Part 6
My principal motive for acting thus was——
I am fully aware that——
I perceive, moreover, that——
It is surely true that——
I marvel that——
I sometimes fancy that——
I humbly conceive that——
I apprehend that——
Of course, I am perfectly aware that——
I presume that——
There are pretty certain indications that
It often amazes me that——
It seems hardly probable that——
I affirm that——
I have the consolation to hope that——
It is still permitted us to hope that——
It would be futile to deny that——
It is reasonable to assume that——
There is no prospect that——
In these circumstances it——
I suppose that——
I warrant that——
I confess I am not indifferent to——
I shrink instinctively from——
I confess a less and less relish for——
I am impatient and querulous under——
It is a sort of presumption to expect that——
I cannot imagine to myself——
I have a kindly yearning toward——
I heartily approve of——
I do not advert to——
I have long believed that——
It has long been the fashion to——
I have been falsely assuring everybody that——
One cannot help noticing that——
There are plenty of evidences that——
The difference, I take it, is this——
The fact of the matter is——
If I rightly remember——
It is a just cause for praise that——
It was a happy circumstance for me that——
I wish with all my heart that——
I am grateful to find that——
I devoutly wish it may prove to be that he——
It is not to be supposed that——
My attention has been directed to the——
I have a mental reservation with regard to——
A very affecting circumstance happened yesterday
I have a story worth telling
I had the rare distinction of——
I had a very civil note from——
If I may hazard a conjecture, I should rather think that——
It was unusual for me to——
He seems to be obsessed with the idea that——
JOY
Gladness Bliss
The nameless responsive thrill of something deep within us
A treasure better than gold
Pleasures pure and lasting
Heaven’s eternal spring
The song lifting its pæan out of the night
In the sweetest fellowship
Strains that sweetly soothe
The exquisite little joys of life
An atmosphere of tranquillity
A new-found joy
Tears of joy and gratitude
Joy which flows like a river
In joyful anticipation
With joyful enthusiasm
Possibilities of which we hardly dreamed
The sweet melodies of heaven
The great glad tidings
The glory of his grace
The sweetest name on earth
The blissful refuge
A balm for the weary
The very friend you need
The priceless gems of God’s book
A joy divine
Songs of sweetest praise
A triumphant hope
Thrones of love
A heaven of love
The kingdom of light
The fullness of his blessing
The life-giving stream
The best of our delights
A world of happy memories
The reckless joy of the Lord
Our gladness of the world
The ultimate source of real happiness
An eternal weight of glory
JUSTICE
Judgment Indignation
He must be brought sharply to book
Brought to the bar of justice
Impartial justice
A noble contempt for deliberate wrong-doers
Fired by righteous indignation
The eternal principles of justice
The foe of tyranny
The well-established right of every citizen
Very intolerant of sin, but not vindictive
A life strictly legal
KEEN
Foxy Cunning
With a special axe to grind
He caught you napping
A piece of sharp practice
A shrewd surmise
A bit of keen reasoning
Too ingenious by half
Neutrals think to tread on eggs and break none
As cunning as a weasel
A mind like a steel-trap
Bait the hook well; the fish will bite. _Much Ado about Nothing_, II., 3
Reared in the school of diplomacy
A discipleship with mental reservations
He turns a blow with a jest
KINDNESS
Sympathy Gentleness
Sympathies as wide as the world
A sensibility as tender as it is refreshing
Wider sympathy
Of cosmopolitan sympathies
Poverty-stricken in his sympathies
World-wide sympathies
A great soul
The very heart of kindness
Diffusing the gospel of kindliness
The employments of active benevolence
Full of kindly deeds
The milk of human kindness
A stray word of kindness
Kinder than the kindest
With utmost gentleness
Of gentlest sympathy
Of a kind and forgiving disposition
They exchanged mutual assurances of continued good-will
The secret of contented and fruitful living
The staple interests and occupations of the common life
Heaven and earth brought into strange accord
An unembittered disposition
The sign of God-like charity
Slow to speak ill of any one
