All the literature of the period reflects lovingly the homelike delights of these comfortable houses of entertainment.
But the boundless radiance which shines out thence manifests and reflects in the mode the mystery of God.
And thanks to these two things, a man is in this way like unto God, that he recognises himself and reflects on himself without interruption, in this resemblance, according to essence and according to the Persons.
The water plashes against the marble steps as gondolas glide past; the blue sky of Italy reflects itself in the waters below, until one feels as if he were floating in the air between sea and sky.
The names of sculptor, painter, and poet throng back, imaged in that retrospective mirror whichreflects a vista of the past, rich in ideal creation.
The narrow stream reflects the gnarled tree, and the pausing herd, and the village spire, and the romance of the landscape.
But the sea reflects only the vast outline of the headland, and the lights of the eternal heaven.
Who, then, that reflects upon the rock from which he was hewn, but must rejoice to give himself entirely and without reserve to God, to be sanctified by His Spirit.
The subject reflects my action; then in fancy I sing, dance, play, and the subject reflects my thought by appropriate action.
The Romantic Tale The romantic tale reflects emotion and it contains adventure and the picturesque; it deals with dreams, distant places, the sea, the sky, and objects of wonder touched with beauty and strangeness.
The industry of the little Elves reflects the worth of honest effort of the two aged peasants, and the dance of the Goat and seven Kids reflects the triumph of mother wit and the sharpness of love.
Ariosto, intent only to amuse, reflects with playful wit and skepticism the splendid luxury and joy of living in Renaissance court life.
The painter who draws by practice and by the {106} eye, without the guide of reason, is like the mirror, which reflects all the objects which are placed before it and knows not that they exist.
But if the English garden cannot boast of singular points of interest, if its art reflects foreign countries, it bears the mark of the English taste for landscape, which gives it distinction and is suggestive of very charming effects.
That the Dutchman should be thus able to compete with unfriendly Nature, and to reverse the brazen of the unkind land of his birth, is an achievement that reflects most creditably upon the artistic capacities of his nation.
The very success of the garden reflects upon its master, and advertises the perfect understanding that exists between the artist and his materials.
And as his La Horla strongly reflects FitzJames O'Brien's What Was It?
William Sharp, in his sketches and his brief plays in the volume called Vistas, reflects the Belgian's technique slightly, though with his own individual power.
The road is of excellent construction and reflects great credit upon the engineer who made the surveys and laid it out.
The one is a deep, rich green; the other is a greyish white, dazzling where it reflects the sun, and tinted with the faintest shade of purple where it does not.
The ruins of the city and the huts of the modern town are situated on this terrace, and the spot reflects creditably on the man who chose it.
There is no object except the sea and the sky thatreflects to the sight colours so beautiful, and in such masses.
The more passive it is, the more perfectly it reflects the heavens.
In a very true sense the unfoldment of mental faculty from childhood to maturity reflects the allied course of evolution from savagery to civilization; yet the reflection is distorted and is traceable only in general outlines.
The work is of great practical value and interest to the medical profession, and reflects credit on its able reporter, Dr.
This thoroughly clears the credit of the acceptor, and reflects grossly on the drawer.
I believe you; your countenance reflects your heart, and Almighty God has heard your words.
Why are you the daughter of a man whose wealth reflects discredit upon my love!
The reasons for this latter opinion are grounded chiefly upon this, that the moon reflects the sun's rays, and that light does not appear capable of being reflected except by solids.
We see, also, that the dark air behind the windows at night reflects the light of a candle in the same manner as a dense body would do.
Snow reflects light, but is not a source of light.
She reflects and absorbs the divine light and beauty of God.
It not only reflects the light, but also absorbs it into itself, so as to shine even in the dark with the light it has absorbed.
There is the hero of one Russian novel who reflects through three hundred pages on his wasted life, all at the ripe age of twenty-three.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "reflects" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
