godship

Example Sentences

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His godship was a little injured in his transit; but he was very perfect in deformity before, and his ugliness could not, by any accident, be improved.

From The Eclipse of Faith Or, A Visit To A Religious Sceptic by Rogers, Henry

"I don't think his godship will triumph there," said Lady Glencora.

From Can You Forgive Her? by Trollope, Anthony

All living creatures are virtuous, for they are capable of progressing towards godship by their own acts.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan

Have I devoutly treated," Says he, "your godship, to be cheated?

From A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine by Billinghurst, Percy J.

For my good Genius, I must beg you to observe, has frequently taken lessons of the god Mercury, and is nearly as adroit in petty larceny as his godship himself.

From The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Burney, Fanny