightway the few nuns that were left chose another prioress; on the morning of the 13th she came for institution, and received it at the Bishop's hands. The Coming of the Friars Feeling ill, he went to a prioress, who was a relative of his, to be bled, and the prioress, induced by Robin Hood's enemies, allowed him to bleed to death. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 3 In those days the convents were the only schools for fine ladies, and the prioress perhaps spent her days teaching them. English Literature for Boys and Girls The prioress's face, up to that moment troubled and clouded, grew serene once more. Les Misérables Besides cases of incompetence and cases of misappropriation of revenues by an unscrupulous prioress, the mismanagement of the nuns may usually be traced to a desperate desire to obtain ready money. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The first letter was probably written to the prioress of one of these convents. The Practice of the Presence of God "I have been told that he was employed by the prioress to copy some valuable painting, and while thus engaged, formed the acquaintance." The Duke's Prize; a Story of Art and Heart in Florence Besides all the other religious folk there were a prioress and a nun. English Literature for Boys and Girls That the prioress had told him to bring his brother on the following evening, after the counterfeit interment in the cemetery. Les Misérables And let bailiffs be constituted of sufficient faculties and of commendable discretion and fidelity, the best that can be found, and let them similarly render due account every year before the same prioress and convent.... Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Prince, when Sister Angelica was allowed by the prioress of her convent to accompany me to Vienna, she made a vow never to leave my patient until he recovered from his illness or died. Prince Eugene and His Times It was granted by the first Edward, and the appointment of every prioress since his day has been signed by the sovereign and no other. The Lady of Blossholme Besides the prioress and the nun there was only one other woman in the company. English Literature for Boys and Girls When a nun is summoned to the parlor, even were it the prioress herself, she drops her veil, as will be remembered, so that only her mouth is visible. Les Misérables In both houses nuns were admitted only by consent of the Abbot of St Albans, who also claimed the right to appoint their prioress. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z "The emperor has given us a pension of two hundred ducats," said the prioress, gently. Joseph II. and His Court There also was the splendid fireplace of wrought stone, and above it, cunningly carved in gilded oak, gleamed many coats-of-arms without crests, for they were those of sundry noble prioresses. The Lady of Blossholme It was unquestionably written in the presence of your highness, in the pious cell of the prioress. Marie Antoinette and Her Son The prioress alone can hold communication with strangers. Les Misérables One of the matters thus concealed was the immorality of the prioress with the steward of the house, a fact which seems to have been notorious throughout the neighbourhood. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The priest who had addressed the crowd, advanced to the prioress. Joseph II. and His Court When I entered the convent, I entreated the prioress to let me live in perfect obscurity, without corresponding with my friends, or even with my relations. A Fair Penitent Of this motley company of pilgrims, I have already spoken of the prioress,—a woman of high position. Beacon Lights of History In 1847, the prioress was young, a sign that the circle of choice was restricted. Les Misérables They were always ready to hear complaints if unsuitable persons had been admitted by the prioress; and they sometimes made special injunctions upon the matter. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The prioress raised her head, and stared at him with vacant, tearless eyes. Joseph II. and His Court I will but stay to give the prioress notice of the affair, and then I will go to Angelo. Tales from Shakespeare The prioress, rosary in hand, was waiting for them. Les Misérables The prioress, after a pout of the under lip which resembled hesitation, broke it. Les Misérables Nor was the sad business of deathbeds the only share taken by these prioresses in public life. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The vocal mother said to the prioress in a low voice "He answers well." Les Misérables The most powerful determining cause of his admission had been the prioress's observation upon Cosette: "She will grow up ugly." Les Misérables In addition to these worthy mothers, some old society women had obtained permission of the prioress, like Madame Albertine, to retire into the Little Convent. Les Misérables Once a week the chapter assembles: the prioress presides; the vocal mothers assist. Les Misérables Even more frequent was the charge that abbesses and prioresses repaid too lavishly the hospitality which they doubtless received at neighbouring manors. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The prioress resumed:— "Father Fauvent, Mother Crucifixion will be interred in the coffin in which she has slept for the last twenty years." Les Misérables This seemed profane, and the prioress forbade it. Les Misérables The prioress had one and one, the sub-prioress one and two. Les Misérables The prioress, seated on the only chair in the parlor, was waiting for Fauchelevent. Les Misérables Much information about the conduct of abbesses and prioresses may be obtained from a study of episcopal registers, and in particular of visitation documents. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z When he had finished speaking, the prioress stayed the slipping of her rosary between her fingers, and said to him:— "Could you procure a stout iron bar between now and this evening?" Les Misérables The prioress, without adding a word, rose and entered the adjoining room, which was the hall of the chapter, and where the vocal mothers were probably assembled. Les Misérables The prioress returned and seated herself once more on her chair. Les Misérables At the moment when Fauchelevent entered, this double form of preoccupation was imprinted on the countenance of the prioress, who was that wise and charming Mademoiselle de Blemeur, Mother Innocente, who was ordinarily cheerful. Les Misérables Occasionally these close relations led to difficulties; a trusted maid would gain undue influence over the prioress and the nuns would be jealous of her. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z That the prioress and the vocal mothers intended to fulfil the wish of the deceased. Les Misérables And that, by way of thanks, the prioress was to admit his brother to the house as a gardener, and his niece as a pupil. Les Misérables The prioress could do nothing; the archbishop had spoken. Les Misérables The prioress indulged in another little inward murmur, probably sacred, then raised her voice:— "In her lifetime, Mother Crucifixion made converts; after her death, she will perform miracles." Les Misérables A special demand for a complete statement of accounts was sometimes made in cases where gross maladministration was charged against a prioress. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z The goodman, with the assurance of a person who feels that he is appreciated, entered into a rather diffuse and very deep rustic harangue to the reverend prioress. Les Misérables The prioress paused, moved her lips, as though in mental prayer, and resumed:— "Three years ago, Madame de Bethune, a Jansenist, turned orthodox, merely from having seen Mother Crucifixion at prayer." Les Misérables The prioress took off several beads of her chaplet. Les Misérables Fortunately, the prioress, completely absorbed in her own thoughts, did not hear it. Les Misérables The porter admitted all three of them through this door, and from that point they reached the inner, reserved parlor where Fauchelevent, on the preceding day, had received his orders from the prioress. Les Misérables The prioress, that pronounced prognosticator, immediately took a fancy to Cosette and gave her a place in the school as a charity pupil. Les Misérables |
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