Famous quotes containing the words saint and/or church:
“Troll the bowl, the jolly nut-brown bowl,
And here, kind mate, to thee!
Lets sing a dirge for Saint Hughs soul,
And down it merrily.”
—Thomas Dekker (1572?1632?)
“Combativeness was, I suppose, the dominant trait in my grandmothers nature. An aggressive churchgoer, she was quite without Christian feeling; the mercy of the Lord Jesus had never entered her heart. Her piety was an act of war against Protestant ascendancy. ...The teachings of the Church did not interest her, except as they were a rebuke to others ...”
—Mary McCarthy (19121989)
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