| 单词 | self-abnegation |
| 例句 | Mr. Als takes the term to indicate a stereotyped narrative of black womanhood, which his mother so determinedly fulfilled: a life of self-abnegation, silence and victimhood. Deep Cuts: Writers and the Women They Worship 2013-04-17T19:07:02Z I disagree not with his particular sorrow but with the self-abnegation that pinned him to it. Black Body: Rereading James Baldwin’s “Stranger in the Village” 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z As “Endlings” alternates between the young playwright’s self-absorption and the old divers’ self-abnegation, the tone eventually spirals into surrealism. Review: In ‘Endlings,’ the Pain of Swimming Between Worlds 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z And man, the slow burn of repression and self-abnegation on this show really makes you exalt in a real pair of soulmates, sharing their secrets, at last. "Mad Men" recap: Women on the verge 2010-09-20T12:20:00Z I admire her fierceness, her conviction, her self-abnegation and, yes, her contempt. Essay: In Europe, Sharing Moments With History 2012-10-10T20:43:02Z It’s imprinted with her economy of movement and his self-abnegation—he was an exceptional partner. Nothing To Hide: Wendy Whelan Retires 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Many performers practice public self-abnegation about their talent. Listening to her older records, Joan Baez hears perfection in an ‘unsurpassable’ voice 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z But whatever it is that propelled Johns down the path of self-abnegation, the denial was never absolute or complete. Review | Seeing Jasper Johns: Blockbuster exhibition reveals a brilliant but bleak legacy 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z But her self-abnegation, far from enabling her work, frustrates the fulfillment of her artistic potential, turning her books into lifeless “intellectual exercises.” An Overlooked Novel from 1935 by the Godmother of Feminist Detective Fiction 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Mr. Bernhard’s choice of Gould as the talent that triggers suicidal thoughts in Wertheimer and bitter self-abnegation in the narrator was fascinating. Review: In This One-Man Opera, It’s All in His Head 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z While training Arya Stark within at a religious assassin’s guild, a mysterious acolyte known as the Waif faced many frustrations — her student didn’t follow instructions or practice true self-abnegation. ‘Game of Thrones’ Deaths: Every Major One So Far 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z And yet no film has fully charted the self-abnegation found in, say, the harrowing “exit statements” of the Heaven’s Gate members, a void too vast and perhaps too terrifying to measure. Review: In ‘Faults,’ Mind Games Don’t End Beyond the Cult 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Tending toward a vivid grimness and a certain macho angst, these animations meditate on the alienating effects of technology, terrorism, modern travel and good old self-abnegation. Galleries Shift Shape to Survive in a Changing Art World 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z But as Mr. Shafir keeps knocking himself to the floor, his self-abnegation is suspiciously showy. Review: A ‘Ship of Fools,’ Each Stuck in Isolation 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z His self-abnegation is noble, but it leaves Anna second-guessing her desires. Downton Abbey Watch: Drama and then Somme 2012-01-09T14:30:05Z Mr. Newhouse’s self-abnegation, conscious or unconscious, added to the myth around him. S.I. Newhouse Jr., Remembered: ‘Eager, Never Jaded’ 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z Famously, she eventually announces herself as “Mrs. Norman Maine” — “A climax of pre-feminist self-abnegation,” Mark Harris wrote in his 2016 survey of the adaptations — or otherwise asserts loyalty to her tragic marriage. Why we keep gazing at ‘A Star Is Born’: From Gaynor to Gaga 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z In some of his earlier Schubert programmes, you sensed a kind of deference in Lewis's always beautifully measured playing, which at times amounted to self-abnegation. Paul Lewis – review 2012-11-14T16:17:45Z To me, he looks a lot like a primitive socialist revolutionary, preaching an impossible gospel that combined a vision of radical social equality with elements of deliberately contradictory self-abnegation and self-denial. Jesus Christ: Jewish radical or bathrobe Republican? The “reason for the season” remains an enigma after 2,000 years 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z Nora proposes that artistic success requires becoming "a ruthless person", in a world where girls are taught self-abnegation. The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud – review 2013-05-17T09:00:02Z The film is a raging act of self-assertion that’s also an act of renunciation, even of self-abnegation; it’s a work of the swooniest romanticism that observes its own passion with a circumspect skepticism. Jacques Rivette’s Thirteen-Hour Experimental Film 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z You just brought a philosophy of rigorous self-abnegation to a pastry fight, my friends. Vive John Oliver 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Season 3 is, winningly, rife with Roman's swaggering sexual self-abnegation. Gerri & Roman: A one-way "Succession" lust story 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z It’s an alluring performance, pitched between leathery guardedness and vulnerability, and spiked with the genial self-abnegation that defined Hugh Grant’s early career. Review: Carrying On and Making Movies in ‘Their Finest’ 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z But she is also always full of warnings about the self-abnegation it requires, especially of women — and never more clearly than in this new novel. In Ann Patchett’s New Novel, a Glass House and a Family With Things to Hide 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z But terminal gratitude is another quintessentially female disease, a form of self-abnegation that can be as reflexive, if not as toxic, as the demons Garland grapples with toward the end of her life in “Judy.” Renée Zellweger is just fine, thanks: The actress reflects on her long journey to ‘Judy.’ 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z It's true that from time to time he would stray and say something vaguely critical but over Trump's term he became progressively sycophantic to the point of embarrassing self-abnegation. The writing is on the wall for Lindsey Graham 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Such a woman may not be entirely silent, but she meets the right's ideal of total female self-abnegation, a complete embrace of her role as a servant and vessel for the desires of others. GOP uses mass murder script on abortion 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z The life that Alharthi describes is one of almost saintly self-abnegation. Review | Jokha Alharthi’s ‘Bitter Orange Tree’ is a taste of extravagant grief 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z To make his self-abnegation flesh, Spivey is surrounded — and serially haunted — by six sensational actors who play Usher’s “Thoughts.” Razzle takes on new dazzle in Broadway-ready ‘A Strange Loop’ 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Perhaps that is an ordinary situation most mothers would recognize, but I was so immature and unformed that I experienced that acute fear of self-abnegation as if it were the entire meaning of motherhood itself. The Abortion I Didn’t Have 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Reckless, ruthless and unrestrained, the Cohens and Scaramuccis of the world are accustomed to social opprobrium and live their lives unfettered by ordinary social norms of appropriateness and self-abnegation. Perspective | Only the scoundrels and weirdos are telling the truth about working for Trump 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z But hiding only led to more shame, and shame to self-abnegation. Letter of Recommendation: Balding 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z And the Paris voyage highlighted Trump’s powers of self-abnegation, coming after he abandoned a $100-million military parade he ordered to honor himself. Opinion | Donald Trump knows the true meaning of sacrifice 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z But over time, new voices in Germany wondered whether such self-abnegation was necessary. Perspective | Trump thinks NATO is just about Russia. It’s about Germany, too 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Beyond what some might see as almost pathological self-abnegation, it becomes clear that Vitali’s fealty lies less with the Great Man than with the larger creative enterprise to which he is instinctively, helplessly attuned. Review | Stanley Kubrick was a genius. This new documentary reveals his secret weapon. 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z While Judaism doesn’t mandate austerity or self-abnegation, its focus—at least according to the rabbis—ultimately is on the depth of the soul. Modesty on Instagram Is a Tough Balance 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z The trend manages to cram a tremendous number of tedious affectations into tight quarters: design fetishism, ostentatious minimalism, costly self-abnegation. When ‘Gentrification’ Isn’t About Housing 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z European culture has been diminished by a mixture of self-abnegation and political correctness, while declining Christian values have left most western European countries unmoored. Fearing the “suicide” of Europe 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Greatness, in the context of the administration’s economic ideology, is built on a ground laid thick with self-abnegation. Even in Liberal Cities, Budgets Push Austerity Into Starvation Territory 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z In the 20th century, aristocratic restraint became middle-class self-abnegation. The Ghosts of Turin 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Those works stand at the extreme of a consecrated self-abnegation that governs all her art. The Beautiful and the Unexpected 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z There was a tone of self-abnegation, and an inversion of Phillips’s resentment of the beast marauding his paradise. Lions of Los Angeles 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z Although he has had many successful performance strategies—wry self-abnegation, drugs, drink—the act of giving concerts often made him feel like “some parrot chained to his stand.” Leonard Cohen Makes It Darker 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z It’s unclear why Mr. Netanyahu would agree to such self-abnegation, but he might be hedging his political bets. Obama’s Israel Sequester 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Indeed, one of the saddest aspects of the GOP self-abnegation parade is the politicians’ delusion that a caution from them for Trump to “act more presidential” will have any impact. The questions GOP leaders must answer 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z Where is the line between self-abnegation and self-preservation? ‘Promise you’ll never put me in a nursing home’ 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z There is something distinctly American about the self-abnegation associated with Bryson’s Appalachian Trail or Strayed’s Pacific Crest — a Calvinist idea that the long walk can’t possibly justify itself on holiday terms. 