macerate

Updated: May 31, 2025

A saint of God will sometimes sit on a throne with a more weaned mind than that with which Elijah or the Baptist will macerate themselves in the wilderness. Every man who is really set on heaven must find his own way thither; and he who is really intent on his own way thither will neither have the time nor the heart to throw stones at his brother who thinks he has discovered his own best way.

Alexander Whyte - Bunyan Characters (2nd Series)

They felt themselves bound and gagged, waiting for an assassin to macerate them at his own sweet will. The second hour was worse than the first, the third worse than the second. In lulls they heard the voices of Dellarme and his men, which seemed more ominous than the crash of rifles or the scream and crack of shells.

Frederick Palmer - The Last Shot