Abraham's bosom
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“De good buk done promised dat we shall lie in Fadder Abraham’s bosom, an’ we knows we will.
From A Daughter of the Union by Madison, Lucy Foster
After giving up all hope of her sweet repose in Abraham's bosom, I sailed some years ago for Europe.
From The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Harper, Ida Husted
We gaed frae Paris to the auld hame in Ettrick, an' 'twas like gae'n to Abraham's bosom frae the ither place.
From St. Cuthbert's by Knowles, Robert E.
"Certainly, madame; we are hid here as if in Abraham's bosom."
From The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I by Lermina, Jules
It is possible that like the “dear child, dear girl,” he lay in Abraham’s bosom “all the year,” but he communicates the fact, he impresses us with the fact, but seldom.
From The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry by Austin, Alfred