100 Miles, 10 Days, Three Countries and a Lot of Cheese 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z You just brought a philosophy of rigorous self-abnegation to a pastry fight, my friend.” Cafes and museums of Paris, staggered by attacks, begin revival 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z "You brought a philosophy of rigorous self-abnegation to a pastry fight." John Oliver responds to Paris attacks with 'premium cable profanity' 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z The darkness of Marsh’s book isn’t a kind of false modesty; his self-abnegation isn’t disguised self-regard. When Brain Surgery Goes Wrong 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Cricket is traditionally linked with certain moral virtues: duty and self-abnegation in the face of a common cause. Kevin Pietersen's Autobiography Exposes Dark Side of English Cricket Like the idealists and extremists who founded this country, the modern zealots of exercise turn their backs on the indulgences of our culture, seeking solace in self-abnegation and suffering. Why Are Americans So Fascinated With Extreme Fitness? 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z These are economic structures of disenfranchisement, and using the profits sprung from them to rationalize an industry of speculative longevity research is self-abnegation imposed from above. Do Humans Live Too Long? 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z In the economy of the indie game, one sees the self-defeating effort of our most technologically dependent art form attempting to re-enchant itself through a rite of economic self-abnegation. Born to Sell: How Indie Games Went Mainstream At E3 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z There is something to this: throughout his career, self-abnegation was Washington’s shtick. Lexington: George Washington, politician 2013-05-30T15:02:24Z He soon proved himself a batsman of unconventional brilliance, but he never entirely got the notion of the team – still less that of self-abnegation and duty. Kevin Pietersen's Autobiography Exposes Dark Side of English Cricket Most of the activities that are considered pure and noble today have a hint of self-abnegation to them, if not an outright embrace of pain and agony. Riff: The Loneliness of Watching the Long-Distance Runner 2012-08-01T20:12:25Z It creates a boundless, uncalculating self-abnegation that transforms the character, and is the parent of every virtue. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z The Christian virtues of humility and charity and self-abnegation had virtually disappeared in the contest which left the spiritual power dominant over the temporal. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z He wrote back his thanks with the sweet self-abnegation of love. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z This piece of self-abnegation probably cost him his life, for he went down shortly after, following “the six hundred” of his devoted crew into “the valley of death.” The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Alas! all this amicable billing and cooing were to speedily end; such self-abnegation was found hardly practicable between business rivals. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z His naval education had made him appreciate the value of discipline, but where humanity was concerned self-abnegation was his leading characteristic. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z With unwonted self-abnegation, he laid siege to the citadel of her heart. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z Spanish women make excellent wives, their first fire and passion turning to self-abnegation. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z However, when the mother positively refused to accept of this act of self-abnegation, I can not say that he regretted it. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z I hope you will duly appreciate my self-abnegation.' Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z In self-abnegation, in the willing forfeiture of personal rights, in his menial and unrequited tasks, in submission to insult and injustice, he found a holy joy. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z The heroic-loving American youth is not always familiar with the deeds of daring, the devotion to duty, and the self-abnegation which have so often illumined the stirring annals of exploration in arctic America. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z Believe me, no one is so unimportant as to be unable to give pleasure by politeness; and no one having a place in society, has a right to self-abnegation in this respect. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z It was this very self-abnegation which was fitting Mary for the destiny God intended for her. Mater Christi Meditations on Our Lady 2012-02-25T03:00:09.890Z The religious ethos is about redemption, self-abnegation and surrender to God. Op-Ed Columnist: The Jeremy Lin Problem 2012-02-17T02:15:16Z If men were morally right—if they had Christian humility or self-abnegation, and each were willing to take the lowest place—then indeed might these things be. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z She exhibits no apparent effort in speaking, and at once impresses an audience by her ease, her courage, and her self-abnegation. Women of Achievement Written for the Fireside Schools 2012-02-08T03:00:23.060Z This conviction is calculated to engender in us a new spirit of piety and self-abnegation, which yet is consistent with perfect alacrity in discharging the duty of the hour. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z “Truth is stranger than fiction,” and it follows, therefore, that such instances of self-abnegation induced by impecuniosity have been and will be found. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z Every day at this level of life in our great city it is proved to the privileged that tenderness is the winning element in strength; that love daily, hourly here proves its power of self-abnegation. The Leaven in a Great City 2011-12-05T03:00:48.150Z A price had been set on his head, and now, with characteristic self-abnegation, he besought his men to deliver him up to the enemy, securing clemency for themselves in return for such action. The History of Cuba, vol. 3 2011-11-28T03:00:26.510Z Therefore, at bottom even such acts of self-abnegation are not moral inasmuch as they are not done with a strict regard for others. Human, All Too Human A Book for Free Spirits 2011-11-28T03:00:26.030Z It breathed the spirit of peace and harmony, of justice tempered with mercy, of human kindness and helpfulness, of self-abnegation and self-restraint, all couched in the tone of high statesmanship. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z Doubt not that the Heart of Jesus gives greater delight and comfort to those souls which seek it with devotion and self-abnegation, than the world with all its pastimes and insipid pleasures. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z Most of all should we be proud of the complete self-abnegation and unwavering obedience to conscience with which they waded a sea of blood, for the welfare of future generations rather than their own. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z On the other hand obedience to duty, when it involves pain and self-abnegation, seems to rise in the general estimation. Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses 2011-10-12T02:00:40.147Z He, together with his companion, P. Cándido, bore with remarkable patience and self-abnegation the troubles and trials consequent upon the extraordinary plans adopted by an inexperienced Sanitary Department for the treatment of the dread enemy. The Katipunan or The Rise and Fall of the Filipino Commune 2011-10-03T02:00:24.600Z What she had gained in strength and character, through her years of poverty and self-abnegation, God alone knew, and He had been her comforter. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z But there is another death from which Christ raises us, by that same risen life imparted to us through faith—a darker and grimmer thing than the self-abnegation before described. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z Only when it teaches self-abnegation can it be termed a wholly beautiful thing. The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z This moral force kept the girl back from her fate, but in no way lessened the spirit of self-abnegation that had brought her to the lake. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z The supreme self-abnegation of that speech was too great to be understood all at once. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z The measure of self-abnegation, suggested by the conclusion of the essay, is, we fear, rather too exacting for the tug of chess-board selfishness upon the weaker side of human nature. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z What mattered all his weary hours of watching, of self-abnegation, of cold and hunger, of incessant battling with the raging sea? Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z She was not gifted with that altruism which enables one to meet a great crisis with the utter self-abnegation by which alone such crises are successfully overcome. The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z These men believed Chanot, and preferred his self-abnegation to the rhodomontades of Barr�s, who repeatedly declared that he, and he alone, would lead them to victory. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z She stood erect, as if surrounded by a halo of self-abnegation, when R�schen suddenly begged permission to enter. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z True love "is a condition of wishing well to all men, such as commonly characterizes children but is produced in grown men only by self-abnegation." Anarchism 2011-07-12T02:00:35.053Z I knew a man once who used to say that self-abnegation was a thing not far removed from the philosopher’s stone. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z “Yes, come along, Claverton,” he chimed in, mechanically, in the plenitude of his self-abnegation fondly imagining that his doleful tones were the acme of cordiality. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z My "Theologia" says, indeed, that true self-abnegation is freedom; and freedom cannot be attained until we are above the fear of punishment or the hope of reward. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z It is only by this severe intellectual effort, by this self-abnegation, by this ready acceptance of the union of the arts, that the art of book illustration can again attain to a permanent value. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z By their self-abnegation our brave umteenth regiment of Bavarians threw the enemy back with bloody losses,” we knew what it meant. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z What the law should do, is to step in and guard woman against the possible disastrous consequences which may spring from the spontaneous self-abnegation of love. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z He practiced this self-abnegation in obedience to the Law of Life which he interpreted as a stringent renunciation of physical satisfactions and personal happiness. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z A realist in principle, Louis XIV. was terribly utilitarian and egotistical in practice; and he exacted from his subjects an absolute, continual and obligatory self-abnegation before his public authority, even when improperly exercised. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z The struggle in her soul was terrible; but the spirit of self-abnegation grew strong within her, and would prevail. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z These result in inaction, quietism, reverie, self-abnegation, abolition of the personality, annihilation of the will, amounting sometimes even to poetic or religious ecstasy. Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results 2011-05-02T02:00:17.657Z There is a sort of pleasure in this self-abnegation—at least, during the incipient stages of it. