relique
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Men thus learned to look beyond the relique and the host, and to forget the dogma in the lovely forms which gave it expression.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Johnson, Rossiter
Once a demigod in our national ledgers, he is now a grizzled relique of his former energy.
From The Masques of Ottawa by Bridle, Augustus
Tha'z mo' suit' for a relique than to live in, especially for Tantine--ha, ha!--tha'z auntie, yet tha'z what we call our niece.
From The Flower of the Chapdelaines by Yohn, F. C. (Frederick Coffay)
My vest from its binding is broken, It's what the French call a relique; What I think of it cannot be spoken, Its catalogue mark is "unique."
From Poems by Macy, Arthur
I am not aware of any record in which mention of this relique occurs before the time of St. Margaret.
From Notes and Queries, Number 55, November 16, 1850 by Various
Said critics: Last year the city of Copenhagen paid a graceful compliment to the Gothic intellect by holding a memorial exhibit of reliques, papers, letters, reminiscent of the life of Wolfgang Goethe.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dear reliques of a dislodg'd sovl, whose lack1 Makes many a mourning paper put on black!
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
The Duke put certaine reliques about his necke, vpon which King Harold had sworne vnto him.
From The Lives of the III Normans, Kings of England: William the First, William the Second, Henrie the First by Hayward, John
Or that his hallowed reliques should be hid Under a star y-pointing pyramid?
From Shakespeare's Family by Stopes, C. C. (Charlotte Carmichael)
Maries-de-la-Mer, but the reliques of the three Marys, who fled from Judea in company with Sts.
From The Automobilist Abroad by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)
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