29 Verbs to Use for the Word penitences

He has expressed penitence for what he has written and declared that he will never again apply any little talents he may possess to such purpose: and I have said that I shall be happy to praise him whenever I find that he has abjured these objectionable topics."

A certain Silvio Falcone, who had been in his service, and who had probably been sent away because of some misconduct, addressed a letter from Rome to him in Florence, which shows both penitence and warm affection.

But it has since been represented that the offenders have manifested a sincere penitence; that they have abandoned the prosecution of the worse cause for the support of the best, and particularly that they have exhibited in the defense of New Orleans unequivocal traits of courage and fidelity.

Poor dear child, how one longs for power to breathe into her some such penitence!

When at last Jehovah answered Job out of the storm, it was not so much the thought expressed as the fact that God had spoken directly to him that brought penitence and peace: I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear, But now mine eye seeth thee.

He describes her penitence in a fine passage.

No matter how badly we feel for him I think it is up to us not to try to dilute his penitence and to leave a generous share of the blame where he puts it himselfon his own shoulders.

Thou earnest the penitence and prayers of many sinners, besides some merchandise of this nature of thine own.

No sooner did he behold his conduct in the light of his mother's countenance than he turned his back on his low marriage with edifying penitence.

Acute consciousness of the past (I thought), and (I even fancied) some penitence for a wrong by no means past undoing, were in every sensitive inch of her, as she sat a suppliant to the old player of that part.

Ringan danced round me, tapping me lightly on nose and cheek, but hard enough to make the blood flow, I defended myself as best I could, while my temper rose rapidly and made me forget my penitence.

'With some people gloomy penitence is only madness turned upside down,' iii. 27.

It is not a legal power which is needed in this case; it is a moral power which shall prevent the wrong, or, if committed, shall induce penitence, forgiveness, a purer life, and the healing of the wound.

Do not let your penitence, your devotion, your self-abnegation, carry you too far.

But Eveena could read my feelings in spite of my words, and knew that the pain she had given was too recent to allow me to misconceive her penitence.

When a good deed, word, look, went from her, the angel over the right shoulder with a glad smile, wrote it down in his book; when an evil, however trivial, the angel over the left shoulder recorded it in his bookthen with sorrowful eyes followed the pilgrim until he observed penitence for the wrong, upon which he dropped a tear on the record, and blotted it out, and both angels rejoiced.

An end, however, was put to the tragedy by the fellow throwing himself on a bench, and bursting into tearswailing and asking pardon for his offence, and perfecting his penitence by requesting Lord Byron to kiss him in token of forgiveness.

He preached penitence and tears, And waking first the sinner's fears, Prepared a path, made smooth a way,

I am too full Of grief, and shame to speak: but what I'le doe, Shall to the world proclaim my penitence; And howsoever I have liv'd, I'le die A much chang'd man.

What penitence proportionate Can e'er be felt for sin so great?

The center who was knocked down wept as at a personal affront, and the defeated team also wept to prove their penitence for their defeat.

I read a penitence In this dejected brow; and in this shame

During these first hurries I was stupid, lying still in my cabin, which was in the steerage, and cannot describe my temper: I could ill reassume the first penitence which I had so apparently trampled upon, and hardened myself against.

We must not confound, however, what is essential to prepare the way for the forgiveness of sin with what is essential that a child should understand in order to secure his penitence and forgiveness.

I do not think I ever saw deeper penitence and humility than in this poor woman.

29 Verbs to Use for the Word  penitences