In opposition to traditional American Calvinist orthodoxy, Channing preferred a gentle, loving relationship with God.

Buttevant also has many literary associations: Edmund Spencer, from his manor at Kilcolman, referred to it and the gentle Mullagh ( the Awbeg River ) in The Faerie Queen ; Anthony Trollope passed through in his novel Castle Richmond ; James Joyce played a game of hurling there in his Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man ; the revered Canon Sheehan of Doneraile mentions Buttevant in several of his novels, not least in Glenanaar in the setting of the fatal events of the Fair of Rathclare ; and Elizabeth Bowen mentions it in her elegiacal family history Bowen's Court.

The gentle whir of each footstep left him more naked than before, until he felt his unprotected flesh tremble, chilled by each new sound.

She concluded by asking for a brief interview -- `` to settle with you where '' -- and she threw in a tribute to his `` gentle manners '' and `` the wild originality of your countenance ''.

He can take security from the fact that the progress he has made by his gentle approach will not be lost.

The central part of the facade evokes the surface of a lake with water lilies, reminiscent of Monet's Nymphéas, with gentle ripples and reflections caused by the glass and ceramic mosaic.

Dubbed " Abu Hashim ", Nami was considered " gentle in manner " by his colleagues, and reported that he had a dream in which he rode a mare along with Muhammad, and that the prophet told him to dismount and fight his enemies to liberate his land.

As the English battalions descended the gentle slope of the Petite Gheete valley, struggling through the boggy stream, they were met by Major General de la Guiche ’ s disciplined Walloon infantry sent forward from around Offus.

When he was building his first tiny cell, as his hagiograph goes, his first disciple and monk was a boar that had been rendered gentle by God.

** Ghee, clarified butter, by gentle heating of butter and removal of the solid matter

Based on this, she offered a definition incorporating those elements, stating that euthanasia " must be defined as death that results from the intention of one person to kill another person, using the most gentle and painless means possible, that is motivated solely by the best interests of the person who dies.

Though he was peaceful, he was by no means gentle.

Humayun was loyal, gentle and humane man by the standards of the day.

From there he went north to Hangzhou, which he described as one of the largest cities he had ever seen, and he noted its charm, describing that the city sat on a beautiful lake and was surrounded by gentle green hills.

"... nothing is so gentle as man in his primitive state, when placed by nature at an equal distance from the stupidity of brutes and the fatal enlightenment of civil man.

Produced by NSU, it had motorcycle-type front-wheel steering for gentle turns and negotiated tight corners with brakes on the propelling caterpillar tracks.

Its current gentle, waters clear, and bosom smooth and unbroken by rocks and rapids, a single instance only excepted.

This alluvial flatland has a slight westerly-southwesterly slope obscured by gentle undulations.

In hand vibrato, the player applies a gentle motion to one end of the pan flute ( usually the high end ) in much the same way as the violin vibrato is achieved by rocking the hand from the wrist.

They were historically bred to be working and companion animals by the Chukchi people, and should always be gentle in nature.

* Do not go gentle into that good night by Dylan Thomas.

Tamponade is treated by pericardiocentesis, the gentle insertion of the needle of a syringe into the pericardial sac ( avoiding the heart itself ) on an angle, usually from just below the sternum, and gently withdrawing the tamponading fluids.

His gentle and long-suffering wife Else was played by Dandy Nichols, and his daughter Rita by Una Stubbs.

He stood there, towering over them all: gentle, mighty, determined, the moving force in the group ; ;

`` O Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God and our most gentle queen and mother, look down in mercy upon England, thy `` dowry '', and upon us all who greatly hope and trust in thee.

Active formations such as flowstone can be similarly marred with a muddy footprint or handprint, and ancient human artifacts, such as fiber products, may even crumble to dust under all but the most gentle touch.

By the human interest with which he imbues all his scenes from ancient life he brings them within the scope of modern feeling, and charms us with gentle sentiment and playfulness.

Dylan Thomas's " Do not go gentle into that good night " is perhaps the most renowned villanelle of all.

The Book of Proverbs notes that " through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone " ( Proverbs 25: 14-16, NIV ); Ecclesiastes points out that the " end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride " ( Ecclesiastes 7: 7-9, NIV ); and Thessalonians states that we should " be patient with all.

The meaning of all these terms extend to all customs of proper behavior in a given society, both religious and profane, from more trivial conventional aspects of costume, etiquette or politeness-" folkways " enforced by gentle social pressure, but going beyond mere " folkways " or conventions in including moral codes and notions of justice-down to strict taboos, behavior that is unthinkable within the society in question, very commonly including incest and murder, but also the commitment of outrages specific to the individual society such as blasphemy.

Lloyd deMause, then editor of the History of Childhood Quarterly, claimed that all past societies treated children brutally, and that all historical change in their treatment has been a fairly steady improvement toward the kind and gentle standards we now set and more or less meet.

Thus altered, Mr. Aldridge's conception of the part of Aaron is excellent – gentle and impassioned by turns ; now burning with jealousy as he doubts the honour of the Queen ; anon, fierce with rage, as he reflects upon the wrongs which have been done him – the murder of Alarbus and the abduction of his son ; and then all tenderness and emotion in the gentler passages with his infant.

According to Wilberforce, Pitt had an exceptional wit along with an endearingly gentle sense of humour: " no man ... ever induldged more freely or happilly in that playful facetiousness which gratifies all without wounding any.

It conveys that God is both Shiva and Parvati, " both male and female, both father and mother, both aloof and active, both fearsome and gentle, both destructive and constructive " and unifies all other dichotomies of the universe.

This generous gravel walking path ( former railway bed ) has a gentle grade that is suitable for almost all horseback riders, hikers, walkers and bikers.

Timber is very heavy all over the Township Chiefly Hemlock Birch Pine Maple Tamarac and Cedar. Black River enters the Township near the South East corner, it is generally Deep and flows in a gentle Current in a Westerly direction to the South West corner of the Township, not well adapted for good motive power or mills.

Water-based, gentle cleansers are ideal for all skin types, though particularly acne-prone skin may require medicated cleansers containing benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid to discourage acne.

Aronson's judgement was based on Albert Victor's " adoration of his elegant and possessive mother ; his ' want of manliness '; his ' shrinking from horseplay '; his ' sweet, gentle, quiet and charming ' nature ", as well as the Cleveland Street rumours and his opinion that there is " a certain amount of homosexuality in all men ".

To answer this by saying that he was a great architect is not to answer at all … what is more important is that he was a most kindhearted, most considerate, gentle and manly man, who could no more have done the things attributed to him than he could have roasted a baby on a spit.

There is a lack of definitive action, all motion being gentle.

:" His life was gentle: and the elements so mixed in him, that nature might stand up And say to all the world -- this was a man.

She's also extremely idealistic and gentle, helping virtually all of the other cast members at some point or other.

I say Wolf, for all wolves are not of the same sort ; there is one kind with an amenable disposition – neither noisy, nor hateful, nor angry, but tame, obliging and gentle, following the young maids in the streets, even into their homes.

Who does not know that these gentle wolves are of all such creatures the most dangerous!

Through gentle persuasion and a promise that he would, as the Ganges River, take the knowledge to the plains for the benefit of all Indians, with Tapovan Maharaj's blessings, he left the Himalayas in 1952, to teach the world the knowledge of Vedanta.