Beautiful in the eyes of fond affection
A heaven of love in your heart
A wonderfully kind heart
Members of a forgiving family
Sweet in disposition
Glorifying God in the common round
The gracious inclination of the will
The outcome of a rich experience
The spirit of brotherly kindness and concord
An attitude of brotherly helpfulness
A genuine concern for——
Many calls upon one’s generous impulses
A kindly soul
I could not find it in my heart to——
It pulls upon our heartstrings
Cherishing a cordial good-will to all men
I cannot find it in my heart to——
LATIN
_Ab extra_, from without
_Ab initio_, from the beginning
_Ad captandum vulgus_, for the sake of pleasing the crowd
_Ad infinitum_, endlessly
_Ad interim_, in the meanwhile
_Ad libitum_, at pleasure
_Ad nauseam_, to the point of disgust
_Ad rem_, to the matter in hand
_Ad valorem_, according to the value
_A fortiori_, all the more surely
_Alma mater_, fostering mother
_Alter idem_, another precisely similar
_Anno Domini_, in the year of our Lord
_A posteriori_, from facts back to principles
_A priori_, from principles to facts
_Argumentum ad hominem_, an appeal to interests rather than to reason
_Bona fide_, in good faith
_Cui bono_, who benefits by it
_De facto_, on the basis of facts
_De novo_, anew
_Deo gratias_, thanks to God
_Deo volente_, with God’s consent
_De profundis_, out of the depths
_Dramatis personæ_, the actors in a play
_Ecce homo_, behold the man
_E pluribus unum_, one composed of many
_Ergo_, therefore
_Esto perpetua_, let it endure forever
_Et cetera_, and so on
_Ex cathedra_, with high authority
_Ex officio_, by virtue of his office
_Ex parte_, partisan
_Ex post facto_, after the deed is done
_Ex tempore_, on the impulse of the moment
_Gloria in excelsis_, Glory in the highest
_Ibid_, in the same place
_Id est_, that is
_Idem_, the same
_Item_, also
_In articulo mortis_, at the point of death
_In extenso_, at full length
_In extremis_, in the last extremity
_In loco_, in the proper place
_In medias res_, in the midst of things
_In memoriam_, to the memory of
_In perpetuum_, forever
_In re_, in the matter of
_In statu quo_, in the former state
_In toto_, completely
_In transitu_, in passing
_Ipsissima verba_, the very words
_Ipso facto_, by virtue of that very fact
_Jubilate Deo_, rejoice in the Lord
_Jus gentium_, the law of nations
_Labor omnia vincit_, labor overcomes every difficulty
_Lapsus linguæ_, a slip of the tongue
_Lis pendens_, the pending suit
_Magnum opus_, a great work
_Mala fide_, in an underhanded way
_Meum et tuum_, mine and thine
_Mirabile dictu_, wonderful to be told
_Modus operandi_, manner of operation
_Multum in parvo_, much in little
_Ne plus ultra_, nothing better
_Nil desperandum_, no need to despair
_Nolens volens_, whether he will or not
_Non sequitur_, it does not follow
_Nota bene_, mark well
_Omnes_, all
_Paterfamilias_, the head of a household
_Pater noster_, Our Father
_Particeps criminis_, a sharer in the crime
_Peccavi_, I have erred
_Per annum_, by the year
_Per capita_, by the head
_Per centum_, by the hundred
_Per contra_, contrariwise
_Per diem_, by the day
_Per se_, intrinsically
_Pro bono publico_, for the public good
_Pro et con_, for and against
_Pro rata_, an equal division
_Pro tanto_, to a certain extent
_Pro tempore_, for the time being
_Quantum libet_, as much as you please
_Quid pro quo_, an equivalent
_Quod vide_, which see
_Requiescat in pace_, peace to his spirit
_Scripsit_, he wrote it
_Semper felix_, always fortunate
_Semper fidelis_, always faithful
_Semper eadem_, always the same
_Seriatim_, in sequence
_Serus in cœlum redeas_, after living for a long time may you enter heaven
_Sine cura_, without care
_Sine die_, without a day appointed
_Sine qua non_, an indispensable prerequisite
_Status quo_, the current situation the existing condition
_Sub rosa_, secretly, confidentially
_Sui generis_, unique
_Summum bonum_, the highest good
_Tempus fugit_, time flies
_Terra firma_, the solid earth
_Tuum est_, it is your own
_Una voce_, unanimously
_Ut infra_, as stated below
_Ut supra_, as stated above
_Verbatim_, word for word
_Versus_, against
_Via_, by the way of
_Vice versa_, the terms being exchanged
_Vi et armis_, by main force
_Viva voce_, by the living voice
_Vox populi est vox Dei_, the voice of the people is the voice of God
LAZY
