Irvingite
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Perryville's small manufacturing bustle repelled the silent old man whom Dr. Lavendar called an "Irvingite"; and Old Chester's dignity and dull aloofness repelled young Philippa.
From The Voice by Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell
"Surely it is," said Henry Roberts, meekly; after which there was nothing for the caller to do but offer the Irvingite a copy of the American Messenger and take his departure.
From The Voice by Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell
Because he was an Irvingite, his university,—he was a son of Oxford,—so it is commonly said, would give him no position whereby he might gain his living.
From Historical Essays by Rhodes, James Ford
Adam Hood Burwell is the man, An English Churchman he began, But ended a most shining light, A mystic, full-fledged Irvingite, With pinions rustling for a sphere Of usefulness he found not here.
From Recollections of Bytown and Its Old Inhabitants by Lett, William Pittman
His father was a merchant captain, and his mother a zealous Irvingite.
From Satires And Profanities by Foote, G. W. (George William)
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