"Constrain" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... remaining faithful even to her; in whom I in my own case experienced what difference there is betwixt the self-restraint of the marriage-covenant, for the sake of issue, and the bargain of a lustful love, where children are born against their parents' will, although, once born, they constrain love. ...
— The Confessions of Saint Augustine • Saint Augustine
... light Till purple twilight deepened into night, A day of faith unfaltering, trust complete, Of love unfeigned and perfect charity, Of hope undimmed, of courage past dismay, Of heavenly peace, patient humility— No hint of duty to constrain my feet, No dream of ease to lull to listlessness, Within my heart no root of bitterness, No yielding to temptation's subtle sway, Methinks, in that one day would so expand My soul to meet such holy, high demand That never, never more could hold me ...
— Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul • Various
... me humble, and holy, and mild, From the wicked constrain me to flee, And then though I am but a child, My soul shall find ...
— Phebe, the Blackberry Girl - Uncle Thomas's Stories for Good Children • Anonymous
... of a high character constrain me to say that your resignation as Secretary of War will ...
— History of the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, • Edumud G. Ross
... "we will not constrain you in anything. You wish to live at the corral, so be it. You will, however, be always welcome at Granite House. But since you wish to live at the corral we will make the necessary arrangements for your being comfortably ...
— The Mysterious Island • Jules Verne
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