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z The development of his philosophy of self-abnegation had led irresistibly, as we have seen, to the condemnation of all self-regarding instincts. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z The leaders, with self-abnegation, devote their lives to the unselfish work, and the angel messengers, with equal devotion, act as solicitors to those they are able to approach. Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science 2011-04-14T02:00:40.453Z Then, with a spirit of self-abnegation in her soul which amounted almost to martyrdom, Barbara Stafford put her lips to the goblet which another mouth had just touched, and drank of the sacred wine. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z But the candidate was irrepressible and speedily repudiated his act of self-abnegation as having been done under intimidation. When the Ku Klux Rode 2011-04-06T02:00:03.767Z Such a charge was, he added, in burst of uncompromising self-abnegation, "imbecile." Punch 1893.07.29 2011-04-01T02:00:37.493Z Aravān agreed to yield his life for the good of the cause, and, when eventually the Pāndavas were victorious, he was deified for the self-abnegation which had thus brought his side success. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z Unconditional surrender to God's will, absolute chastity not only in act but in spirit, complete self-abnegation, a full acceptance of Christ as the only and true God, are fundamental conditions even to a probationship. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z He really looks upon men as infinitely superior beings in the past, present, and future, and this self-abnegation on the part of himself and his sex is only a passing conceit.” The Spell 2011-03-20T02:00:34.173Z But even I find it hard to define gaman, a unique mix of endurance and self-abnegation that practically all people I spoke to in the disaster zone used to describe their situations. Aftermath: How Japan Will Recover from the Quake 2011-03-17T11:05:00Z The interior freedom is obtained through self-abnegation and the determination of the will. The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources 2011-03-08T03:00:45.010Z Such punishment is generally the highest reach of self-abnegation and self-control. Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters 2011-03-06T03:00:21.020Z Not that Minnie had attained to any saint-like heights of self-abnegation; not that she did not still "desire and admire" many sublunary things. A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:26.237Z With such a companion as Miranda, where was the man who would not have displayed the higher qualities of his nature, who would not have risen to the supremest effort of labour, valour, or self-abnegation? A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z I always regarded this fact as a splendid evidence of the entireness of his self-abnegation, and of his extraordinary advancement in the path of religious perfection. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z Blessed forever be the light of our holy faith which enlightens us with the true knowledge of God and of ourselves, and infuses us with self-abnegation and supernatural love for God and our neighbors! The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 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, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 2011-02-26T03:00:46.860Z The ardour of St. Francis Xavier, the self-abnegation of St. Francis de Sales, the passionate mysticism of St. Theresa, infected and controlled thousands of disciples. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Such ready support of each other’s allegations and such entire self-abnegation are absolutely necessary if the safety of the organization is to be insured, and if its success and usefulness are to endure. Fishing and Shooting Sketches 2011-02-23T03:00:33.463Z She is just one of those who profess self-abnegation in their desire to be placed in a sphere of usefulness, but whose enthusiasm would fall to the ground without the excitement of success or applause.” Jasper Lyle 2011-02-19T03:01:11.070Z "But what will you do?" asked Cyril, touched by this self-abnegation. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z If my supposition be correct, we may honour the self-abnegation, the entire absence of personal vanity that enabled Shakespeare, like Molière, to direct laughter against himself. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z Here Francis passed the happy years of his life, while as yet his disciples were few and all were animated by his passionate longing for self-abnegation. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z She would be a prey to the keenest anxiety, and quite despair of the perverse young head which will not bend to necessity, as she herself does with admirable self-abnegation. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z I was incapable of self-abnegation; I, who had denied myself nothing all my life long, could not begin by denying my desperate love the possession that it longed for! A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z As to this business with Hartmann, I really do admire the self-abnegation you have shown in it. Success and How He Won It 2011-01-23T03:00:12.077Z But instead of this he had said in effect: “Since I shall always want her, if she wants me she can have me when she wants;” and this seemed a poor policy, bordering on self-abnegation. Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z Publishers are appreciative; and a self-abnegation so sublime, to say nothing of its security, was not without its effect.” The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z There may be in the world characters strong enough to brave all this, boldly to enter on a course of ceaseless, unwearying self-abnegation. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z For half a century hers was a life of the most heroic charity and self-abnegation. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z The homely ones give most trouble, unless they happen to possess a certain measure of self-abnegation. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z There was a highly comic look of contrition, humility, and self-abnegation in him, and withal an air of the most perfect good-breeding, that could not possibly have been more contrary to his appearance. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z Linacre was later to give up his worldly emoluments and honors and become a clergyman, in order to do good and at the same time satisfy his own craving for self-abnegation. Catholic Churchmen in Science An instance of the noblest self-abnegation he styled my conduct in this matter. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z That which comes by laborious effort and self-abnegation remains with us, and constitutes a lasting capital. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands Their career exemplified vice and self-abnegation, hospitality and piracy, the devoted care of the sick and the slaughter of their fellow-men, in about equal proportions. The Story of Malta Self-abasement creaked out of my boots, self-reproach fluttered out of my brains, self-abnegation beat out of my heart. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z For his self-abnegation he has been honored in story and verse; honored more in his time of penance than in the many positions of trust and dignity bestowed on him by his fellow-citizens. Curious Punishments of Bygone Days In reality I was making no sacrifice by this self-abnegation. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History Perhaps this was not true; one must overlook the aphorisms of a man who had grown old in self-sacrifice and self-abnegation, and who was wont to say: Charitas incipit a me. The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico There was no longer any violent opposition to overcome by energetic action and self-abnegation, no enemy with arms in his hands whom they must conquer. The Story of Malta And at the simple words of self-abnegation my heart ached at the thought of the pain I had involuntarily caused. The Span o' Life A Tale of Louisbourg & Quebec The Bogomils repudiated infant baptism, and considered the baptismal rite to be of a spiritual character neither by water nor by oil but by self-abnegation, prayers and chanting of hymns. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" It transformed the character from icy stoicism or epicurean selfishness to a boundless and uncalculating self-abnegation and devotion. Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs Economy, order, and devotion head the list; chastity and self-abnegation figure at the bottom. Rambles in Womanland Jesus, Victim, comprehending Love's divine self-abnegation, Cleanse my love in its self-spending, And absorb the poor libation! The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Volume II It was almost beyond even my self-abnegation to accept such degradation. The Span o' Life A Tale of Louisbourg & Quebec What is the meaning of self-abnegation and sacrifice? Maximina We saw a man stretched upon a bed of spikes, paying penance for some sin committed, or to find favor by self-abnegation with his god. My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896 Whatever the husband does, however, the wife must be faithful, and possess patience and self-abnegation. Rambles in Womanland Because of this perfect self-abnegation, His sacrifice was complete; and, on the other hand, because of the same entire self-denial, God did deliver Him out of death and made Him an eternal Priest. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews Her impressionable nature was capable of generous impulses, which found vent in such actions of self-abnegation as the present flight from town, but long-continued effort was too heavy a trial. A Question of Marriage Such a stupendous act of self-abnegation was clean outside his own experience of the world and human nature—which experience was not small. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt She needed someone to listen, not to talk, and Mary had been trained by long years of self-abnegation to fill that post. Lady Cassandra There are in the world men who are devotion and self-abnegation personified; there are women who are the embodiment of selfishness. Rambles in Womanland But," I added, "the idea there is that of self-abnegation and miracles are only to be performed by ascetics who practise the most rigid austerities. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar She was a woman, and for the moment there was no place in her heart for Piers’s lofty self-abnegation. A Question of Marriage Nothing but the enthusiasm and the patriotism of the women at that epoch could have inspired the men to their heroism, self-abnegation, and suffering. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) Now she would live a life of self-abnegation and labor, but without inward thralldom. Anne It is a climax of self-abnegation that brings nothing but honor to the soul of her who reaches it. Japanese Girls and Women Revised and Enlarged Edition Indeed, his dress and deportment were such as to often cause scandal to good church folk who were not so conversant with his noble deeds and self-abnegation as were the railroad navvies and gold-miners. Seeds of Pine What especially charms us is that they unite with the strength and self-abnegation of the ancient Spartan matron a sweetness, a tenderness, a womanliness, which we have not been accustomed to attribute to Spartan women. Greek Women While Kriemhilde's fierce hatred immolates both herself and a great dynasty on the altar of revenge, in Gudrun we celebrate the victory of self-abnegation, patience, and peace, and the reconciliation of two mighty dynasties. