"Sacre" Quotes from Famous Books
... but only as far as the house, only as far as the house. You ought not, you have no right to compromise yourself further by being my confederate. Oh, croyez-moi, je serai calme. I feel that I am at this moment d la hauteur de tout ce que il y a de plus sacre...." ... — The Possessed - or, The Devils • Fyodor Dostoyevsky
... S. Peter and S. Paul, described in Cancellieri's book, Memorie storiche delle sacre teste dei santi apostoli Pietro e Paolo, Roma, Ferretti, 1852 (second edition), were stolen by the French ... — Pagan and Christian Rome • Rodolfo Lanciani |