Lackadaisical Dawdling
Altogether disinclined to the effort of exercise
Dawdling over duties
A profitless frame of mind
A strong disposition to inactivity
With folded arms
The tragedy of ease
The picture of placid content
Sleeping in a fool’s paradise
Luxury that unfits the soul
Never stirred by noble ambitions
As motionless as a tombstone
A little flaccid
A lazy ox is little better for the goad
As sleepy as a ground-hog in winter
Nothing is had for nothing
In a half-hearted manner
While away the time
Free from all care
He suffers from acute laziness
He wants to be carried to the skies on flowery beds of ease
He treads the path of least resistance
His mind cankers
Predisposed to loiter
LETTERS
(GENERAL PHRASES)
For Letters of Acceptance
I thank you for your very kind invitation which I am happy to accept
It will give me great pleasure to——
I accept with much pleasure your kind invitation to——
I accept with pleasure and will——
It is most kind of you to include me in——
Many thanks for your thoughtfulness in inviting me
I shall be pleased to comply with your request
It was most kind of you to remember me
Thank you so much for your kindness in remembering me
How very thoughtful of you to——
For Letters of Apology
I trust you will pardon me for——
I write to apologize for my failure to——
I hope you will forgive me when I tell you that——
I am sorry I could not do as I had promised to do
I am very much mortified to find that——
Trusting you will forgive my great carelessness
I hope you have not suffered any inconvenience from——
Hoping you will pardon the——
I am afraid you will accuse me of rudeness, but I——
I hasten to repair my apparent neglect of——
You must have felt almost slighted to notice that I——
I am sure you will acquit me of any rudeness when——
For Letters of Condolence
Be assured of my deep sympathy with you in this time of great sorrow
I know too well that words cannot comfort you
Trusting that you will see the bright side of the dark cloud——I am with deep sympathy your friend
How can I attempt to comfort you in the bitter affliction which has befallen you
Would there were more like——
I regret to hear of your continued indisposition and hope that before long you may return to your wonted good health
A sweet and uncomplaining spirit
I should rejoice if I could be with you
I can only send my sympathy and best wishes for your speedy and complete recovery
Courage——hope remains
Time will heal many heartaches
May the Father of Mercies give you the rich consolation of His grace and preserve and strengthen you for your family
May you be sustained in this most bitter trial
The grateful sense of your kindness will never be erased from my mind
If my services can in any way assist you do not hesitate to ask for them
I am sincerely sorry to hear of your loss
He carried the riches of God within himself
He was a royal-hearted man
We are greatly afflicted by the melancholy intelligence which reached us that——
I knew the sterling integrity of his character
May God breathe into your heart peace and cheerful resignation
My mind is filled with very grateful memories
He was greatly beloved
I fall back upon a very delightful verse of Scripture: “He is able to subdue all things unto himself”
My heart is filled with the deepest gratitude as I think of ————
We send our earnest wishes for your speedy recovery
My most affectionate regards to ————
You seem to have your full share of human vicissitudes
He had such a fund of courage and good cheer
Dear, sweet, loving mother
A letter replete with tenderness and affection
All things work together for good to them that love God
A bruised reed shall he not break
Many daughters have done virtuously but thou excellest them all
It is better to go to the house of mourning than to the house of feasting
He giveth his beloved sleep
A very present help in trouble
We took sweet counsel together
God will take us into their goodly company some glad day
Glimpses of the reality which we instinctively feel will sometime be ours
The unmeasured things of hope which God has prepared for men
Our lives we must humbly commit to the guiding hand whose blessing we adore
Filled with strong consolation
There are many avenues by which God would come in and richly bless us
He had the secret of keeping the sacred fires aglow
He knew the deep principles of experimental religion
