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I would have every Zealous Man examine his Heart thoroughly, and, I believe, he will often find, that what he calls a Zeal for his Religion, is either Pride, Interest, or Ill-nature.
The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays Joseph Addison 1695
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Zeal is praiseworthy within its limits, but the best of smiths does not attempt to make two shoes at once.
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'Zeal is praiseworthy within its limits, but the best of smiths do not attempt to make two shoes at once.
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Canute (1015-1035), to the monks of Buckfast of the manor of Sele, now called Zeal Monachorum.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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Holy and Exemplary Living: And to that Prudence in ConduS:, accompany 'd with Courage and Zeal, which is requifite to render their Labours more effeftual.
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A day dedicated to the ladies tocelebrate Fela featuring special performances by frontline Nigerianfemale artists such as Zeal, Sasha, Niyola, Asa and many more.
Archive 2007-08-01 uknaija 2007
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A day dedicated to the ladies tocelebrate Fela featuring special performances by frontline Nigerianfemale artists such as Zeal, Sasha, Niyola, Asa and many more.
Random ramblings, going away, Felabration uknaija 2007
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Actions, and makes them in reality, what the Fathers with a witty kind of Zeal have termed the Virtues of the Heathen World, so many _shining
The Spectator, Volume 2. Richard Steele 1700
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The word "Zeal" explicates the derivation of my resilience.
Recently Uploaded Slideshows ggswilliams 2009
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Stillingfleet returned to the charge; and when he came to the part of the Defence written by Dryden, he did not spare the personal invective, to which the acrimonious style of the poet-laureate had indeed given an opening, "Zeal," says Stillingfleet, "in a new convert, is a terrible thing, for it not only burns, but rages like the eruptions of Mount
The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author Walter Scott 1801
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