angelical

'angelical' -- seemed reproachfully to challenge in me recollections of things passed thousands of years ago (old indeed, yet that were made new again for us, because now first it was that we met again).

The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 Thomas De Quincey 1822

The only possible opening seemed to be to get himself made agent to negotiate a charter for Harvard; and therefore he soon had "angelical" suggestions that God needed him in England to glorify his name.

The Emancipation of Massachusetts Brooks Adams 1887

If so, I hope the Doctor, grown "angelical," kept his temper with the mild shade of Reynolds better than on the historical occasion when he discussed with him the question of "strong drinks."

Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle 1864

Oh, how I shuddered as the sweet sunny eyes in the sweet sunny morning of June -- the month that was my 'angelical'; half spring, yet with summer dress, that to me was very

The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 Thomas De Quincey 1822

It is a spiritual being, ‘it is a kind of angelical thing.’

The Ten Commandments 1692

A woman that is modest creates in us an awe in her company, a wish for her welfare, a joy in her being actually happy, a sore and painful sorrow if distress should come upon her, a ready and willing heart to give her consolation, and a compassionate temper towards her, in every little accident of life she undergoes; and to sum up all in one word, it causes such a kind of angelical love, even to a stranger, as good natured brothers and sisters usually bear towards one another.

The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant John Hamilton Moore 1772

He describes angelical visitations, indignations, resignations of sweet humility and strange, angelical messengers.

Who Is Sufficient? « Unknowing 2010

The point is about how a human apprehends the angelical form: what we would be conscious of when we are made aware of the presence of an angel.

Angelical Participation? « Unknowing 2010

Nixon certainly was a crook and deserved to quit, but Kennedy and Johnson may not have been as white and angelical as we ususally think. — erik de koster, brussels

At Last, Bernstein Meets Deep Throat - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

Who'd a thunk this gorgeous blonde - posing so angelical - seeming so lost in thought - perhaps about a favorite Debussy strain - could write such scary monster scenes?

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