Ordinary consolations do not avail us
He knew the secret of beautiful living
He was a silent witness of right living
Many admiring friends
One who ministered so carefully and tenderly
All the more tragic because——
And this thought will be our comfort that——
Of gentle presence
All the gentle virtues came into full blossom
Looking forward with a Christian’s bright anticipation of a glad reunion
Persisted in keeping mind and spirit on the sunny side of life however hard the trials and difficulties
Mother’s fortitude and hopefulness is a lesson to us all
We send our united and sincere condolences
The news of your painful loss has been a great surprise to me
I have read of your bereavement with the deepest sorrow
You, who have so often comforted others, are now to be comforted
May you live in the confidence that ———— is in the enjoyment of everlasting happiness
It is a great comfort to us that
Words are inadequate to express my feelings
There are times when one cannot express himself in written words
The pen refuses to express adequately my sympathy to you
I sympathize keenly with you in the loss of your excellent ————
They are not lost to us
God will surely give you a kindly guidance in this hour of trial
The intimations of a future life shall some day be realized and we shall see and know again those whom we have “loved, and lost awhile”
Many beautiful traits made up his character
I join with you and his other friends in mourning his death most sincerely
It shocked me very much
I have heard with the greatest distress of——
I had learned to have a very warm feeling for ————
I had been intimately enough associated with him to feel that I knew him very well
Cast thy burden upon the Lord
Thou hast known my soul in adversities
I know their sorrows
A refuge from the storm
A shadow from the heat
In the furnace of affliction
I will hedge up thy way with thorns
Tribulation worketh patience
Our light affliction
In all their affliction he was afflicted
He healeth the broken in heart
For a small moment have I forgotten thee but with great mercies will I gather thee
God that comforteth those that are cast down comfort you
We shall have to bear our crosses with meekness and patience
So good a friend is capable of making any calamity light
The great loss you have sustained has caused me much uneasiness
I know not how to express my sorrow at the news which I have just received
That God may give you great consolation under this heavy burden is my fervent prayer
I should be glad if I could suggest anything to lighten your trouble and make your path a little more smooth and easy
Such a sad circumstance has come to you
Your sorrow’s night
When one’s heart is unspeakably tender
We extend our heartfelt sympathy
In your hour of trial
She was such a beautiful character, loved by every one
In these lonely hours you must not be cast down for there is help from God
His Word says that they that wait upon Him shall renew their strength
She was God’s good angel in your home
Grief that saps the heart
I account you mine
His name will long linger in our household
We must be brave in the face of trying circumstances
Of gracious memory
She bears up with the utmost fortitude
I received the melancholy intelligence last evening that——
He was the kindest, and most generous of men
The sweet remembrance of the just
A workman that needeth not to be ashamed
If God be for us who can be against us
Of whom the world was not worthy
Whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth
Let not your heart be troubled
I know that your heart must be sorely grieved
God shall overcome this King of terrors
It is written, “As thy days so shall thy strength be”
We expect to see our loved ones in happier, brighter worlds above
God is able to soothe and sustain the distressed soul
May God’s love shine more and more in our hearts until the day breaks and the shadows flee away
He careth for you
A stronghold in the day of trouble
A covert from the storm
We unite in sending our love and sympathy
With warm regards
We beg you to accept our commiseration
Our hearts sorrow with you
He is such a very great comfort to us
We are uplifted by the assurance that——
A light which sorrow cannot quench
We must all wait the call of God with a calm trust
Let me have the comfort of hearing from you
The hand of God has been heavy
