Praises Sentence Examples

Cato maior, or de Senectute, a dialogue placed in 150 B.C. in which Cato, addressing Scipio and Laelius, set forth the praises of old age.

After a reference to their descent from Abraham and their sojourn in Egypt, Aristides praises them for their worship of the one God, the Almighty Creator; but blames them as worshipping angels, and observing "sabbaths and new moons, and the unleavened bread, and the great fast, and circumcision, and cleanness of meats."

The whole town is singing their praises and I don't even know them!

All creatures he called his "brothers" or "sisters" - the chief example is the poem of the "Praises of the Creatures," wherein "brother Sun," "sister Moon," "brother Wind," and "sister Water" are called on to praise God.

Such is the poetry of Hafiz and Saadi, whose verses are chiefly devoted to the praises of wine and women.

This masterly attack upon Blackstone's praises of the English constitution was variously attributed to Lord Mansfield, Lord Camden and Lord Ashburton.

That the whole book is named " praises " is clearly due to the fact that it was the manual of the Temple service of song, in which praise was the leading feature.

Cicero, who speaks of 150 of these speeches as extant in his day, praises them for their acuteness, their wit, their conciseness.

The praises of the park and the house have been sung in Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia, and by Ben Jonson, Edmund Waller and Robert Southey.

And gladness springs up within him on his realizing that, and joy arises to him thus gladdened, and so rejoicing all his frame becomes at ease, and being thus at ease he is filled with a sense of peace, and in that peace his heart is stayed."9 To have realized the Truths, and traversed the Path; to have broken the Bonds, put an end to the Intoxications, and got rid of the Hindrances, is to have attained the ideal, the Fruit, as it is called, of Arahatship. One might fill columns with the praises, many of them among the most beautiful passages in Pali poetry and prose, lavished on this condition of mind, the state of the man made perfect according to the Buddhist faith.

This was nearly completed, when Cicero earnestly requested him to write a separate history of his (Cicero's) consulship. Cicero had already sung his own praises in both Greek and Latin, but thought that a panegyric by Lucceius, who had taken considerable interest in the affairs of that critical period,_.

Protestantism centred - or was by Catholics supposed to centre - in a mysterious " right of private judgment "; the council accordingly retorted by hymning the praises of obedience, of submitting to authority and never thinking for oneself.

His official knowledge was considerable; and it would be unjust to his memory to ignore the praises of his contemporaries or his knowledge of his country's commercial interests.

There is evidence to show that by this munificence he hoped to draw out praises of his sovereign and himself; but this motive certainly is far from accounting for all the splendid, if in some cases specious, services that he rendered to literature, science and art.

He praises the horses of the Svear and speaks of their great trade in furs of arctic animals which were transferred from merchant to merchant until they reached Rome.

Among other works he painted his own portrait with his dog, and "The Man with a Pipe," both of which were rejected by the jury of the Salon; but the younger school of critics, the neo-romantics and realists, loudly sang the praises of Courbet, who by 1849 began to be famous, producing such pictures as "After Dinner at Ornans" and "The Valley of the Loire."

Fenelon is on firmer ground when he leads a reaction against the "mercantile system" of Colbert, with its crushing restrictions on trade; or when he sings the praises of agriculture, in the hope of bringing back labour to the land, and thereby ensuring the physical efficiency of the race.

His moral ideal is no abstract one, and the virtues he praises are those which in his view made up the truly Roman type of character.

Even catholic welsh bards like Sion Dafydd Rhys sang its praises.

Conradin had been wont to chant his praises, to- night he asked a boon.

The trend has continued with most visitors continuing to sing the praises of Corsica for its extensive natural bounty.

Just wanted to sing this woman's praises from the highest rooftop for her excellent illustrations on my new chapbook, Bloodshot.

They sing their praises to God with great gusto - or in a quieter meditative manner.

The report repeatedly praises individual heroism by emergency workers, but it finds a number of organizational failings.

I am gathered here singing your praises and considering how, for the most part, my singing has become so joyless.

There are no remiss or sleepy praises in heaven, nor such lamentations in hell.

The saints sing the high praises of their God.

In every role Dwight earned the praises of the critics who voted him one of the ten best actors currently on the stage.

O teach thy child in life to show Thy praises forth.

Praise ye the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing praise ye the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing praises unto his name, for it is pleasant.

The ancient writers have been very profuse in their praises of this celebrated Prince.

