Miller writes both sweetly and tenderly on a great variety of topics germane to the object he has in view.
There is nothing that so paralyses the work of the preacher as the habit of choosing favourite topics and ignoring less attractive subjects.
Even when the topics discussed are thoroughly familiar, there is a freshness and originality in the treatment of them which makes the reader feel that he is well repaid for going over old ground.
His companions at table were two clergymen from the Upper Rhine country, with whom he conversed partly on topics of general history, and partly on the Reformation and Luther.
Second, those topics and ideals that revolve about distinctions between two ages, past and future, ancient and modern, old and new, especially regarding distinctions and conflicts between two generations.
Religious topics and problems are dealt with in our day in the most diverse ways, although always in the modern spirit.
Let us now see what topics and ideals are especially uppermost in the consciousness of the age.
The fiction, that so much having been said, an immediate show of reserve on such topics preserved her in ignorance of them, was one she subscribed to merely to humour the squire.
Janet immediately started topics to fill Peterborough's mouth: the weather, the walk to church, the probable preacher.
Topics which to me were palpitating, had no terror for her.
From that time the topics started on every occasion were theirs; the rest of us ran at their heels, giving tongue or not.
There is something which predisposes an invalid to all narratives of illness; they are the topics he dwells on with most pleasure, and discourses about with most eagerness.
As teaching was not in his line, we soon passed to other topics related to the cloak trade.
It may be interesting to note, however, that he never took up this kind of topics when we were in his house, not even when his wife was out Sometimes I would have supper at his house.
For the most part these topics require the searching of the Scripture itself and, if properly followed, will give the student a splendid knowledge of the contents of the Scripture of the period.
The information necessary to understand these topics may be found in any one of the better Bible dictionaries, in Josephus and more or less in text books on Biblical history such as Blakie.
At the close of each chapter there is given a large number of topics for study and discussion.
One of the most interesting topics for study found in the records of this period is the way in which Christians gradually extended into the borders of the Gentiles.
It was found impracticable to compress within the limits of a book of moderate size anything like a thorough discussion of even the most important topics of all the departments of botany.
With the matter, both the topics and their presentation, I am better pleased than with any other Physics I have seen.
I used to consider them hopelessly stupid, and now I see them able to speak on generaltopics with a great amount of common sense.
All through the years, thought Sibylla, he would go on suavely discussing the topics of the day, while life went by, and love and joy and all fair things withered from the face of the earth.
She had claimed to share his life; yet most of these topics happened to seem to her rather tedious.
The discussion of general topics was found to be a relief.
His principal topics were those of the day, and nothing that fell from him led me to suspect his scientific attainments.
Next take one of your topics and practice thinking of the items you have included under it.
Be ready to speak on any one of your topics at class recitation.
The following outline sets forth the major topics of the speech.
One day as they were sitting together, discoursing on the usual topics with which they entertained each other, and endeavoured to beguile the tedious time, they heard a confused noise as of some sudden tumult.
Not unfrequently, on such casual remark of the Queen, the reading is thereupon suspended, and discussion between her and the philosopher, or conversation upon topics suggested in which we all take part, ensues.
Our topics will relate but to worldly aggrandizement--yours to more permanent interests.
The company, upon this, again resolved itself into many separate groups, and returned to such private topics as each one liked, Zenobia devoting herself to Varro and Petronius.
A well-known writer on economic topics interviewed owners of Base Ball clubs as to their income and outgo.
When they had enjoyed the joke to their hearts' content, the discourse changed to topics in which Mr. Winkle was more immediately interested.
But in the choice and disposition of topics to which the present chapter relates, some have been omitted oh account of their comparative insignificance, and others on account of their want of connexion with the leading subject.
The mate was totally ignorant of all the interesting topics of that most interesting moment of the war (1812); and in reply to all our questions, merely observed that everything was just the same as when we left England.
Politics dropped, for the joyous juice of the grape soon melted us all into one mind; and a hundred topics of more pleasing interest were started, in which the strangers could join without fear of any angry discussion.
But regret at disappointing the expectations of my old friend caused me to dismiss such light topics as presented themselves, and after searching for half an hour, I declared myself as much at a loss as ever.
For my own part," I said, "I have generally striven to inform myself upon topics connected with our own country.
It is necessary to confess that my topics of discourse have generally been of too radical a character to maintain the unprecedented popularity of my first attempt.
I found the good man had thoroughly studied my Almanacs, and digested all I had dropped on those topics during the course of five and twenty years.
If it should be necessary to transcribe a dull passage, not very fertile in topics of humour and raillery; you may introduce it as a "favourable specimen of the Author's manner.
According to the most approved recipes, something about the heathen gods and goddesses; and the schoolboy topics of Styx and Cerberus, and Elysium; are occasionally thrown in, and the composition is complete.
There were no more jokes about Letty's pension, and a general avoidance of the topics of high explosives and asphyxiating gas.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "topics" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