His sterling qualities of character will leave an indelible impress on those with whom he associated
His good life will live on
Dying in the triumphs of faith
Securely anchored in the never failing promises of God
A life of good-will, kindliness of spirit, and firm character
The benediction of his brotherly heart will bless many who knew him
We must live in the blessed anticipation of the glory that is to come
Do not fear, for God knows what is in your heart
Your path seems full of thorns
Your weather is bleak, but the storms will cease
Your sky is dark, but the sun shines
May the everlasting arms sustain you in the flood of sorrow
May God comfort you
Out of the thorn springeth the rose
I know you are in grief and heaviness
We commend you to the mercy and grace of God
The bitterness of affliction
The present floods of sorrow
You will have to cast your anchor in the dark
May your heart be constant
The Lord will surely give you rest from the days of adversity
I would that you should always have the sweet experience of the consolations of God
We all have the good-will of Him who dwelt in the bush
My heart is heavy for you
We must wait till the fair morning of the resurrection
I write my blessing, earnest prayers, the love of God, and the sweet presence of Christ to you and yours
You have suffered a grief which no human friend can assuage
I feel deeply your misfortune
I am grieved to hear that——
We are greatly concerned about——
We are sometimes called to sow in tears, but the harvest will be a series of everlasting joys. This blessed hope softens the trials of life
My times are in the Lord’s hands
I hope it may please God to endue us with a proper temper, and quiet perseverance, and that these trials may help us to purify our motives
One of the severest and most trying dispensations of Providence
Yours is indeed deep sorrow
You have the blessed reflection of having done all that could possibly be done
You have my earnest prayers that the Almighty may graciously support you
That the Almighty may bless, support, and comfort you, is the hearty prayer of——
Be assured of our cordial esteem and fervent prayers
May every consolation and blessing be granted to you
As long as I shall remember anything, I shall remember her virtues and her kindness
I hope I need not tell you how anxious I have been since I first heard of your great loss
May I share with you the deep sorrow you are called upon to bear at the loss of your——
Please accept for yourself my assurance of deep sympathy
Allow me to express my very sincere sympathy for you in the death of your——
Permit me to express on behalf of ———— and myself our deepest sympathy
May I express to you my sincere condolence in your hour of sorrow
Mrs. ———— and I offer you our most sincere sympathy in your great sorrow
Please accept my heartfelt sympathy in your bereavement
I hope you will find some consolation in the tribute of affection and esteem which——
I sympathize deeply with you
I am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. _II Tim._ I., 12
The resurrection of life. _John_ V., 29
Eye hath not seen nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. _I Cor._ II., 9
In my father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. _John_ XIV., 2
There is laid up for me a crown of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. _II Tim._ IV., 8
There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. _Heb._ IV., 9
We, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. _II Pet._ III., 13
Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. _Rev._ II., 10
They shall walk with me in white; for they are worthy. _Rev._ III., 4
There shall be no night there. _Rev._ XXII., 5
The Lord shall be thy everlasting light and the days of thy mourning shall be ended. _Isa._ LX., 20
He is able to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy. _Jude_, 24
The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. _Rom._ VIII., 18
Our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. _II Cor._ IV., 17
The riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints. _Eph._ I., 18
To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away. _I Pet._ I., 4
So shall we ever be with the Lord. _I Thess._ IV., 17
They shall see his face and his name shall be in their foreheads. _Rev._ XXII., 4