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) "He does not," replied Mrs. Bindle with undisguised satisfaction; "but," she added, as if claiming for some hero the virtue of self-abnegation, "he doesn't object to it—in moderation," she added significantly. Adventures of Bindle Place this thought of obedience and loyalty, to the point of absolute self-abnegation, in the foreground, and your perspective is altered, the other virtues occupying places of varying importance. Japanese Girls and Women Revised and Enlarged Edition They would need to be men of great devotion and self-abnegation, but there have been many such in other spheres. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches The condition of mother-in-law is one full of pathos and self-abnegation, and all the reproach attached to it comes from those whose selfishness and egotism ought to render their testimony of small value. Maids Wives and Bachelors He trusted God heartily at all hazards, and submitted himself and all he loved to the Will of God, with that complete self-abnegation which is perhaps one of the best fruits of a passionate Calvinism. Christine A Fife Fisher Girl Had she not laid every tribute of tenderness, patience, self-abnegation, self-sacrifice and virtue on the altar of love? The "Genius" Act�on's two companions, who did not understand the Latin tongue, nevertheless divined Lentulus' words, and they were filled with emotion by the eulogy of the self-abnegation of their city. Sónnica The jury might not stop to sympathize with the self-abnegation of these two persons willing to die for each other. Hand and Ring She shook her head in magnificent self-abnegation, putting aside the tenderer visions which were thronging her heart, picturing her life with the man at her side. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch It was not till late in my life that I became acquainted with the deep interior sacrifice, the constant self-abnegation, 420 which all her life involved. Household Papers and Stories Where is the man who has the moral courage, the self-abnegation to throw back honied encomiums which come with apparent reality, although from a flatterer? Talkers With Illustrations Stories of self-abnegation were told of them which did them great honour. The Grandee She has a self-abnegation great as that of human mothers. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 Patriotism all very well; public spirit desirable; self-abnegation, as Old Morality says, is the seed of virtue. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, May 24, 1890 I rebel at this life of self-abnegation and self-sacrifice. Household Papers and Stories Warmly and sadly it beat for you, Ingeborg Holm, and his soul embraced your blond, bright, and saucily ordinary little personality in blissful self-abnegation. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 His whole life was characterized by prayer, penance and self-abnegation. The Life of Blessed John B. Marie Vianney, Curé of Ars With a Novena and Litany to this Zealous Worker in the Vineyard of the Lord When the next day came she went, with reluctance and a sense of self-abnegation, which was not gratifying, but painful, to fulfil this office. A Country Gentleman and his Family In this, as in other episodes of his life which happen to be known to me, the motives behind his self-abnegation were in the highest degree creditable to him. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography His confession seems to him to have been the uttermost depths of mortal self-abnegation. An Ocean Tramp These earlier writers wished to insist upon the need of self-abnegation in the ideal State, and to startle and confound, they insisted overmuch. New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism Before her lay a hideous future of self-abnegation, or daily, hourly misery, under his ill-nature; of continuous torture caused by his cruel tongue. The Broom-Squire As there was no escaping the accusation, Ned had to take a scolding from Rosa herself, who loved him none the less for this little act of self-abnegation. The Wilderness Fugitives This community of origin would allow for the transformation of one into the other, and supplies a key to the language of lover-like devotion and self-abnegation which is so prominent in religious devotional literature. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development A sentiment of self-abnegation springs to life within me, and tells me that my whole being should be consecrated to and annihilated in the beloved object. Pepita Ximenez According to Matthew Arnold some unknown man of genius gave to Christendom the fourth gospel, and with sublime self-abnegation allowed his name to perish. Bible Romances First Series She would practise self-control and self-abnegation, and perhaps after a time this dull heartache and sense of loss would pass away. East of the Shadows Deeds of lofty self-abnegation, rarely if ever known to modern days, were then common. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 There was a self-abnegation about Lady Sarah, a downright goodness, and at the same time an easily-handled magisterial authority, which commanded reverence. Is He Popenjoy? The life of these good people appears to be one of421 much self-abnegation. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' His self-abnegation was assuredly heroic, and may even be called sublime. Bible Romances First Series For we are so separated from Him that we now look upon His Will as on a cross, as an incomprehensible sacrifice, as but self-abnegation, pain, and gloom. The Golden Fountain or, The Soul's Love for God. Being some Thoughts and Confessions of One of His Lovers Her various peoples who were expected to be tearing each other to pieces have given us a splendid example of discipline and self-abnegation. England and Germany Perhaps the very contrast between this scene of brightness and luxury and the savage wilderness emphasized the self-abnegation he had shown. Thurston of Orchard Valley Following the example of my grandfather, I take to-day supreme command of Italy's forces on land and sea, with the assurance of victory which your bravery, self-abnegation, and discipline will obtain. The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources No repression, nor polite self-abnegation from Sandford this time; just plain, frank exultation and pride of achievement. A Breath of Prairie and other stories Only in a condition of total submission, self-forgetfulness, self-abnegation, can the soul either receive or deliver her message. The Golden Fountain or, The Soul's Love for God. Being some Thoughts and Confessions of One of His Lovers Valour, fortitude, staying power, self-abnegation for the common good, became household virtues. England and Germany "So, if it is not an intrusion, may I ask if any of those border warriors were remarkable for deeds of self-abnegation or charity?" Thurston of Orchard Valley Her earnestness sprang to meet his strength of will, she leaned nearer in her enthusiasm of self-abnegation, scarcely understood. The Flying Mercury “Well, it’s not so bad for a start-off,” she answered with an absence of enthusiasm that dashed him from his pose of self-abnegation. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation Self-renunciation surrenders conscious rights and claims; self-abnegation forgets that there is anything to surrender. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions The duty of self-abnegation for the welfare of the community must be inculcated, together with new conceptions of personal dignity and worth. England and Germany Never once suspecting that this was a way the tempter was taking to lead her from the true self-abnegation which is so vital to a growing Christian character. Miss Ashton's New Pupil A School Girl's Story Abused since her babyhood, doing the work of a man among degrading companionships, she yet remains capable of the noblest self-abnegation. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 But before she could finish her impassioned declaration of self-abnegation he roused from his bewilderment, 288 and his great arms closed about her quivering body. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation A mother will care for a sick child with complete self-abnegation, but without a thought of self-denial. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions The softness, the whiteness, the ease, the self-abnegation of advancing age are all so many ornaments if people but knew. The Marriage of Elinor All that it really meant rushed over her—self-denial, self-abnegation, the noble courage which comes to those who think of others, not themselves. A Bunch of Cherries A Story of Cherry Court School Both were devotedly religious, and both believed implicitly that self-abnegation was the crowing glory of womanhood. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III But the totality of social relations of human beings, their self-assertion and self-abnegation, their intimacies and estrangements, would be changed in unpredictable ways if there occurred no glance of eye to eye. Introduction to the Science of Sociology Thenceforth he devoted himself to a pious life of marvellous self-abnegation. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The revelation of God gives a profound sense of our own nothingness and worthlessness, and lays us on our face in the dust in self-abnegation. Days of Heaven Upon Earth It would be difficult for any words to do justice to his life of self-abnegation or to his adherence to the precepts of his Divine Master. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century Jesus, Victim, comprehending Love's divine self-abnegation— Cleanse my love in its self-spending, And absorb the poor libation! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 We are making history replete with self-abnegation as we continue to bring to our country's altar an unstinted devotion and brilliant achievement. Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century When you choose an elder, you renounce your own will and yield it to him in complete submission, complete self-abnegation. The Brothers Karamazov But women educated to self-sacrifice and self-abnegation readily accepted the idea that it was divine and beautiful to hold their claims for rights and privileges in abeyance to all orders and classes of men. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II This conviction, which is a fundamental element in all religious thought, pertains properly only to inward experience, but naturally tends to annex nonspiritual acts of self-abnegation like fasting. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV He thought that he had habituated himself to sacrifices, but the spirit of self-abnegation was scarcely equal to this trial. Macaria It is the self-abnegation which inspired Christian heroes. Principles Of Political Economy Such revelations in the past had only been granted to mystics who had sought them in a life of self-abnegation far from the world. The Orchard of Tears “By Gad!” he cried aloud, and with a heat which belied his self-abnegation. 'Me--Smith' What is his title to the love or gratitude or self-abnegation of his child? Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 2, April 1906 Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literature The members lived a life of hardship and self-abnegation, which was appreciated by people of all and of no religious beliefs. Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869 You tempt me beyond my power of self-abnegation.' The Old Helmet, Volume II The love of literature is a jealous passion, a self-abnegation as distinct from the mere pleasure of clever reading and clever writing as the religion of Pascal was distinct from the decorous worship of Versailles. The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance We choose self-abnegation, to lose our life in sacrifice that we may find it again in service. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God Her fervent piety and unwavering faith, her strict integrity and self-abnegation, disarmed the enemies of her crown, as they disarm the unprejudiced historian of to-day. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History His followers with intense fanaticism and self-abnegation devoted themselves absolutely to upholding the ancient faith, to trampling out heresy wherever it appeared. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 09 Examples of individual daring and individual self-abnegation during this glorious though ineffectual fight were too numerous to be quoted. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 Jake, his ugly face in a transport, had fallen to his knees, was crawling forward to the statue abjectly, mouthing phrases of worship and self-abnegation. Valley of the Croen Then suddenly her gaze was riveted upon a single figure, the last man in the procession, marching alone, with uplifted head and a look of self-abnegation on his strong young face. The Search Now he had found Him; and he found that the grace which he had toiled to win by prayers and fasts, by almsdeeds and self-abnegation, was a gift, “without money, and without price.” The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan It wasn't their religious self-abnegation that had made them flee to scorched river-beds and desert hiding-places; it was their triumphant satisfaction at having tantalized and eluded feminine pursuit. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel No woman in the world that he had ever known had had the nobility of spirit, the courage, the self-abnegation of the Countess Strahni. The Secret Witness Such an instance of self-abnegation has rarely been heard of in history. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality I knew the Sirdar had long entertained the idea of fitly commemorating General Gordon's glorious self-abnegation in striving to help the natives, single-handed, fighting unto death ignorance and fanaticism. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan A negro is a man,—we can imagine him a brother; but no effort of philanthropic self-abnegation can work the same miracle for a woman. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 He was demanding too much of his exhausted capacity for self-abnegation. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel What is the use of it all," he asked himself, "my struggle, involuntary though it was, my self-abnegation, my rigidity, when what little character I have built up is overshadowed by my father's past? The Uncalled A Novel Full of devotion and self-abnegation in his desperate struggle with the powers of evil, he read the Holy Book with avidity, and was constant in his attendance at theological conferences. Modern Saints and Seers Happiness through marriage is never attained except by never-ending self-abnegation and effort. The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies His devotion to you is the most beautiful expression of self-abnegation that I have ever met. An Old Man's Love But the highest form of humility in men of science is their ready self-abnegation, not only in externals, but even in spiritual things, such as a cherished ideal, convictions that have germinated in their minds. Spontaneous Activity in Education I am thinking of one who has loved you long, with such devotion, with such self-abnegation, with such an ardent desire to become worthy of you, that I could not but sigh over his disappointment. Fairy Fingers A Novel On another occasion the Caliph is reported to have said to Fudhayl, "How great is thy self-abnegation," to which Fudhayl made answer, "Thine is greater." Mystics and Saints of Islam My child, there is a divine self-abnegation to which very few attain. Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century And something of this Julius perceived, for his devotion to her was intact, as was his self-abnegation. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance To raise himself to this height, however, he would have to be initiated into the ways of humility, of self-abnegation, of patience; and to destroy the pride which is built on the void of vanity. Spontaneous Activity in Education At Fort Donelson on the Cumberland were certain political generals, who, with a self-abnegation worthy of Plutarch's heroes, were anxious to get away and leave the glory and renown of defense to others. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War And the utter and complete self-abnegation of it all was overwhelming to the man. The Heart of Unaga Let no woman who, alone it may be, goes steadfastly on her way of duty and self-abnegation, think she has lived in vain because the special lot of woman has been denied her. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy His self-abnegation, his young heroism made him for the moment as finely luminous as she was. Sally of Missouri Her modesty and self-abnegation were not, so far as any one knew, the result of principle. The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar Enthusiasm is noisy, obtrusive—self-abnegation is silent, retiring; enthusiasm is officious, troublesome, careless of time and place—self-abnegation is prudent, gentle, considerate. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States What an association it carries of the infinite dignity of love, purified by a self-abnegation that rises far above all insult and baseness of betrayal! Creative Unity He does this in a spirit of Christian self-abnegation, lives near the unconscious darlings of his heart, earns his frugal living, watching round, but never entering the lost Paradise of his youth. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy If I lived a lifetime of meekness and self-abnegation, you would never forget that affair of the lease. The Lady of the Basement Flat I made a vow of self-abnegation, which no Hindoo devotee ever more religiously kept. Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel At which George Washington shook his woolly head with doleful self-abnegation. "George Washington's" Last Duel 1891 Love to God and man is her creed, self-abnegation her crown, faith her oriflamme, strength her gift, life her guerdon, and immortality her portion. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy It is pleasant to record that the Board of Trade, exhibiting the same spirit of self-abnegation, has insisted on substituting the time-honoured inscription, "Made in Germany." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-03-31 I know now, indeed, that this enthusiasm of humanity, this passion of self-abnegation, which I thought a new religion, was the heart of the old religions. A Positive Romance 1898 But," said Rudolph, "I rebel at this life of self-abnegation and self-sacrifice. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 His distinctive note is not self-abnegation, but it is the note which with that makes a perfect harmony. The Chief End of Man It was the hard, earnest labor of years, self-abnegation, enduring patience, and exalted fortitude, such as ordinary men fail to exhibit. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time Instead of conquering by selfishness he conquered by self-abnegation. Joy in Service; Forgetting, and Pressing Onward; Until the Day Dawn In another place he speaks of her unswerving, calm devotion—her entire self-abnegation, as beyond all he has seen of the like traits elsewhere. Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience It was not till late in my life that I became acquainted with the deep interior sacrifice, the constant self-abnegation, which all her life involved. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 I can recall no instance of such self-abnegation in my husband's self-denying career. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens It was sound policy; the self-abnegation helped success; the success secured personal prestige. Benjamin Franklin No real artist or philosopher ever lived who has not at some hours risen to the height of utter self-abnegation for the glory of the invisible. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 His self-abnegation found its highest expression in the public good. Our American Holidays: Lincoln's Birthday A Comprehensive View of Lincoln as Given in the Most Noteworthy Essays, Orations and Poems, in Fiction and in Lincoln's Own Writings Ay, there was One, who took note of the self-abnegation which had been learned from Him. The Maidens' Lodge None of Self and All of Thee, (In the Reign of Queen Anne) The discipline of defeat was endured with grace, and self-abnegation was accepted as the supreme duty of the hour. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 The dominant note of the author, afterward much repeated in the literary history of his nation, is the essential goodness and self-abnegation of the national character. Brazilian Tales His chivalry, however, was a mere waste of that generous self-abnegation which characterized his whole public life. Memoirs of the Courts and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 1 Many deeds of Mexican arms, of self-abnegation in times of peril, and of heroic acts in the face of deadly odds, have left glorious episodes in their history. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development We recall his simplicity, gentleness, heroic self-abnegation; his generosity in encouraging, his eager readiness in helping; the warm kindliness of his accost, the friendly brightening of the eye. Critical Miscellanies, Vol. 3 (of 3) Essay 2: The Death of Mr Mill - Essay 3: Mr Mill's Autobiography Parzival then led a new life of abstinence and self-abnegation, and a wise hermit became his instructor. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 In the utterness of the self-abnegation of the genuine Protestant there is something approaching the heroic. Short Studies on Great Subjects From the blessings of such a life, so rich in instructive lessons, so remarkable for the most generous self-abnegation, it is difficult to choose. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work In this sacred war and struggle, which we began against the enemies who have undermined our religion and our holy fatherland, never for a single moment cease from strenuous effort and from self-abnegation. The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915 But even if I'd been filled to the scuppers with self-abnegation in favor of my fellow man, I could not have pulled the trigger and started the shambles. Highways in Hiding It is singular enough, too, to hear sentiments of such sublime self-abnegation quoted in support even of Spoliation; and yet to this tends all this pompous show of disinterestedness! Sophisms of the Protectionists It is something capable of education and accomplishment, and the patience with which it submits itself to this needful schooling and self-abnegation is one of the surest tests of its actual possession. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 Wrong-doing is the only possible self-abnegation, of which the whole range of thought admits. Autographs for Freedom, Volume 2 (of 2) (1854) He grew in the grace of patience, and in spirituality and self-abnegation. History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume II. But, save in this entire self-abnegation and social exclusion, Mr. McDonogh had none of the habits of the miser. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Every task that is worth while is won by self-sacrifice, by self-abnegation, by patient, persistent, enthusiastic effort, and in no other way. The Eugenic Marriage, Volume I. (of IV.) