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Origin of rootage
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But if religion is to have its full value as a 'last resort' in times of peril or affliction, it must have deep rootage, broad leafage and ample fruitage in the normal circumstances of life.
From Time Magazine Archive
The opposite wall was covered with verdure—hardy trees and shrubs found their rootage in the crevices between the rocks.
From Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys by Alice B. Emerson
After such fashion and with thorough rootage in country life must the minister of today turn to spiritual account the wealth-producing methods of farming.
From The Minister and the Boy A Handbook for Churchmen Engaged in Boys' Work by Allan Hoben
Sturdy oaks and mountain pines that had weathered every storm for fifty years, were torn up from their firm rootage.
From A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest by Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards
The rootage of literature in the spiritual nature and experience of the race is the fundamental fact not only in the history of this rich and splendid art, but in its relation to culture.
From Books and Culture by Hamilton Wright Mabie
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