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Example sentences for "harken"

Lexicographically close words:
haricots; harina; hark; harke; harked; harkened; harkening; harking; harks; harled
  1. Harken also to Solomon, and beware of hasty gathering of riches: Qui festinat ad divitias, non erit insons.

  2. All the people stood and stared, and thought that I was off my wits; and but for my uniform, not one would ever have stopped to harken me.

  3. But inasmuch as I was always ready for all comers, and would not for a moment harken any other opinion, the great bulk of conclusion ran into the grooves I laid for it.

  4. Inasmuch as they shall humble themselves before me, and abide in my word, and harken to the voice of my Spirit.

  5. Harken to this anecdote from the pen of the same traveler in Brazil.

  6. I see thee, storm-like, rushing past Thy hand upon the carven mast, And harken whilst thy proud lips fling The loud, triumphal trumpet blast!

  7. It does the heart good to harken to the breathings of the aged prisoner of Jesus Christ, who can speak of serving God from his forefathers with pure conscience, and of unceasing remembrance of his beloved son and true yoke-fellow.

  8. Men differ, no doubt--they have differed, and they ever will differ, but I am to harken to the voice of my Lord and do His will.

  9. How affecting to harken thus to one man of God pouring the deep and tender feelings of his great, large, loving heart into the heart of another man of God!

  10. The noise lasted for several minutes, during which, that I might harken to it with the more satisfaction, I ceased my labors and sat down upon the bones.

  11. There where the leaves are turning, I harken with reverent ear; All that is growing or dying, Fading or blooming, I hear.

  12. Above all things, harken unto a pagan truth: love's a lusty wight and can suffer forty mortal wounds and love again.

  13. Oh, for the safe refuge of the alabarch's musky halls that he might harken to the sweet distress in his soul and tell her of it!

  14. Thou offerest pardon for all the wickedness in the world, and I, sworn to punish one evil deed, am thus constrained, if I harken unto thee, to hold off my hand.

  15. Who can harken to that bitter cry emanating from the broken heart of the Son of God, "My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?

  16. Harken to Peter on the day of Pentecost, or rather to the Holy Ghost, just come down from the risen, ascended and glorified Saviour.

  17. But how truly delightful to turn from all the heartlessness and indifference of "men," and harken to the testimony of one who was taught of God to know and own who the Son of man was!

  18. But that moment was yet future; and it is peculiarly refreshing to harken to the fine confession of our beloved apostle, in reply to the deeply affecting inquiry of his Lord.

  19. Harken to that solemn and most mysterious cry, "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?

  20. You harken unto me, you jolly whoremasters, you cuckoldy cods and Roundheads too, harken how I pickled my wounds in the juice of the vine!

  21. We must listen to the voice of Jesus; we must harken to His living, cheering, strengthening, encouraging accents.

  22. If there is a melancholy consistency in the utterances of unbelief, there is a glorious consistency in the accents of faith, wherever we harken to them.

  23. Here it is; let us harken to it, and ponder it in the deepest depths of our heart.

  24. Harken to Joshua and Caleb, as they seek to stem the rising tide of unbelief.

  25. But harken to the testimony of one taught of God: "Peter answered and said, Lord, to whom shall we go?

  26. To obey is better than sacrifice; and to harken than the fat of rams.

  27. Let us harken to our adorable Lord as He pours out His loving heart to this dear Philadelphian company--this true Christian remnant.

  28. Harken not to these neither now nor in the days to come,' saith the Master.

  29. Are there many in the Sanhedrin who harken to the teachings of this Jesus?

  30. Frederick, the despised one, dares to rush before the king and bar the way as he begs them to harken to his words.

  31. She turns to the shepherds and bids them harken to the song she will sing.

  32. Harken to the following glowing language in chap.

  33. Harken you, Steve, he's never got to know as I've been here.

  34. Harken to the following words of a genuine child of nature: "Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men whom I know not whence they be?

  35. But let us reverently harken to the teaching of Holy Scripture on this great subject.

  36. Cortez hearyng this talke, called twoo of his friendes for witnesse, willyng them to harken his souldiers talke, for he that durst speake suche wordes would be ready to doe it.

  37. Then harken unto me: 'Tis a noble day, yet nobler will tomorrow's battle be.

  38. He took them to a hall apart: "Now harken to me both Minaya and Per Vermudóz.

  39. Then harken very well unto this my sentence.

  40. None to harken our talk, father, that I do see.

  41. Harken also to Solomon, and beware of hasty gathering of riches; Qui festinat ad divitias, non erit insons.

  42. The gods harken not unto the lamentations and sacrifices of men.

  43. One might as well harken unto the daffy old woman, L'acoci, and her crazy talk of colors in the sky, as to speak of many differing colors among the skins of men.

  44. Then did the All-Father go into the Council Hall that was beside Glasir, the wood that had leaves of gold, and harken to what Hugin and Munin had to tell him.

  45. Then the call of Odin, the call that all in Asgard have to harken to, went through the City of the Gods.

  46. Harken now and I will tell thee how thou mightst give him the deathly stroke through the coils of his mail.

  47. His song became louder and louder, and the King and the King's friends and the servants of the thing's house had to stand still and harken to it.


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