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Two Spirits at the childless widow's bed, Childless no more, have by the pitying heavens Been sent...
~ John Wilson, c.1831
Coincidence was a messenger sent by truth.
~ Jacqueline Winspear
As for the tokens whereof thou ask me, I may tell thee of them in part: but as touching thy life, I am not sent to shew thee.
~ Compton Gage
There shall be confusion also in many places, and the fire shall be oft sent out again, and the wild beasts shall change their places, and menstruate women shall bring forth monsters:
~ Compton Gage
The people of Cyprus have sent a strong message... of stability, credibility and change.
~ Nicos Anastasiades
I came here as a man of visions. I was sent here as a man of visions, like a second Noah. I'm not a Noah but I'm here as a second Noah. I'm here as a red light is in the street.
~ Howard Finster
Oxford is the most dangerous place to which a young man can be sent.
~ Anthony Trollope
the Jesus of this passage refers to his (pre-incarnate) sharing in divine glory (17:5, 24) and speaks of himself and the "Father" as co-inhering such that they are "one" (17:21). But the prayer form of John 17 makes it clear that Jesus and "God" are also distinguishable and that Jesus is subordinate and subservient to the purposes of "God." One of the repeated claims in the passage is that Jesus has been sent forth by "God" (17:8, 18, 21, 23, 25).
~ Larry W. Hurtado
17:3 defines eternal life concisely as knowing two figures: "the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
~ Larry W. Hurtado
On April 6, 1519, the king sent orders to another officer, Juan de Cartagena
~ Laurence Bergreen
Well they're very, very genuine concerns at present as to the status of the 800 people who are to be sent by Australia to Malaysia. There's concern about the status of asylum seekers in Malaysia generally, but there's concern about the status of the 800 to be sent.
~ Julie Bishop
The preacher, not the commentator, is the one sent by these people at this moment to this text, and, therefore, only the preacher truly knows the full range of questions to ask.
~ Thomas G. Long
What is the 'noble cause' for which you sent our country to war?
~ Cindy Sheehan
My desire to live is as intense as ever, and though my heart is broken, hearts are made to be broken: that is why God sends sorrow into the world.
~ Oscar Wilde
Dinna curse him, sir," said the old woman; "I have heard a good man say that a curse was like a stone flung up to the heavens, and maist like to return on the head that sent it.
~ Walter Scott
What's that?" "It looks like something from Linus... It is! He sent me a little birch-bark canoe from camp! He said he made it himself... Sometimes I think I don't deserve a nice brother like Linus..." "I have often thought the same thing." "Dear Linus, please send me another canoe. The first one broke when I threw it at Charlie Brown.
~ Charles M. Schulz
If it were that important, SHIELD would have sent me." "Remember that conversation we had about being more supportive?" "Sorry.
~ Chelsea Cain
...most glorious night! Thou wert not sent for slumber!...
~ Lord Byron
Angel, indeed. An angel sent from hell to torment his every waking moment and beyond.
~ Heather Graham
On my first album nobody asked me for a lot of advice. It was a producer's album. We were sent the same type songs with stock melodies. It was my first album and I was happy to do about anything they'd ask me.
~ Keith Whitley
I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take towards life. We are not sent into the world to air our moral prejudices.
~ Oscar Wilde
To each is given its moment in the blaze, its spark to be surrendered to another when it is sent, so that the blaze may go on.
~ Daniel Quinn
That," she says, "is what I am. I am what's been sent for.
~ China Mieville
I've been sent," the sorceress said to me, "to fill some of the bigger gaps in your largely useless education.
~ Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni