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This theory the Gift-theory of sacrifice requires us to believe that religion could be commercialised before commerce was known; that religion consists, or originally consisted, not in doing that which is pleasing in the sight of God, but in bribing the gods; that the relatively late misinterpretation is the original and true meaning of the rite; in a word, that there was no religion in the earliest manifestation of religion.
"P'raps you'll see ghosties there, for a change," for it was customary to mount a sentry over "the Dead 'Ole" when it contained an occupant, and one of the sentry's pleasing duties was to rap loudly and frequently upon the door throughout the night to scare away those vermin which are no respecters of persons when the persons happen to be dead and the vermin ravenous.
Very possibly something of the severer truth might have been sacrificed to the effect of the pleasing and touching tale, but I do not under stand that this was really done.
Your word 'improvisation' seems to hint that I shaped my views to the purpose of pleasing Lady Ogram a plain injustice, as you will see if you remember the letter I wrote you." Constance was leaning on a parapet, her arms folded. "I'm sorry you so understood me," she said, though without the accent of penitence, for in truth she seemed quietly amused.
The reasoning is pleasing from its ingenuity, and it is almost a pity that so straight a bridge from abstract logic to concrete fact should not bear our weight.
The simple, old-fashioned design of the builder was to provide seats for as many people as the space would hold; and in executing this design, he constructed one of the finest interiors in the country, since the most pleasing and inspiriting spectacle that human eyes ever behold in this world is such an assembly as fills this church.
The pleasing task of dwelling on this mutual attachment I defer to that part of the present sketch which will relate to Sir Alexander Ball's opinions of men and things. In the plan of the battle of the Nile it was Lord Nelson's design, that Captains Troubridge and Ball should have led up the attack.
They said that, as their duty directed, they were willing to venture their lives in the King's service; but to act against his brother they were certain would not be pleasing to the King himself; that they were well convinced his brother would undertake nothing that should give his Majesty displeasure, or be productive of danger to the realm; that perhaps his leaving the Court was owing to some disgust, which it would be more advisable to send and inquire into.
We must make haste, then, not only because we are daily nearer to death, but also because the conception of things and the understanding of them cease first. We ought to observe also that even the things which follow after the things which are produced according to nature contain something pleasing and attractive.
It's always so pleasing to a woman to hear that comparison. Do you mean he reminds you of Mrs. Wade?" The boy Tom, who had been attentive, broke into merriment. "Uncle Denzil wouldn't dare to have said it in her presence!" he cried. "Perhaps not," conceded Denzil, with a smile. "By-the-bye, is that wonderful person still in Polterham?" "Oh yes!" Mrs. Liversedge replied.
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