He was bigoted, bloodthirsty and relentless, though one Turkish historian praises his humanity for having forbidden the cutting up alive of condemned persons, or the roasting of them before a slow fire; and at one time he was with difficulty dissuaded from ordering the complete extirpation of all the Christians in Turkey.

Lord Lytton, in his poem of St Stephen's, alludes to "Tierney's airy tread," and praises his "light and yet vigorous" attack, in which he inflicted, "with a placid smile," a fatal wound on his opponent.

So, do not be ungrateful, but sing His praises and thank Him for his goodness toward you.

But when they came into Lacedaemon, they heard his praises on every side.

Or suppose he comes from reading a Greek or Latin classic in the original, whose praises are familiar even to the so-called illiterate; he will find nobody at all to speak to, but must keep silence about it.

For the most part I escaped wonderfully from these dangers, either by proceeding at once boldly and without deliberation to the goal, as is recommended to those who run the gauntlet, or by keeping my thoughts on high things, like Orpheus, who, "loudly singing the praises of the gods to his lyre, drowned the voices of the Sirens, and kept out of danger."

It makes you squirm the way he praises himself so highly.

Therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.

As with many products, there are those who sing their praises, while others choose to not use them.

There are actually several reasons why parents sing the praises of reusable diapers.

Slings-New moms everywhere are singing the praises of this versatile baby item.

Ask just about any parent about stroller extras, and they'll invariably sing the praises of an ample storage basket and several cup holders.

There is also a section on the site that praises the use of words correctly.

Sometimes the child's artwork is enough of a page layout on its own, but you may want to add an embellishment or two that praises his achievement.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show premiered and immediately won the praises of critics and fans alike.

H. Woodall praises it for those who like a bold and distinct plant in a warm situation in summer, and have means to protect or take it up and pot it in winter.

In The Garden, 23rd August 1919, Sir Herbert Maxwell praises this plant as doing well in Scotland.

While some people sing the praises of more heightened senses after waxing, others simply prefer a clean look.

Of course, the supplement industry is cheering and singing the praises of vitamins for everyone, while some nutritionists and doctors question the need for expensive pills.

While every owner will have a different opinion about the Health Master blender, there are a few common praises and complaints about the appliance.

If so, be sure and sing its praises in the comments section of this article!

Just as with any other diet, there are those who sing this diet's praises, and others who have already moved on to something else.

Zone Diet Plan -- Many people sing the praises of the Zone Diet Plan because this diet zeroes in on balancing your intake of proteins, carbohydrates, and fat.

Rush Limbaugh has high praises for the diet which provides him with the tools he'll need to keep the weight off for the rest of his life.

Paul's Gourmet Foods is a very popular shop, and there are reviews and articles all over the Internet, singing the praises of this specialty shop.

Chantelle has received positive praises and accolades for selecting Stephanie Seymour as their new ambassador for their lingerie line.

Celebrities like them too, with Jessica Alba, Michelle Trachtenberg, Ashlee Simpson and Anne Hathaway all singing the praises of Spanx.

Elton John, Donna Summers, and Patti LaBelle have all sung her praises and predicted she will have a very long career as an artist.

Cowell immediately saw her potential and continued to mentor her and sing her praises long after the show completed taping - an unusual twist for Cowell.

Its unique approach to the Star Trek universe, deep storylines and complex characters won Deep Space Nine high praises from both fans of the series and first-time viewers alike.

This global gathering provides a complete background of the Vatican and Vatican City, and members from all over the world can post their praises for the Pope.

Unlike most first-time riders of this spectacular road, she didn't shudder; instead she leaned far over for a better view, rattling a litany of praises.

James Thomson (" B.V.") speaks " of the restful rapture of the inviolate grave," and sings the praises of death and of oblivion.

The early Franciscans flagellated themselves with characteristic rigour, and it is no matter of surprise to find the Franciscan, St Anthony of Padua, preaching the praises of this means of penance.

Thus he praises Grosseteste, while he denounces Grosseteste's scheme of monastic reform.

Henry Youle Hind, in his work on the Labrador Peninsula (London, 1863) praises the map which the Montagnais and Nasquapee Indians drew upon bark.

But the praises accorded in this book could not apply to all the Maccabean priest-kings of the nation.

The kasida and the ghazel are both monorhythmic; the first as a rule celebtates the praises of some great man, while the second discourses of the joys and woes of love.

Photius praises the style of Hesychius, and credits him with being a veracious historian.

Then he tells of his love and how he had suffered from it, how he had journeyed through the desert (this part often contains some of the most famous descriptions and praises of animals) until his beast became thin and worn-out.

