Deo gratias
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Thus did his reflection lead him till the end of the Gospel, and when he said the Deo gratias he had as yet decided nothing.
From The Grip of Desire by France, Hector
These flattering words were received in the saloon with a murmur of approbation, and the two missionaries, said, from the bottom of their hearts, Deo gratias.
From Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 by Huc, Évariste Régis
She had come to announce Don Giuseppe Costabarbieri, whose hollow but jolly voice was just then heard in the hall, saying heartily, "Deo gratias."
From The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico by Fogazzaro, Antonio
Deo gratias, every act meant in kindness that I have ever done, in the vision had become a flower, giving out an incense ineffable.
From The Comstock Club by Goodwin, Charles Carroll
Amidst sighs that were but the convulsive throes of a heart's emotion, she breathed often and aloud the "Deo gratias" of the faithful soul.
From Alvira, the Heroine of Vesuvius by O'Reilly, A. J. (Augustine J.)
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