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies Surely Lord Cameron, with his usual noble self-abnegation, was doing all in his power to soothe Wallace's wounded heart and prepare him for the trial before him. His Heart's Queen Abdu’l-Bahá, a shining example to pioneers of present and future generations of East and West, surpassed in constancy, dedication, self-abnegation and fearlessness by none except the incomparable Martha Root. Citadel of Faith What distinguishes the Manifestation, in His human personality, from other men is the completeness of His self-abnegation as well as the perfection of His powers. Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era And then in the Long Meadow, he had set the girlish29 feet upon the trail he had blazed out for them during the nights of temptation and days of lonely self-abnegation. Joyce of the North Woods The true lesson of these charming stories is, that an inexhaustible self-abnegation and obedience forms the most heavenly trait and power of human nature. The Friendships of Women How grand, how noble he seemed in his utter self-abnegation—thinking only of her and of the comfort that he might manage to throw around her broken life! His Heart's Queen His labors as a pastor were devout, humane, and full of self-abnegation. The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy They have no sympathies with the saints and heroes who have been great through self-abnegation, for such lives are a constant reproach to their own sybaritical tendencies. The Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No. V, May, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy In her son there was a singular union of loveliness and manliness, of gentleness and courage, and, high over all, perfect self-abnegation. Autobiography and Letters of Orville Dewey, D.D. Edited by his Daughter A rare self-abnegation in our ecclesiastical history was the partial suicide of the Non-juring schism, and it has never been repeated; there were many great saints among the Nonjurors. The War and Unity Being Lectures Delivered At The Local Lectures Summer Meeting Of The University Of Cambridge, 1918 In whom self-abnegation was the underlying principle of all daily doing. Faith Gartney's Girlhood The Chinese, who knew everything beforehand, are perfect in self-abnegation of manner. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 What moods of holy self-abnegation and of exalted power she brought to many a sympathetic soul! Shadows of the Stage Meekness, humility, self-abnegation, affection, are the beautiful flowers that grow by the wayside; but the pathway is not the less thorny, and no good can be accomplished by denying or sugar-coating the fact. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864 I do not want to be consumed by the fires of sinful love, nor to freeze in the ice of solitude and self-abnegation. Dr. Dumany's Wife I know you well enough to credit you with self-respect, if not self-abnegation. From the Housetops The partnership-royalty and the oath of self-abnegation were the desperate expedients of a woman who knew herself to have mighty enemies among her subjects, and who felt power slipping from her grasp. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator If we can deem from a life of self-abnegation a man has so done, we have ceased inquiring into the dogmas of his creed. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 2, February, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The next day she reappeared before her parents with a cloudless face and a willingness to make such amends as could be brought about without too much self-abnegation. The Place Beyond the Winds He was acquainted with hardships, inured to trials, practised in self-abnegation. Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z Few men can prepare for death, or offer themselves up for a sacrifice, without feelings of a mixed nature playing a part in the act; whether forced or springing from self-abnegation. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 4, April, 1891 To this end women must begin to gather in those pearls of unselfish devotion and self-abnegation which they have been so recklessly casting under the feet of ignorance and beastliness. Insights and Heresies Pertaining to the Evolution of the Soul Yet this sudden protecting pity was so strong that he found himself playing with the thought of marriage, as one plays in lofty moments with the idea of a not altogether unpleasant self-abnegation. The Miller Of Old Church But besides this, humility, obedience, self-abnegation, virtues dear by excellence to the heart of Jesus Christ, are impossible without due submission to the external authority. Life of Father Hecker Janice was so cheerful as often to depress others; so grateful that she gloried in self-abnegation and had no curiosity outside a given command. The Shield of Silence You do look stunning to-night,” said Wilbur, gazing at her with a pride so intense that it was almost piteous in its self-abnegation. The Butterfly House The head is full of character; not perhaps what one would expect from the apostle of self-abnegation: but it is determined, strong in the mouth and broad chin. Donatello, by Lord Balcarres His life presents miracles of courage, struggle, loyalty, and self-abnegation. Religious Education in the Family They attack the typically able man of all periods as a monster of congenital selfishness, and it is men of this special type whom they propose to transform suddenly into monsters of self-abnegation. A Critical Examination of Socialism That very self-abnegation which forms so large a portion of a true affection urged her to compliance far more than love itself. The Bow of Orange Ribbon A Romance of New York The study of science is a priceless discipline in self-abnegation, but only in negation; it looses us from self, it does not link us to others. Ancient Art and Ritual I consider that you paid your debt over and over again, and that your final act of self-abnegation was entirely uncalled for. A Lost Leader But personally—was this entire self-abnegation necessary?—was he fulfilling his duty to himself? was he not rather sacrificing his future to a prejudice—an idea? A Prince of Sinners Nor will one find any sign of his existence, for he hath vanished from the realm of the visible and attained unto the heights of self-abnegation. Gems of Divine Mysteries If you explained all this to the girl who loves you, she would see it at once, and her tenderness would grow with her self-abnegation; we all grow by giving. Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions Volume 2 For Grandmama had been brought up not to criticise sermons, but had failed to bring up Mrs. Hilary to the same self-abnegation. Dangerous Ages The attitude of our Government has been strictly neutral, neutral to the verge of utter self-abnegation; and, as some regard it, timidity. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, January 9, 1915 What Americans Say to Europe He vowed costly sacrifices to them, adding promises of self-abnegation which became more comprehensive as his distress increased. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt By his self-abnegation he has attained a glorious and unique position in the religious pantheon of humanity. The Life of Jesus An artist, I knew, must have at least the self-abnegation of the hero, and heroic resolution to strive and strive, or he will never bring it far even in his art. Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions Volume 2 Even now in his self-abnegation and misery he did not fully realize how mean he was,—how mean he seemed to others. From the Ranks Abdu’l-Bahá has stressed that when Bahá’ís deliver their speeches in gatherings, they are to do so in an attitude of utmost humility and self-abnegation. The Kitáb-i-Aqdas Never knight of old Wore on serener brow, so calm, yet bold, Diviner courage: never martyr knew Trust more sublime,—nor patriot, zeal more true,— Nor saint, self-abnegation of a mould Touched with profounder beauty. Beechenbrook A Rhyme of the War The untiring care, self-abnegation, angelic sweetness and serenity of this humble woman gained the attachment of the whole family, and established an ascendency over Alfred's impressionable imagination. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science October, 1877. Vol XX - No. 118 Certainly it was the highest recompense that he could desire for the self-abnegation of which he had given such a noble proof, in condemning himself to a fisherman's life. The Waif of the "Cynthia" Self-preservation is the first law of life, but self-abnegation is the first law of greatness—and of art. The Art of Public Speaking By the completeness of self-abnegation may the footsteps of love be traced. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864 He merges his whole personality in the Church, with a self-abnegation which would establish in business a whole century of martyrs having a worthy cause. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864 Was there in all time or eternity past, or will there be in all time or eternity to come, such a scene of self-abnegation? T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him The vision of self-abnegation was so real that it sickened him. The First Soprano No, dear," she insisted; "I am not willing to admit that ours is a position of self-abnegation. The Lever A Novel And may it not be that some touch of heroic self-abnegation is necessary before we can have a soul which death cannot touch? Outspoken Essays There has been no thought of personal comfort, advancement or glory; the self-abnegation, the self-sacrifice, have been absolute—they have been unparalleled. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years Much of his success was due to his earnestness and self-abnegation. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction An inner pressure led him to choose a life of self-abnegation and rectitude. Beethoven Goethe, moreover, again like Shelley and the French, broke with all ideals of mere self-abnegation. Recent Developments in European Thought Further, Catholicism encourages and blesses that esprit de corps which has produced the brightest triumphs of self-abnegation as well as the darkest crimes of cruel bigotry in human history. Outspoken Essays He had indeed struck the key note to Miss Anthony's strongest characteristic, utter forgetfulness of self, total 335 self-abnegation, self-sacrifice without a consciousness that it was such. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years He realised that he had almost driven her to suicide, he the great preacher of duty and self-abnegation. The Life of Froude In critical times, their acts of self-sacrifice and self-abnegation were apparent. The Grey Book But somehow, for the moment, his Teutonic self-abnegation had become obscured. The Man in the Twilight And the Christ who gave himself for his brothers in humanity with an absolute self-abnegation is the pattern for our action to shape itself on. Tragic Sense Of Life But it resembled more the joyous self-expansion of the Greek than the humility and self-abnegation of Christian love. Robert Browning We must not, however, expect to find any trace in the young child of such a complex quality as unselfishness or self-abnegation. The Nervous Child But this attitude of self-abnegation was pushed very far by him, and perhaps too far. John Redmond's Last Years He possessed all the Teutonic capacity for self-abnegation in the presence of the power it is necessary to woo. The Man in the Twilight Such self-abnegation is not characteristic of many men. The Portland Peerage Romance It is true; but there is a moral limit to the value of self-abnegation. Lady Byron Vindicated A history of the Byron controversy from its beginning in 1816 to the present time With all his self-abnegation, Lincoln could be stern when the occasion warranted it. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him The Caliph Harun-al-Rashid, learning of the extreme simplicity and asceticism of his life exclaimed, "O, Saint, how great is thy self-abnegation." Cosmic Consciousness He tried to console himself with the reflection that she was no longer overworking herself; and herein appeared the great purity and self-abnegation of Mr. Rickman's love. The Divine Fire In the meantime Sir Antony MacDonnell, greatly daring and, I would likewise say, greatly patriotic, accepted the offer of the Irish Under-Secretaryship in a spirit of self-abnegation beyond praise. Ireland Since Parnell The story of her love, of her bravery, of her heroic self-abnegation, spread throughout all those parts, and there was no end to what was done for her by neighbors and friends. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 2, February, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Certainly there never was a life of more noble self-abnegation, of more continuous heroism, of loftier aspiration and lowlier service than the life of which we see the very pulse in these words. Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) The very air of bravery, of steady self-abnegation seems to exhale from the sombre, triumphant words. The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour He had one of his moments of adoration and self-abnegation for this man, whose particular virtues, so little called upon in ordinary affairs, gave him so lonely a place among men. The Conqueror "But self-abnegation has its reward, Susie," said Brother Tom, lifting his eyebrows and shrugging his shoulders. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 100, April, 1876 In addition, however, to this peculiar insight, he had a singular reverence for truth and fact, enormous industry, and great self-abnegation: and his kindliness, modesty, and magnanimity attracted the affection of all who knew him. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature One's struggle for moral purity may end in failure, and one's efficiency for good may be seriously impaired by a perversion of the principle of self-abnegation. A Short History of Monks and Monasteries For myself, experience has taught me that self-abnegation is profit enough to him who exercises it, and disinterestedness is a blossom of luxury that well cultivated bears most savory fruit. The Cross of Berny More utter self-abnegation and more cheerful and devoted self-sacrifice have rarely been exhibited, and it was all done with a simplicity which commands our reverence. Daniel Webster The word 'moi' dominates these tragedies; and their heroes, bursting with this extraordinary egoism, assume even more towering proportions in their self-abnegation than in their pride. Landmarks in French Literature She hated the thought of self-abnegation, of bridling her eager tongue, of going only where her enlightened conscience said a Christian should go, of looking out for and calling after others to go with her. Four Girls at Chautauqua Rome had no monitor of the higher life until the monks came with their stories of heroic self-abnegation and unselfish toil. A Short History of Monks and Monasteries The first symptom of a profound passion is an all-absorbing self-abnegation. The Cross of Berny I remember some comical instances of the pursuance of this self-abnegation, where the returns were, to say the least, disappointing; but she was never discouraged. The Seven Little Sisters Who Live on the Round Ball That Floats in the Air Is there not in these excessive advertisements of self-abnegation and of honour a good deal of ostentation? The Man Who Laughs At Deadham he had braced himself to deal with the subject in a spirit of rather magnificent self-abnegation. Deadham Hard They have conquered sinful appetites by self-abnegation and fasting. A Short History of Monks and Monasteries The life of a collaborateur," said Rachel, "is one long act of self-abnegation. In the Days of My Youth From the first I felt that the adjustment of the Ministers and their work required the nicest discrimination and the most absolute self-abnegation. Thirty Years in the Itinerancy There was a certain romance of self-abnegation in this disposition of herself which was rather pleasant to Grace, and in which both the gentlemen concerned found great advantage. Pink and White Tyranny A Society Novel Oh, the purity, the self-abnegation, the humility of love! Overland His Cardinal Wolsey was the most perfect presentation of greatness, of self-abnegation, and of power to suffer I can realize.... The Story of My Life Recollections and Reflections Helen of Troy and Dido of Carthage pale into common adventuresses when placed beside the quiet courage and utter self-abnegation of such Indian heroines as Sita and Damayanti. Lighted to Lighten: the Hope of India The pathos of Griselda's unquestioning self-abnegation is her portion; she is the extreme expression of the docile quality that Kleist sought in his betrothed. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 04 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes It is your self-abnegation, you dear over-good women, that makes us men seem selfish. Pink and White Tyranny A Society Novel She made up for this wifely self-abnegation by frequenting the hen houses. Adopting an Abandoned Farm It is all or nothing with them; a blind self-abnegation or the coldest indifference. Fenton's Quest The spirit of renunciation with her took the old theologic form of expression to a considerable extent, associated itself in her thought with the lofty spiritual consecration and self-abnegation of other ages. George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy I might forgive them their dishonesty," said Chaffery, "but the stupidity of it, the mental self-abnegation—Lord! Love and Mr. Lewisham Short of that absolute self-abnegation, that unconditional surrender to the Infinite, there was nothing meritorious,—because, if that were commanded, every moment of refusal was rebellion. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 Do not let your penitence, your devotion, your self-abnegation, carry you too far. The Purchase Price There is no self-abnegation like that of a woman in love. Balcony Stories Nothing could show more strongly his devotion and self-abnegation than his action in the present crisis. History of Liberia Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science Now, you can talk about your bric-à-brac in Henry-Jamesese, you can take away your neighbor's reputation by subtle suggestion, you can appreciate a fine deed of self-abnegation, if it's not too definite! The Bent Twig She felt the need of further self-abnegation; she must crucify body and spirit to complete the penance. For Gold or Soul? The Story of a Great Department Store She loved dancing, and all other amusements,—hated solitude, knew not the meaning of self-abnegation. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 34, August, 1860 This dream for a young woman is ominous of lovers' quarrels, which can only reach reconciliation by self-abnegation. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition The wisdom of Confucius, the self-abnegation of Gautama, the lofty idealism of Zoroaster, may be fitly commemorated and perhaps magnified by human monuments or human praise. Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers On the contrary, he was an example to mankind—a man who through moral purification and a life of self-abnegation had prepared himself for this holy office. The God-Idea of the Ancients or Sex in Religion It was easy to promise self-abnegation when self was wrapped up in another, and heart and soul were purified by a sweet example. Little Women It was this self-abnegation that first arrested my attention, for I had been accustomed all my life to hear the war talked of; it was one of the inspiring influences in my humdrum existence. The Burial of the Guns The rigid self-abnegation, which was the ruling principle of this reformed congregation of the Benedictine order, extended itself to the churches and other buildings erected by them. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 "Pain?" said his father, his rugged face shining in the ardour of self-abnegation. Tess of the d'Urbervilles Others will look after the children of widowers who have gone to the front, and in various other ways the women of France are justifying their reputation for cheerful self-abnegation. Paris War Days Diary of an American K. wondered what curious instinct of self-abnegation had caused Tillie to leave the wife there undisturbed. K Still, with a self-abnegation really heroic, Colbert begged, urged, supplicated the King to reduce his outlay. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 Hand in hand with spells of most irritating self-assertiveness, the adolescent is subject to spells of most depressing humility and self-abnegation. Your Child: Today and Tomorrow Her high purpose was only equalled by her unfaltering courage and entire self-abnegation. The Woman's Bible In the Middle Ages Christian Europe seems to have been striving, out of a strong, primitive, animal nature, towards the self-abnegation and the abstraction of Christ. Twilight in Italy The luncheon bell had rung a quarter of an hour ago, and Miss Granger was waiting for her parents, with an air of placid self-abnegation, by an open window. The Lovels of Arden Nay, more than all, he believes that for this did the Lord, in whose cross, type and triumph of his self-abnegation, he glories, come into the world, and live and die there. A Dish of Orts : Chiefly Papers on the Imagination, and on Shakespeare The words were spoken with a certain strange dignity of self-abnegation. Stephen Archer and Other Tales She left the town, and went out upon the lonely country road, through patches of moonlight and shadow, fearless in her self-abnegation, with only one thought in her mind: "Would she be in time?" Henry Dunbar A Novel It cannot be said that the conduct of the southern people since the close of the war has exhibited such extraordinary wisdom and self-abnegation as to make them an exception to the rule. Report on the Condition of the South The giving of the body to be burned has ever been considered by devout Buddhists the most exalted act of self-abnegation. The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok The watchman struck his board; a baby, who apparently had not yet had time to be imbued with a sentiment of dutiful self-abnegation, began crying somewhere in the cottage … we fell asleep. A Sportsman's Sketches Works of Ivan Turgenev, Volume I She felt that it would be an act of wifely self-abnegation to defer the announcement of her interest in socialism and Mr. Kirkpatrick. The Sisters-In-Law They showed a degree of self-abnegation found only in people whose heart is kindled with the true spirit of devotion to a great cause. The Russian Revolution; the Jugo-Slav Movement Then he expressed regret at the impossibility of rewarding each soldier according to his merits, and—this in a raised voice—invoked the fatherland's eternal gratitude for such loyalty and self-abnegation even unto death. Men in War He had set the perfect Pattern of lowly self-abnegation when, amid the disciples in the upper room, He had 'laid aside His garments,' but now He humbles Himself yet more, being clothed only 'with shame.' Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. John Chaps. XV to XXI The elements of greatness in the estimate of God which is truth, are devotion to His service, burning convictions, intense moral earnestness, superiority to sensuous delights, clear recognition of Jesus, and humble self-abnegation before Him. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke As provisionally, self-abnegation, humility, and asceticism seemed to me to be the most difficult things, for a time my whole spiritual life was concentrated into an endeavour to attain them. Recollections of My Childhood and Youth Yet the laugh was politeness carried to the utmost point of self-abnegation. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series There is nothing that men of low aims are so utterly bewildered to understand, and which so completely passes all the calculus of which they are masters, as lofty self-abnegation. