But Giles neither turned nor spake, wherefore contrite Roger must needs set an arm about him and turn him about, and behold, the archer's eyes were brimming with great tears!

According to an old legend it is stated: "There is a double flouret, white and red, That our lasses call herb-Margaret, In honour of Cortona's penitent, Whose contrite soul with red remorse was rent; While on her penitence kind heaven did throw The white of purity, surpassing snow; So white and red in this fair flower entwine, Which maids are wont to scatter at her shrine.

The Swine with contrite heart allowed His shape and beauty made him proud:

She counted fully on bringing him to a full and contrite sense of his crime before she condescended so much as to look at him.

If we would seek His aid, we must approach Him with a humble and a contrite heart.

O good Lord, how patient is he, let us ask him for forgiveness with weeping tears; he shall not threaten as a man, ne inflame in wrath as a son of a man, therefore meek we our souls to him and in a contrite spirit and meeked, serve we to him, and say we weeping to God, that after his will he show to us his mercy, and as our heart is troubled in the pride of them, so also of our humbleness and meekness let us be joyful.

he exclaimed in accents of contrite surprise, "have I kept you waiting long?" "Only a few minutes.

He expected to be met with tears and reproaches, to which he would show himself hard till she made contrite apologies for her most unexpected and provoking proceedings.

They admitted the truth of all he said, offered presents, begged him to go into the city and see their chief (both which proposals he declined); in short, they were contrite and humble.

Adj. penitent; repenting &c v.; repentant, contrite; conscience- smitten, conscience-stricken; self-accusing, self-convicted.

If I am to be forgiven, according to your promise, the earlier forgiveness will be most obliging, and will save great pain to yourself, as well as to Your truly contrite and afflicted LOVELACE.

"The Lord is near them that are of a contrite heart," Luke iv. 18.

Turn to Him, he will turn to thee; the Lord is near those that are of a contrite heart, and will save such as be afflicted in spirit,

They had never heard of the "sacrifice of a broken spirit and a contrite heart."

Monsieur has all the appearance of a worn out debauchee, and to see him with a missal in his hand and the strange contrite face he assumes, is truly ridiculous.

Her grey eyes bespoke a contrite and fearful heart, the cheeks were pendulous and the loose chin almost touched the bosom.

Those rows of captive Arts and Sciences, those Victories exulting over prostrate cities, those allegorical colossi symbolising the mundane virtues of a mighty ruler's character, crowned by the portrait of the Pope, over whom Heaven rejoiced while Cybele deplored his lossall this pomp of power and parade of ingenuity harmonised but little with the humility of a contrite soul returning to its Maker and its Judge.

The sun smiles on them, they grow bright, Withdraws his beams, they faint; Yet, when beneath his radiant gaze, The modest blush that o'er them plays, To every thinking mind, portrays The contrite, humble saint.

(Loud roars Of "No, not it," from contrite nucivores).

"Beth, dear, I am touching wood, and praying to preserve 'an humble and a contrite heart,' but reeking with commerce.

" "With Mrs. Sandys?" Had she seemed to be in the least affected by their meeting it would have been easy to him to be a contrite man at once; any sign of shame on her part would have filled him with desire to take all the blame upon himself.

" "The tumult and the shouting dies; The captains and the kings depart; Still stands thine ancient sacrifice, The humble and the contrite heart.

Yes; she knew he would; for she had read that, "The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit."

She became aware her feelings had obtained undue ascendency, and, sinking on her knees, remained absorbed in prayer, fervent and heartfelt, truly the outpourings of a contrite and trusting spirit, confident in the power and mercy to which she appealed.

Nap put on his most contrite air.