benedicite

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And here again Chaucer has brought his own experience, though half in jest, as a parallel to the sack of Ilion and Carthage or the burning of Rome— So hideous was the noise, benedicite!

From Chaucer and His England by Coulton, G. G.

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

The cenobite gave him a grim smile, but merely added his benedicite and passed on.

From Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)

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

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by Roby, John

It is needless to reproach me with saying grace, without having said benedicite.

From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by