weak soul

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Yet France has its evils: 'For praise too dearly lov'd, or warmly sought, Enfeebles all internal strength of thought, And the weak soul, within itself unblest, Leans all for pleasure on another's breast.—

From Early Reviews of English Poets by Haney, John Louis

I have heard the true word of God to-day from Frederick Hedge—a sermon on Love as the true bond of society, which lifted my weak soul as on the strong wings of a cherub.

From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe

Sorrow in the present, and the fear of greater sorrow to come, had utterly prostrated this poor weak soul.

From Charlotte's Inheritance by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)

As he himself had remarked more than once, he was not the man to permit mere personal matters to interfere with Duty, and many a weak soul depended upon his ministrations.

From The Bars of Iron by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)

Hence when a man is ill, his friends will sometimes beat him on the crown of the head with Dracaena leaves in order to strengthen his weak soul with the strong soul of the plant.

From The Golden Bough by Frazer, James George, Sir