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Sentences ending with devotion

I think the writer forgets there is such a thing as self-sacrificing love and disinterested devotion. [14]
Then he fain would have prayed, but fearful mental anguish disturbed his devotion. [10]
These devotees would worship in an atmosphere of devotion. [5]
Eye and ear witnesses had reported that, notwithstanding his Majesty's positive orders to avoid her old home, she had entered the house and the knight's apartments, knelt beside his couch, and even kissed his weak, burning hand with tender devotion. [10]
They do it well, but it always spoils my devotion. [6]
The successful general was greeted with enthusiastic devotion. [10]
Who has given us a grander instance of self-sacrificing devotion? [5]
We stood awhile together to see how jocund day ran hither and thither along the mountain-tops, until the light was all abroad, and then silently turned downward, as one goes from a mount of devotion. [4]
It never occurred to him that these still waters ran deep, that to awaken this seemingly glacial nature, to kindle a fire on this altar, would be to secure unto his life's end a steady, enduring flame of devotion. [11]
It is beginning to be discovered that the Gothic sort of church edifice is fatal to the Congregational style of worship that has been prevalent here in New England; but it will do nicely (as they say in Boston) for private devotion. [4]

Sentences containing devotion two or more times

She seemed, to Detricand, a figure apart, a woman whose friendship would be everlasting, but whose love would be more an affectionate habit than a passion; and in whom devotion would be strong because devotion was the key-note of her nature. [11]
The chimney was clogged with papers ere (in a spelling to vie with Dolly's) I had set down my devotion, my undying devotion, to her interests. [9]

