Pious

Examples

• And the anti-Christian German philosopher, Nietzsche, found himself quite at one with the pious field-marshal. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Well, here's a pious dog, at last, let down among us sinners! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• In the case of my misguided aunt, the form which pious perseverance was next to take revealed itself to me plainly enough. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Pious to guard the hospitable rite, And fearing Jove, whom mercy's works delight. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• The pious purpose of converting them to Christianity sanctified the injustice of the project. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• If you would say the old good words, it would make me feel something of the pious simplicity of my childhood. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Some folks don't believe there is pious niggers Shelby, said Haley, with a candid flourish of his hand, but _I do_. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Another large part of his recorded utterances is aimed against the meticulous observance of the rules of the pious career. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Soon after two o'clock I was again on the field of pious conflict, addressing more kind inquiries to Samuel at Lady Verinder's door. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• The very love which she might feel for her sons only served to render the timid and pious lady more fearful and unhappy. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• I could bear up for papa; because that is a natural, pious duty. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• But Louis the Pious was too pious to adhere to those instructions when the Pope made an objection. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• For ideals, a pious phrase; in practice, the police. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• For the first time in my life I found my attention wandering over those pious and cheering words. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Marie always made a point to be very pious on Sundays. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• She was a pious, good girl,--a member of the Baptist church,--and as handsome as my poor mother had been. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• But Tom is so steady, industrious, and pious. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• No, he's warranted a pious and sober article. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Well, therein you differ from many wise and pious men, said Mr. Shelby. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Wise, humble, pious Caroline! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Lord forbidding is pious, but not to the purpose, returned Mr. Jaggers. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Here, you rascal, you make believe to be so pious,--didn't you never hear, out of yer Bible, 'Servants, obey yer masters'? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• I can stand most any talk o' yourn but your pious talk,--that kills me right up. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• The dynamic force which created these conditions, which will continue to create them--lust--they refer to in a few pious sentences. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• These pious ejaculations Miss Podsnap uttered with her eyes closed, and her head leaning back against the wall. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• I don't think even the pious Hellenes would have risked their lives in building a temple under the very nose of Vulcan in full work. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Mr Blandois, I suspect, is not of a pious cast. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Knowest thou, said the Jester, my good friend Gurth, that thou art strangely courteous and most unwontedly pious on this summer morning? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• In fact, Franklin was the embodiment of that union of scientific ideas and practical skill in the industries that with t hem was merely a pious wish. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• He made a collection of old German songs and tales, but these were destroyed by his successor Louis the Pious on account of their paganism. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.

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