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark That union introduces a constant reference to Him and contemplation of His death for us, it leads to self-abnegation. Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah Lastly, observe the final element of greatness in this man-absolute humility of self-abnegation before Jesus Christ. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke With rare self-abnegation, he would only reply to the question, 'Who art thou?' with 'I am a voice.' Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII Once your task was self-abnegation, and that was easy; now it is self-assertion, and that is hard. The Journal of Arthur Stirling : the Valley of the Shadow It is an overstrained and caricatured doctrine of self-abnegation, which condemns such a faith as wrong. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark Justice, truth, the good, and self-abnegation, whatever appertains to these is Jewish. The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) Brethren, we shall not be 'great in the sight of the Lord' unless we copy that example of utter self-abnegation before Jesus Christ. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke Here we have generosity, clemency, sensitiveness of conscience, reverence, self-abnegation, patience, loyalty, firmness, sway over lower natures for high ends,—a whole constellation shining star-like in the dark cavern. Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII He became aware that his self-abnegation was taking the character of self-pity, and he stopped. Indian Summer That covers the whole ground of His gracious and gentle dealings here on earth, His tenderness, self-abnegation, sympathy, healing, and helpfulness. Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII By his self-abnegation and his wretched fortunes, his isolated life in a remote town, weak in body yet working for the elevation of his co- religionists, he won the admiration of his contemporaries without exception. The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) The two lovers, forgetting the sacredness of true human affection, had, with equal self-abnegation, resolved to give themselves to the church, she as a nun and he as a priest. Poets of the South It was one failure in a life of self-abnegation and suppression. Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII Then she turned upon him a face of radiant self-abnegation. Indian Summer "Are you not afraid, in her great self-abnegation, that her own health will give way?" inquired Lady Esmondet. A Heart-Song of To-day The proud self-abnegation of the ancient Roman was lacking in the medieval Genoese. The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 This fanaticism showed itself in different ways—sometimes in the most admirable self-abnegation, in the sacrifice of wealth, position, and happiness; frequently in abnormal actions of other kinds, and most noticeably in deeds of violence. A Girl Among the Anarchists The reason as given in the last clause of the verse ought to have made Samuel's self-abnegation easier. Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII Is there anywhere a nobler piece of self-abnegation than his prostrating himself before them in the eagerness of his pleading with them for their own good? Expositions of Holy Scripture She knew what her total submission meant: it was an end to all individualism, a complete self-abnegation, an absolute surrender to his wishes, his moods and his temper. The Sheik An outlet is needed more fully satisfying to its inmost desires than is afforded by any labour of self-abnegation. Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies Such a spirit of self-abnegation, the Reader must admit, is true love. The Book-Bills of Narcissus An Account Rendered by Richard Le Gallienne But, if there were any such feeling, it is silenced with beautiful self-abnegation, and he tells the wondering child the meaning of the voice and the answer he must make. Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII In contrast with her life of cheerful self-abnegation, ours seemed selfish, meaningless, and empty. A Versailles Christmas-Tide It was a continual assault made by affection, by devotion, by self-abnegation, in the one desire for another's happiness. Doctor Pascal Is there another instance of such self-abnegation among men? A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee No words can exaggerate the self-abnegation of those men. Uncle Bernac A Memory of the Empire Now he challenged her on woman's own ground—that of self-abnegation; he commanded her to his own hurt, he towered above her. The Westcotes In intellect he may have been superior to her, but not in the higher qualities which imply generosity, self-abnegation, and sympathy,--qualities which are usually stronger in women than in men. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07 Great Women Both of the women now docilely obeyed and aided him, in his heroic self-abnegation. Doctor Pascal There was something in the simple, honest self-abnegation of this wealthy and important person that won the respect of all he met. Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society It may be found that a man has, for the sole sake of self-abnegation, yielded homage, where, if his object had been personal aggrandizement, he might have wielded authority. England's Antiphon Will the great nations of the world have the self-abnegation to permit a scattered subject population to appeal against the treatment of its ruling power to the Supreme Court? In the Fourth Year Anticipations of a World Peace See, then, how superior Héloïse was to Abélard in humility as well as self-abnegation. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07 Great Women Eveena's humble, unconscious self-abnegation was rendering the conversation intolerably painful, and even the embarrassing situation now at hand was a welcome interruption. Across the Zodiac By prudent and conciliatory negotiations, during which he had exercised the most wonderful self-abnegation and patience, he had succeeded in averting the serious danger caused by the formidable revolt of Roldan. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation The Adamistic scheme seems still further to demand for its smooth working that the feminine group show self-abnegation and agree that it is not itself suited to reason out general plans. Mobilizing Woman-Power Yet, withal, a fervor more intense, a self-abnegation more complete, a self-devotion more constant and enduring, will scarcely find its record on the page of human history. The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century She had little faith in the self-abnegation of men where their passions were concerned. Sleeping Fires: a Novel Hence it is the real father of monasticism—that spirit of seclusion and self-abnegation which became so prevalent in the third and fourth centuries, and which remained in the church through the mediaeval period. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. With unparalleled self-abnegation this virtuous priest tore himself from sweet repose, such as every good conscience like his enjoys, and rushed to protect his flock from the least harm. The Social Cancer She was but a woman, and saw no other path of escape from the conditions of her lot except the thorny one of self-abnegation. The Earth Trembled Love is more than self-denial; it is self-surrender and utter self-abnegation. A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder Is she not rather likely to be remembered as a type of self-abnegation? Mrs. Shelley Many desire, and would gladly accept the gift of prayer, but few aim at, and labour for the spirit of humility and self-abnegation, without which there can be no true spirit of prayer or recollection. The Life of the Venerable Mother Mary of the Incarnation The one ideal, the Greek, breathes an air of self-assertion; the other one of self-abnegation. A Handbook of Ethical Theory May none of you ever know the fatigue, anxiety, disgust, heartaches, nervousness, self-abnegation and disappointments of this mission, and the small good drawn out of years of it; for so it seems to me. The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton Volume II Selfishness, fear of death, love of riches, and love of luxury, these were all unintelligible to the Kosekin, as much as to us would be self-abnegation, contempt of death, voluntary poverty, and asceticism. A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder She was sweet and gentle with every one,—with me in particular, I may say,—and there was something positively humble in her attitude of self-abnegation. A Fool and His Money His moment of self-abnegation had passed, and life appeared suddenly at the level. Fran Nevertheless, from this egoistic root springs a flower which disseminates the perfume of a saintly self-abnegation. A Handbook of Ethical Theory When Albinia reported this dialogue to her husband, he was much moved by this simple self-abnegation. The Young Step-Mother If you were going to say pretty girl," said Miss Cringle, with calm self-abnegation, "don't mind me, say it. Many Cargoes It was not gold or land, though he gave generously of both these; but one which Hyde felt made his way straight before him, and which he knew must have cost his father much self-abnegation. The Maid of Maiden Lane Orthodox Christianity? penance, asceticism, self-abnegation—repression—falling on my knees and seeking a forgiveness out of all proportion to the trespass, and filled with a sense of total depravity? The Inside of the Cup — Complete Orthodox Christianity? penance, asceticism, self-abnegation—repression —falling on my knees and seeking a forgiveness out of all proportion to the trespass, and filled with a sense of total depravity? The Inside of the Cup — Volume 03 His full recognition of her position, and acceptance of the fact that she did and must mourn for her lover, his complete self-abnegation, brought her a sense of peace. Taken Alive "Aunt Cherry has always said that self-abnegation is the secret of Uncle Lance's charm." The Long Vacation It was no negative exploration, it was hard, earnest labor of years, self-abnegation, enduring patience, and exalted fortitude, such as ordinary men fail to exhibit. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley In his self-abnegation it never occurred to him that his own life was as valuable as Howard Quintan's. Love, the Fiddler Preachers dwell far too much on the side of self-sacrifice and self-abnegation. The Upton Letters The world called her proud, disdainful, and even insolent; but the world was not aware that in all that she did she was acting in accordance with a principle which had called for much self-abnegation. The Small House at Allington She has passed me on the road of self-discipline and self-abnegation, and is journeying far ahead. After the Storm Nobody, in fact, ever gave her credit for a grain of self-abnegation. South Wind Hitherto, when it became a question whether she should consider others before herself, she had, owing to an instinct in her blood, chosen the way of self-abnegation. Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl Never did a king so love his people," says the Duke Ambroise de Doudeauville, "never did a king carry self-abnegation so far. The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X But there is no longer any of the horrible merging, mingling self-abnegation of love. Women in Love We are taught that "self-abnegation" is the substance of virtue and self-forgetfulness the inseparable quality of right conduct. First and Last Things In a quaint old city on the banks of the Pegnitz, history records an instance of feminine self-abnegation, more enduring than monuments of brass. At the Mercy of Tiberius |
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