More example sentences with the word devotion in them

So long as you are sure of her love, remain with her, and show your devotion in every situation until the end. [10]
Lucilla nursed him with unfailing devotion and enjoyed the longed-for monopoly of his attentions through a period of much suffering. [10]
He had been willing to wait for her love, believing that by patience and devotion he could win it. [11]
So he, on whose faithful devotion she had built as on a rock, was no less self-seeking and fickle than other men. [10]
The interest with which the fair daughter of his companion-in-arms watched his deeds and his destiny, the modest yet ardent devotion afterwards displayed by the much sought-after young widow, who coldly repelled all other suitors, had been a delight to him in times of peace. [10]
In the Hellespont we saw where Leander and Lord Byron swam across, the one to see her upon whom his soul's affections were fixed with a devotion that only death could impair, and the other merely for a flyer, as Jack says. [5]
In fact, I was too late, but I begged so hard that the governor was touched by my brave devotion to my country's cause--those are the words he used--and so he yielded, and allowed me to come. [5]
Mrs. Clemens, herself, was not in the best of health at this time, but devotion to her father took her to his bedside, where she insisted upon standing long, hard watches, the strain of which told upon her severely. [5]
At first there was little appearance of devotion, for the early arrivals had many things to ask and whisper to one another. [10]
His own heart was heavy enough, but he knew his companion's warm devotion to the Queen; so, passing his arm around his shoulder, he entreated him to maintain that peace of soul and mind which he had so often admired. [10]
Perhaps you only wanted to see how real my devotion to this cause is. [11]
We want the virile energy of determination which made the oath of Andrew Jackson sound so like the devotion of an ardent saint that the recording angel might have entered it unquestioned among the prayers of the faithful. [6]
And you, Gibbus--this very day there has been an Arab again to see Joanna; and if they were to suspect that you had been with your master--for you look strangely.--No, man; your devotion merits a better reward. [10]
It was a unique chance to show his devotion to the Emperor and he had not made use of it.... "What have I done? [2]
To tell the truth, Cynthia had wondered more than once why he had not come before, and smiled when she thought of all the assurances of undying devotion she had heard in Washington. [9]
His devotion to truth for its own sake and his feeling about science would have kept him out of both those dusty highways. [6]
In my devotion to the Union I hope I am behind no man in the nation. [7]
In my devotion to the duties of government and the chase, I have not yet wholly forgotten enthusiasm. [10]
It was treason to his noble master, whom he loved with tender devotion as a father, a wise, kind friend, and preceptor, and whom he reverenced and feared as though he were a god. [10]
Here, it seemed to him, that the Divine being would hear the lightest murmur of his lips, though indeed his heart was so full of gratitude and devotion that his impulse was to give expression to his mighty flow of feelings in jubilant song. [10]
Paaker went up to him, and abused him violently, and threatened him with his fist; the priest raised his arms in prayer, just as I saw him yesterday at the festival--but not in devotion, but to seize Paaker, and wrestle with him. [10]
And it seemed to him that if he could compel her to recognize her position, and his own devotion, she might love him, and that he could save her. [5]
It is pleasant to celebrate in this peaceful way, upon this old mother soil, the anniversary of an experiment which was born of war with this same land so long ago, and wrought out to a successful issue by the devotion of our ancestors. [5]
His buoyant devotion to an idea was an inspiration and a tonic. [11]
And time and time have I walked from here to Brook Street without recognizing a step of the way, lifted clear out of myself by the sight of her devotion. [9]
Then Daphne herself threw her arms around his neck with fervent devotion. [10]
She had done this with entire devotion, and endeavoured to reflect upon what had happened and what obligations she must meet. [10]
But I should think--speaking in the abstract entirely--that if either of those arts was ever going to be in earnest about him, it would want his exclusive devotion for a week at least. [8]
But for the thing itself, I deny that any man has ever gone ahead of me in his devotion to the principle, whatever he may have done in efficiency in advocating it. [7]
The devotion of these vassals has been purchased with daily largess of Indian meal, and so the Modoc, attended by her bodyguard, moves in state wherever she goes. [5]
Perhaps it was these things, quite as much as his singleness of purpose and his spiritual fervor, that drew Dr. Leigh to him with a feeling that verged on devotion. [4]
This manifestation is therefore to be regarded by me as expressing their devotion to the Union, the Constitution, and the liberties of the people. [7]
The initiated bowed their heads till they touched the pavement, and the priests and scholars bent their faces down to the earth, when they beheld their haughty master so filled with humility and devotion. [10]
To "lift up the voice" and wear long hair were signs of devotion to a purpose. [4]
It is like the uniform to the soldier or the veil to the nun--a sign of separation and devotion. [4]
What could be the spring of her incessant devotion? [4]
Beaton's devotion made the same sort of appeal; it was not so much that she liked him as she liked being the object of his admiration. [8]
The enthusiasm of the reformed army for Joan, its devotion to her, and the hot desire had aroused in it to be led against the enemy, exceeded any manifestations of this sort which La Hire had ever seen before in his long career. [5]
Science was now the object of my devotion. [10]
It was scarcely the daughter of Archias who had detained Hermon, for he made only a brief answer--Ledscha could not hear what it was--when she accosted him pleasantly, to devote himself to Althea, and--this could be perceived even at a distance--thank her with ardent devotion. [10]
She must know that this was not an affair of the moment, but that there was condensed in it all the constant devotion of months and months. [4]
And he added that the King his father would not let her loyal kindness and devotion go unrewarded. [5]
Looking, he determined that she should never have that absolution which any outward or inward renewal of devotion would give her. [11]
Afterward he recollected that he had fancied her rather harassed by his devotion, and it was this point that he wished to present for his wife's opinion. [8]
Dicky had forgotten that final act of devotion of the good Mahommedan. [11]
Her old music teacher, Feys, to whom she was so much indebted, had been attacked by slow fever, and she had received him in her house five days ago, and provided with loving devotion for his nursing. [10]
They met; they talked of nothing but their work; they tried to forget themselves in their devotion to humanity. [4]
There never was such patience under wrong treatment, such return of devotion for injury. [4]
The example of such devotion to civic duties in one whose days have already been extended an average lifetime beyond the Psalmist's limit, cannot but be valuable and fruitful. [7]
Here, as at Stratford, I learned what it was to awake morning after morning and find that I was not dreaming, but there in the truth-telling daylight the object of my admiration, devotion, almost worship, stood before me. [6]
Hear her sad story: She says that when she was sixteen years old she met and loved, with all the devotion of a passionate nature, a young man from New Jersey, named Williamson Breckinridge Caruthers, who was some six years her senior. [5]
