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  • There was now no remedy, so the Moor and the water-carrier proceeded with the richly laden donkey toward the city, nor could honest Peregil refrain from hugging and kissing his long-eared fellow-laborer, thus restored to him from the clutches of the law; and in fact, it is doubtful which gave the simple hearted little man most joy at the moment, the gaining of the treasure, or the recovery of the donkey.

    The Alhambra 2002

  • There was now no remedy, so the Moor and the water-carrier proceeded with the richly laden donkey toward the city, nor could honest Peregil refrain from hugging and kissing his long-eared fellow-laborer, thus restored to him from the clutches of the law; and in fact, it is doubtful which gave the simple hearted little man most joy at the moment, the gaining of the treasure, or the recovery of the donkey.

    The Alhambra 2002

  • Melanchthon, his close friend and fellow-laborer, says: "All things turn out according to divine predestination; not only the works we do outwardly, but even the thoughts we think inwardly"; and again, "There is no such thing as chance, or fortune; nor is there a readier way to gain the fear of God, and to put our whole trust in Him, than to be thoroughly versed in the doctrine of Predestination."

    The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination 1959

  • A friend and fellow-laborer describes her work as peculiar, and fitting admirably into the more exclusive hospital work of the majority of the women who had devoted themselves to the care of the soldiers.

    Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience Mary C. Vaughan

  • He stumbled at the omnipresence of Christ's body, wrote a Latin poem against it, and, when he had completed his studies, got for a _testimonium_ that he had distinguished himself by his oratorical talents, but was considered unfit to be a fellow-laborer in the Church of Würtemberg.

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 30, April, 1860 Various

  • While M. de Maisonneuve, her faithful fellow-laborer, struggled for the material prosperity of the colony, she endeavored to erect a spiritual empire in the hearts of the faithful.

    Life of Venerable Sister Margaret Bourgeois Anonymous

  • Our faith is purposed to be a fellow-laborer with grace, and, if faith be absent, grace

    My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year John Henry Jowett

  • Council in 1862, by her friend and fellow-laborer, M.s.M. A. Livermore, of Chicago.

    Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience Mary C. Vaughan

  • As in duty bound, the visiting brother called on his local fellow-laborer, and informed him that on the following day, which happened to be Sunday, he would be pleased to attend service at his church.

    The Abolitionists Together With Personal Memories Of The Struggle For Human Rights

  • Every individual is called upon to be a "fellow-laborer with Christ," and not merely to work out his own salvation, but to work for the salvation of others.

    Life and Conduct J. Cameron Lees

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