solace

He too knew the agony of going for weeks, sometimes months without the solace of tobacco.

It gives him aid, comfort, even solace, in meeting mundane life situations where his own unassisted practical knowledge and skill are felt by him to be inadequate.

To be sure, when this is pointed out, a common response among certain churchmen is to fulminate about `` the little flock '' and `` the great crowd '' and to take solace from Paul's castigation of the `` wisdom of the wise '' in the opening chapter of First Corinthians.

To the extent that he was ostracized or even reviled, we solace ourselves by saying he asked for it.

There would seem to be some small solace in the prospect that the missile race between nations is at the same time accelerating the study of the space around us, giving us a long-sought ladder from which to peer at alien regions.

Food may act as a sedative, giving temporary emotional solace, just as, for some people, alcohol does.

Should they resign themselves to it, accept it as inevitable, and seek what solace they can as individuals, or should they join with others and fight back, even though they must live with the certainty that they cannot win?

Eliot spent the next two years editing Lewes's final work Life and Mind for publication, and she found solace with John Walter Cross, a Scottish commission agent whose mother had recently died.

In " The Silver Key ", the character Randolph Carter attempts after losing access to dreams to seek solace in religion, specifically Congregationalism, but does not find it and ultimately loses faith.

President Abraham Lincoln carried a harmonica in his pocket, and harmonicas provided solace to soldiers on both the Union and Confederate sides of the American Civil War.

Perhaps I am wrong to say that ; nevertheless, we will not see him again, as we have seen him for these many years, we will not run to him for advice or seek solace from him, and that is a terrible blow, not only for me, but for millions and millions in this country.

Neither can the hapless Brian find solace back at the PFJ's headquarters, where people fling their afflicted bodies at him demanding miracle cures.

And those who hate us can take solace in the fact that they aren't subsidizing Bill's bombast ; we payers of the BBC license fee don't enjoy that peace of mind.

In Idylls 6 and 11, Polyphemus becomes a gentle shepherd in love with the sea-nymph Galatea, finding solace in song.

Francis Bacon also states that he was " a good lawmaker for the ease and solace of the common people.

Although Die Meistersinger is a comedy, it also elucidates Wagner's ideas on the place of music in society, on renunciation of the Will, and of the solace that music brings in a world full of Wahn ( which may be translated into English as " illusion ", " madness ", " folly " or " self-deception ").

" As he began to doubt his writing talent, he found solace in drink.

* Jim Casy – A former preacher who lost his faith after fornicating with willing members of his church numerous times, and from his perception that religion has no solace or answer for the difficulties the people are experiencing.

Fitz finds solace in her when he and his wife are separated, but their relationship is strained more than once by Fitz standing her up, Bilborough's death and her rape.

When she falls into a depression after learning of his affair with Penhaligon and the birth of their third child fails to improve their marriage, Judith seeks solace with Fitz's brother, Danny, and very nearly begins an affair with him.

In moments of unbearable personal tragedy some people find solace in religion.

Bound by his own sense of duty, Frederic's only solace is that Mabel agrees to wait for him faithfully.

The song " Graceland " is also thought to be about seeking solace from the end of this relationship by taking a road trip.

Whenever his aunt is absent, Digory finds solace with the animals and trees, including a talking squirrel named Pattertwig.

" School did not hold his attention, and his last name exposed him to ridicule, so he found solace as a teenager in science fiction.