The truest religion would, in many points, not be comprehended by the ignorant, nor consolatory to them, nor guiding and supporting for them.
In the melancholy interest of Queen Mary's eventful life, it is consolatory to reflect on the integrity and moderation of this exemplary nobleman.
It is consolatory to turn to those who, unaffected by the intrigues of a Court, came heartily, and with a disinterested love, to the cause of which the Earl of Mar was the unworthy leader.
It is consolatory to those who wish to judge favourably of James to find this declaration in Lord Mar's correspondence.
Which treats of a consolatory visit, and other grave matters.
Of this consolatory balm it is needless to say no more was ever heard; it was only a graceful sentence in a speech, and proved to have little relation to purpose or intention.
But it may be said, that stimulative and consolatory as it may be, it wants one of the marks which I have insisted upon, namely, a sound foundation.
Apparently thisconsolatory perspective of a mother's prospects failed in producing its due effect.
George then said, as a consolatory offset, "Whenever you want to come back, you're welcome.
His visible agitation and moistening eyes touched Mrs. Applegate, who ventured a little consolatory advice.
I suppose the consolatory element in the beautiful unhuman world in which we live is not often fully appreciated by the young, they want comparatively so little of it; youth is itself so thoroughly its own consoler.
As may be very readily supposed, this had been by no means a highly consolatory recital.
At his side, stood a consolatory keg of whiskey, and in his hand was the immortal tin-cup, so lovingly identified with daily life on the Plains, and the early history of our nation upon the Pacific coast.
I imagined that I felt the presence of the Deity smiling upon my sacrifice, and already offering me a reward in the consolatory hope of a celestial abode.
Christianity, in its unadulterated simplicity, is distinguished by the consolatory views it imparts of the benignity and grace of God, and by the direct and cogent motives it suggests for holiness and righteousness of life.
Never mind; there'll be plenty left to-morrow," said Bags in a consolatory tone.
Perhaps this melancholy yet consolatory reflection crossed the mind of the unfortunate young nobleman with a breathing of comfort.
But he has no interest to injure me,' was his consolatory reflection.
She is, to be sure, a very pretty, a very sensible, a very affectionate girl, and I think there are few persons to whose consolatoryfriendship I could have recourse more freely in what are called the real evils of life.
That sounded consolatory enough, and the Regierungsrath's condition visibly improved.
Die young, and I shall have someconsolatory reflection; but if you live to sixty without having served your country, and without leaving behind you any honourable recollections, you had better not have lived at all.
He offered Djezzar his friendship, sought his in return, and gave him the most consolatory assurances of the safety of his dominions.
We had nothing to sleep on but the parched and burning sand; on our right lay a hostile sea; our losses in wounded and sick were already considerable since leaving Acre; and there was nothing consolatory in the future.
If you had but five consolatory minutes between the desk and the bed, make much of them, and live a century in them, rather than turn slave to the Booksellers.
I did not express myself clearly about what I think a false topic insisted on so frequently in consolatory addresses on the death of Infants.
What I meant to say was, that one or two consolatory poems on deaths would have had a more condensed effect than many.
Dimitri came to see me every day, and was very kind and consolatory throughout; but for that very reason he seemed to me to have grown colder than before.
I am sure that there exists no human being, no human age, to whom or to which that gracious, consolatory power of dreaming is totally a stranger.
In that lies an evidence of power consolatory to the otherwise unfortunate.
Well, that is a capital and most consolatory coincidence, and you shall have the benefit of our invention.
This, however, she did not do till she had reanimated the company with consolatory and flattering expressions, and cast such a kind look upon her lover as darted fire into his soul.