Francis owes the greater measure of his glory to the artists and men of letters who vied in celebrating his praises.

Sainte-Beuve in his Tableau of 1828 sang the praises of Chenier as an heroic forerunner of the Romantic movement and a precursor of Victor Hugo.

Varro speaks of its apple trees which gave fruit twice in the year and Pliny praises its wine also.

Pliny rightly praises Trajan as the lawgiver and the founder of discipline, and Vegetius classes Augustus, Trajan and Hadrian together as restorers of the morale of the army.

Hans Sachs, on the other hand, sang the praises of the " Wittenberg Nightingale," and a considerable number of prominent men of letters accepted Luther as their guide - Zell and Bucer, in Strassburg, Eberlin in Ulm, Oecolampadius in Augsburg, Osiander and others in Nuremberg, Pellicanus in NOrdlingen.

His tutor, Jens Vorde, who prepared him in his eleventh year for the university, praises his extraordinary gifts, his mastery of the classical languages and his almost disquieting diligence.

Mecherzynski, in his "History of Eloquence in Poland" (Historya wymowy w Polsce), especially praises his two funeral sermons on the burial of Anna Jagiellonka, widow of Stephen Batory, and Anna of Austria, first wife of Sigismund III.

In the preface the translator praises the king for prompting him not to rest satisfied with the literature of the West, but to have recourse to the "most pure and copious waters of the Greeks."

Samuel de Champlain discovered the Isles of Shoals and sailed along the New Hampshire coast in 1605, and much more information concerning this part of the New World was gathered in 1614 by Captain John Smith, who in his Description of New England refers to the convenient harbour at the mouth of the Piscataqua and praises the country back from the rocky shore.

Here we can read the young Aristotle, writing in the form of the dialogue like Plato, avoiding hiatus like Isocrates, and justifying the praises accorded to his style by Cicero, Quintilian and Dionysius.

Since the days of Gibbon (resident here for three periods, 1753-1758,1763-1764and 1783-1793), whose praises of the town have been often repeated, Lausanne has become a favourite place of residence for foreigners (including many English), who are especially attracted by the excellent establishments for secondary and higher education.

Another Tibetan epic in Khaur, the Gyaldrung, praises Dagyolong, a famous warrior who subdued the savage men of Kham.

Rousseau, who was jealously sparing of his praises, addressed to him, in his Nouvelle Heloise, a fine panegyric; and when a stranger flatteringly told Voltaire he had come to see a great man, the philosopher asked him if he had seen Abauzit.

The treasures of the dragon's hoard are buried with his ashes; and when the great mound is finished, twelve of Beowulf's most famous warriors ride around it, celebrating the praises of the bravest, gentlest and most generous of kings.

It begins by celebrating the ancient glories of the Danes, tells in allusive style the story of Scyld, the founder of the " Scylding " dynasty of Denmark, and praises the virtues of his son Beowulf.

The same writer greatly praises him for his kindness to Christian missionaries.

Harnack 1 praises Schleiermacher's description of dogmatic as "historical," he rather strains the meaning of the remark, and creates fresh confusion.

The chief virtues which the Catholic presbyter praises in the Arian Goths are their chastity, their piety according to their own creed, their tolerance towards the Catholics under their rule, and their general good treatment of their Roman subjects.

The vale would doubtless rank only as one among the many beautiful glens of the district, but that it has obtained a lasting celebrity through one of the Irish Melodies of the poet Thomas Moore, in which its praises are sung.

Until the 19th century the history of Joan of Arc was almost entirely neglected; Voltaire's scurrilous satire La Pucelle, while indicative of the attitude of his time, may be compared with the very fair praises in the Encyclopedie.

The Hebrew poets did not sing its praises, and others compared it unfavourably with the clear rivers of Damascus.

Incentive Sheets-While some parents don't like using incentives to entice their kids to do more work around the house, others sing the praises of using some type of reward system.

His extant works are (a) three poems, "The Praises of Wemen" (224 lines), "On Luve" (10 lines), and "The Miseries of a Pure Scholar" (189 lines), and (b) a Latin account of the Arbuthnot family, Originis et Incrementi Arbuthnoticae Familiae Descriptio Historica (still in MS.), of which an English continuation, by the father of Dr John Arbuthnot, is preserved in the Advocates' Library, Edinburgh.

Though he regards the Norman domination as a "bondage," he is loud in his praises of Edward I., "Edward of Inglond."

Its praises are celebrated in a glowing ode by Ch'iu, a native poet.