He knew them, still he did not know them in their fulness; he was grateful, but his gratitude did not compass the splendid self-effacing devotion with which she denied herself the glorious career that had lain before her. [11]
Richard Swiveller, therefore, sticking a pen behind each ear, and carrying another in his mouth as a token of his great importance and devotion to business, hurried out to meet and treat with the single gentleman. [12]
But the United States never applauded this devotion. [5]
It is the spirit of devotion, gathered, it may be, from a thousand flowers, and made into an essence, which is offered to one only. [11]
If the utilitarian spirit is abroad, it accounts for the devotion to the production of wealth, and to the consequent separation of classes and the discontent, and it accounts also for the demand that all education shall be immediately useful. [4]
In these brave souls a struggle was going on, between their sense of discipline and devotion to their fine young leader, and their awe of the god; it was visible in their puzzled faces, in their hands raised in supplication. [10]
Never was my soul so steeped in devotion, never had my heart beat in such solemn uplifting as at that moment. [10]
She had indeed soothed a pride wounded of late beyond endurance, suspecting, as she did, that Leicester had played his long part for his own sordid purposes, that his devotion was more alloy than precious metal. [11]
I owe you so many thanks, as I give you so much of devotion. [11]
All the devotion shown herself as a woman had come to naught; and it may be that this thought stirred in her now. [11]
It was thus she would have chosen to sleep, and not to have wronged her humble devotion in life by asking to lie at the side of those whom she had served so long and faithfully. [6]
Again and again she repeated to herself that Eliphalet's devotion to the Colonel at this low ebb of his fortunes had something in it of which she did not suspect him. [9]
She replied that she had never doubted his devotion and that she was ready to do anything for him and for the peasants. [2]
Mr. Clay's predominant sentiment, from first to last, was a deep devotion to the cause of human liberty--a strong sympathy with the oppressed everywhere, and an ardent wish for their elevation. [7]
Implicit devotion and self-sacrifice are needed. [10]
I have never seen anything so great and fine and real as this devotion. [5]
What is the secret of the portier's devotion? [5]
There was a rustling among the crowd and it again subsided, so that Pierre distinctly heard the pleasantly human voice of the Emperor saying with emotion: "I never doubted the devotion of the Russian nobles, but today it has surpassed my expectations. [2]
The matin bells resound melodiously through the pure bright air, announcing the hour of devotion. [4]
But he suddenly remembered that he had on his best trousers, and the idea of carrying the marks of his devotion in the shape of two dusty impressions on his most valued article of apparel turned the scale against the demonstration. [6]
The feeling of religious devotion is a highly complex one, consisting of love, complete submission to an exalted and mysterious superior, a strong sense of dependence (77. [1]
The teachings of religion, his devotion to his family, his kindness of heart, his high principles, all went for nothing when they stood in the way of his spiritual comfort. [5]
There is something quite delightful to witness in the absorption and devotion of a genuine specialist. [6]
We thought it prudent to dissuade her from the attempt, though it was evident her heart was longing to join in the public act of devotion and praise. [14]
Last year he presented it to an American lady, whose devotion attracted him; this year I saw it go away in a gilded coach in the hands of an ecclesiastic. [4]
How was it possible to frame a message that should be commercial on its face, and yet convey the deepest agony and devotion of the sender's heart? [4]
Her wish to possess it, however, was not gratified, and she did not ask for it again until the limitless devotion and ardent love of Antony had seemed less fervent than of yore. [10]
I imagined her plunged down a precipice of lava, or pitched over the lip of the crater, and only rescued by the devotion of a gallant guide, who threatened to let go of her if she didn't pay him twenty francs instantly. [4]
Where is the place where there is twenty-five times more manhood, pluck, true heroism, unselfishness, devotion to high and noble ideals, adoration of liberty, wide education, and brains, per thousand of population, than any other domain in the whole world can show? [5]
The superintendent, in pity, gave up his own comfortable parlor and bedchamber to him and nursed him with affectionate devotion. [5]
A thrill of pious awe made the whole band halt as they had before Alush, and every man, from the first rank to the last, in mute devotion raised his hands to pray. [10]
He told of personal experiences among the poor in cellars and top lofts requiring instances of devotion and help. [5]
There are aged people who can remember that they used to choose various roses, as to their color, odor, and degree of unfolding, to express the delicate shades of advancing passion and of devotion. [4]
They knew their people possessed as much of moral sense, as much of devotion to law and order, and as much pride in and reverence for the history and government of their common country as any other civilized and patriotic people. [7]
After a long pause, he said lingeringly: "To Mademoiselle Elise Malboir, the memory of whose devotion and solicitude gives me joy in my last hour, I bequeath fifty thousand francs. [11]
Long devotion to other pursuits had left little time for literature, and the waifs and strays gathered from the old Portfolio had done little more than keep alive the memory that such a source of supply was still in existence. [6]
It was no ordinary spectacle, when these two men, who, towering far above their fellow-citizens, not only in stature, but moral earnestness and enthusiastic devotion to the cause of liberty, declared their opinions and expressed their wrath. [10]
The letters are open imitations of the "Spectator" and the "Tatler," and, although sharp upon local follies, are of no consequence at present except as foreshadowing the sensibility and quiet humor of the future author, and his chivalrous devotion to woman. [4]
If there is one who desires to go, let him come and shake hands upon the altar of devotion, and swear that he will be a hero; yes, a Hector in a cause like this, which calls aloud for a speedy remedy. [5]
To the soldier on duty, whom I did not notice at first, I now offered a pipe and a glass of wine, which he accepted rather gruffly, but enjoyed, if I might judge by his devotion to them. [11]
The heroic devotion of this woman, and Pretty Pierre's act of friendship to her, together with the swift panorama of his past across the seas, awoke the whole man in Shon, as the staunch life that he had lately led rendered it possible. [11]
The materialistic drift of this age--that is, its devotion to material development--is frequently deplored. [4]
During this part of the day these loving couples, whose devotion was so patent to the whole world, were by far the most absorbing to Stephen. [9]
He was short of provisions, short of arms, short of ammunition, short of military wisdom, short of everything but courage and devotion to duty. [5]
Many "true histories" of Mrs. Falchion's devotion to the sick man were abroad; but it must be said, however, that all of them were romantically creditable to her. [11]
I have heard of many things that redound to the credit of the priesthood, but the most notable matter that occurs to me now is the devotion one of the mendicant orders showed during the prevalence of the cholera last year. [5]
The great gift of Love binds and supports us all and Plato gave the name of the divine Eros, that is divine love, to an inspired devotion to the Imperishable. [10]
The third day of his devotion to this pursuit found him still hard at work, and little disposed to stir abroad. [12]
They are badges of devotion, for the time being, to an intellectual life. [4]

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