The Thief to Paradise; And a broken and a
contrite heart
As to all the rest, he was humble and
contrite, and I never knew him complain.
"That would be rather difficult to do!" said Joe, with a
contrite air.
What better can we do, then to the place Repairing where he judg'd us, prostrate fall Before him reverent, and there confess Humbly our faults, and pardon beg, with tears VVatering the ground, and with our sighs the Air Frequenting, sent from hearts
contrite, in sign Of sorrow unfeign'd, and humiliation meek.
"Therefore, sire, your Majesty sees that they are come, quite
contrite and repentant, to offer you their excuses."
The fact was that the ivory hook of the parasol had caught in the chain gear, and when the first attempt at drawing water was made, the little offering of a
contrite heart was jerked up, bent, its strong ribs jammed into the well side, and entangled with a twig root.
Papa said you would call,' continued he, after recovering a little from Catherine's embrace; while she stood by looking very
contrite. 'Will you shut the door, if you please?
Agatha looked
contrite. Miss Wilson turned hastily to the eldest of the three, and continued:
By the time they reached home she was
contrite and spiritless.
It stood on a green hill, but of a green not of this world, and it was surrounded by massive walls and bastions to be stormed by no machines or engines of man's invention, but by prayer and fasting, by
contrite sighs and by mortifications of the flesh.
She is not
contrite. Yes, maybe she did promise not to venture forth on the cold floors of daybreak, but she had risen for a moment only, and we just t'neaded her with our talk about draughts - there were no such things as draughts in her young days - and it is more than she can do (here she again attempts to rise but we hold her down) to lie there and watch that beautiful screen being spoilt.
He was instantly
contrite, all soft humility, ears laid back with pleadingness for forgiveness and protestation of a warm throbbing heart of love.