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On the other hand, it omits some matters, and, in particular, nearly all the adjurations and descriptive epithets which form the closing litany accompanying the list of hereditary councillors. The copy appears, from a memorandum written in it, to have been made by one "John Green," who, it seems, was formerly a pupil of the Mohawk Institute at Brantford. It bears the date of November, 1874.
When we came abreast again, they faced the river, stamped their feet, nodded their horned heads, swayed their scarlet bodies; they shook towards the fierce river-demon a bunch of black feathers, a mangy skin with a pendent tail something that looked a dried gourd; they shouted periodically together strings of amazing words that resembled no sounds of human language; and the deep murmurs of the crowd, interrupted suddenly, were like the responses of some satanic litany.
Measures however were taken to restrict the miscellaneous discussion of doctrine, which had not unnaturally degenerated into frequent displays of gross irreverence and indecent brawling; while on the other hand the use of a Litany in English instead of Latin was by Cranmer's influence introduced in 1544.
Let Doltaire, the idler, the Don Amato, the hunter of that fawn, save her from the holy ambush. Tut, tut, Chevalier. Let her go. Your nephew is to marry her sister; let her be swallowed up a shame behind the veil, the sweet litany of the cloister." The Chevalier's voice set hard as he said in quick reply, "My family honour, Francois Bigot, needs no screen.
Let Doltaire, the idler, the Don Amato, the hunter of that fawn, save her from the holy ambush. Tut, tut, Chevalier. Let her go. Your nephew is to marry her sister; let her be swallowed up a shame behind the veil, the sweet litany of the cloister." The Chevalier's voice set hard as he said in quick reply, "My family honour, Francois Bigot, needs no screen.
When she went to church she prayed to the good Lord to deliver her and everybody else from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness. She felt now that there might well be added to the Litany a fresh petition which should include British communities on the Continent in the list of avoidable evils. At that instant the piquant face and figure of Millicent Jaques rose before her mind's eye.
Its very familiarity makes it unnecessary to dwell much on it, but it is safe to say that nothing of the kind more brilliant has ever been written, or is very likely ever to be written, than the parodies of Southey's Sapphics and "Henry Martin" sonnet, the litany of the Jacobins, French and English, the "skits" on Payne Knight and Darwin, The Rovers, mocking the new German sentimentalism and mediævalism, and the stately satire of "The New Morality," where, almost alone, the writers become serious, and reach a height not attained since Dryden.
"Pablo's new litany." "Rascal! Little, wicked heretic! Blood of the devil! Speak, Don Miguel." "Shut up! Took your time getting me out confounded ditch damned lazy beggar " Pablo leaped to his feet, his dusky face radiant. "You hear!" he yelled. "Señor Parker, you hear those boy give to me hell like old times, no?"
My friends, after all this beautiful whitewash and humanity and prison-discipline; and such blubbering and whimpering, and soft Litany to divine and also to quite other sorts of Pity, as we have had for a century now, give me leave to admonish you that that of the Ancient Germans too was a thing inexpressibly necessary to keep in mind.
And all the time, just beyond the barrier line, they could hear, above the whistle of the wind around the hut, the droning voices of dozens of natives, cowering low on the ground; they seemed to be going through some litany or chant, as if to deprecate the result of this imprudent action. "What are they doing outside?" Felix asked of his Shadow at last, after a peculiarly long wail of misery.
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