Read full poem →York, Marvell half-jestingly wrote : " I am glad
that Clergy begin to show their good affection
to King killing and Emperor killing." Early in
Dictionary Entry
Body of persons, such as ministers, sheiks, priests and rabbis, who are trained and ordained for religious service.
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“Today we brought together clergy from the Wiccan, Christian, New Age and Islamic traditions for an interfaith dialogue.”
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Poetry examples for “clergy”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →** from presenting the History of the Old Testament,
** to the great prejudice of the said clergy, who have
“ been at great expence in order to represent it publicly
Read full poem →Kirkrapine Church Robbery Religious State Irish Clergy
of Ireland and Laity
Read full poem →In cypher writ, or new made idiom;
We for Love's clergy only are instruments;
When this book is made thus,
Read full poem →The personal appearance of the Presbyterian clergy was suited by an
affectation of extreme plainness and rigour of appearance. A Geneva
Read full poem →scale by the church of England, which gives Catholics room to upbraid
her clergy with their unambitious sloth in declining the dignity of
becoming bishops _in partibus infidelium_. The poet goes on to state
Read full poem →And picking of pockets, with which I now charge ye,
Is, by _Quinto Elizabeth_--death without clergy.
What justice! when both to the Old Bailey brought;
Read full poem →And picking of pockets, with which I now charge ye,
Is, by quinto Elizabeth, Death without Clergy. 40
What justice, when both to the Old Bailey brought!
Read full poem →was killed at the attack on Cork, October 9, 1690. His
son, Rey. Charles Wheatley, 1686-1742 noted clergy-
man, published illustrations of the Book of Common
Read full poem →For book-learned studies; but I’ve heard men say
_ There’s much in print that clergy have to wink at:
Though many I’ve met were jolly chaps, and rode