... riding at their head, Lifting a cross, not sword. The battle lost, Again I see him fall.' With rein drawn tight King Kenwalk mused; then smote his hands, and cried 'My father would have died like Sigebert! He lacked but the occasion!' After pause, Sad-faced, with bitter voice he spake once more: 'Such things as these I might have learned at home! I shunned my father's house lest fools might say, 'He thinks not his own thoughts.' Thus month by month, Though Faith which 'comes by hearing' had not come To Kenwalk yet, not less since sight he ... — Legends of the Saxon Saints • Aubrey de Vere
... his sermon fell short of its desired effect. It was true that his position and hers had points of similarity. She was apparently successful; as for himself, he could not be sure. He knew he tried very hard and that sometimes a tired mother or a sad-faced child looked up at him with a smile that made the service ... — Polly of the Circus • Margaret Mayo
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