holy table

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Mr. Silk, clad in white surplice and nervously turning the pages of the Office by the holy table, faced about also.

From Lady Good-for-Nothing by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

He made the Novena; applied the water to the stomach, the seat of suffering, and on the ninth day approached the holy table.

From The Life of the Venerable Mother Mary of the Incarnation by Religious of the Ursuline Community, A

On no holy stone Were menaces engraved: no holy table Declared the thunders of the law.

From Niels Klim's journey under the ground being a narrative of his wonderful descent to the subterranean lands; together with an account of the sensible animals and trees inhabiting the planet Nazar and the firmament. by Gierlow, John

The holy table was set altar-wise against the wall, and a cloth of arras hung behind it embroidered with the history of the Last Supper.

From Stray Studies from England and Italy by Greene, John Richard

Charles X. kneels on a cushion before the holy table, which is supported by the Dauphin and the Duke of Orleans.

From The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X by Imbert de Saint-Amand, Arthur Léon, baron