Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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Rejoice at the glad-tidings of God, in this day wherein the fragrances of holiness have perfumed the nostrils of all in the universe!
From Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas by `Abdu'l-Bahá
Ye have perfumed your nostrils with the fragrances of sanctity, and delighted your senses with the scent of the garment of the Joseph of faithfulness.
From Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas by `Abdu'l-Bahá
Some men asserted that they must have perfumed themselves, for they could perceive a fragrant atmosphere surrounding their persons.
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4 by Charles Herbert Sylvester
Take hold of the hem of the Garment of God and preach the Kingdom of God and baptize the spirits by the fragrances of God which have perfumed the horizons.
From Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas by `Abdu'l-Bahá
Be rejoiced, O maid-servant of God, through the fragrances which have perfumed the world.
From Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas by `Abdu'l-Bahá
