benedicite

Example Sentences

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The knight of Chaucer exclaims, with chivalrous energy, To fight for a lady! a benedicite!

From Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in The Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition by Scott, Walter, Sir

The Dominican, after muttering the benedicite, to which scarcely any one knew how to respond, began to serve the contents.

From The Social Cancer by Derbyshire, Charles E.

The gentle tone of his benedicite, told me that he had come on an errand of sympathy.

From Graham's Magazine Vol. XXXII No. 2. February 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor

A pilgrim came from o'er the sea; Benedicite! benedicite!

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by Roby, John

The benedicite of the Druid woods, always appreciated by the few, like Lowell, is coming to be understood by the many.

From Some Winter Days in Iowa by Lazell, Frederick John