10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHITED SEPULCHRE»
Discover the use of
whited sepulchre in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
whited sepulchre and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Masterpieces of British Modernism
Relevant to this motif of darkness and the color black are Marlow's repeated
references to Brussels, the city where the Company is located and where
Leopold II reigns, as the “whited sepulchre.” A sepulchre is a grave or burial vault
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The whited sepulchre of the patron breed has solved the rogue's problem of
purchase without payment, but without the rogue's penalties. Some go in for
politics, with a war-cry of 'Progress for the People,' or ' Our glorious Constitution,'
as they ...
Edmund Hodgson Yates, William Tinsley, William Croft, 1869
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Letters of Peregrine Pickle [pseud]
soirees every winter ; who does all these things when he ought to be paying his "
calls" — he is a whited sepulchre, and the sepulchre is full of swindling. Old
Muslin D. Laine, who smiles and smirks and bows to and fawns upon his
customers, ...
George Putnam Upton, 1869
Itis only the reverse, the whited sepulchre of the true love. True love is dark,a
throbbing together in darkness, like the wildcat in the night, when the green
screen opens and her eyes are on the darkness.' 'No, Idon't see that,' she said in
aslow, ...
David Herbert Lawrence, 2007
It is important to remember, however, that these writings are usually dated to the
second and third centuries C.E. Where do we get the expression “A whited
sepulchre”? This means a hypocrite. A whited sepulchre is a tomb that has been
...
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Delphi Complete Works of D.H. Lawrence (Illustrated)
Itis only the reverse, the whited sepulchre ofthe true love. True loveis dark,
athrobbing together in darkness, like the wildcat inthe night, when the
greenscreen opens and her eyes are on the darkness.' 'No, I don't see that,'
shesaid in aslow, ...
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Delphi Works of D.H. Lawrence (Illustrated)
It isonlythe reverse,the whited sepulchre of the true love. True love isdark,a
throbbing together in darkness, like the wildcat inthe night, when thegreen screen
opens and her eyes are on thedarkness.' 'No, I don't see that,' shesaid ina slow, ...
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Heart of Darkness, second edition
... was crossing the channel to show myself to my employers, and sign the
contract. In a very few hours I arrived in a city that always makes me think of a
whited sepulchre.1 Prejudice no doubt. I had no difficulty in finding the
Company's offices.
Joseph Conrad, D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke, 1999
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Revisiting Robert Tressell's Mugsborough
The town was really a vast whited sepulchre” (612). This outward appearance
hides the truth, the reality of a situation from the workers: that they are being
exploited by an imperial system that sees the capitalist employers using the Bible
to ...
Julie Cairnie and Marion Walls
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHITED SEPULCHRE»
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whited sepulchre is used in the context of the following news items.
In his own words
Instead, they are referring to the premises as “The Whited Sepulchre” as in Matthew 23:27: “Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because you are like ... «The Australian, Apr 15»
New West's Anvil Centre is a white elephant
This happened in the same year that the elephantine marbled "whited sepulchre" of the Anvil Centre, prodded by political egos, lumbered onto the Columbia ... «The Record, Mar 15»
Sam Leith: Now for the idea that Ukippers are just a tad confused
More practically, rather than yet again erecting the whited sepulchre of Nigel Farage's public denunciations, Ukip might ask itself why, if Rozanne Duncan's ... «Evening Standard, Feb 15»
Samuel Muston: Albert Roux to the rescue - last call for bad-quality …
After complaints about the standard of food on early Victorian trains (not least by Anthony Trollope, who described railway sandwiches as "a whited sepulchre, ... «The Independent, Jun 14»
Reading the John Updike stories: 'Packed Dirt, Churchgoing, a …
The next day, his birthday, Kern feels like a hollow shell -- he doesn't use the Biblical phrase, whited sepulchre. But he recovers his mojo, oddly enough, after ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jun 14»
The SABC and the Whited Sepulchre
"While there are a few leaders with integrity, they are overwhelmed by the never-ending scandals of corruption: from the Arms Deal to Travelgate, from ... «AllAfrica.com, Mar 14»
'In the sacred name of the oppressed . . .'
... “blood-sucking vampire”, “Whited Sepulchre”, “soulless, money-grabbing tyrant” and “the most foul and vicious blackguard that ever polluted any country”. «Irish Times, Sep 13»
APC: A whited pretender or the real deal
Is the APC a whited sepulchre ( pretender ) or the real threat to the PDP? Let us examine the situation as it is on ground. In the course of our analysis, we shall ... «Osun Defender, Aug 13»
King of Devil's Island: Prison drama captures oppressive sense of …
In each case, Skarsgard excels as the archetypal whited sepulchre, the man whose upstanding social status hides an inner world of shame and corruption. «Globe and Mail, Mar 12»
Mark Twain: The Whited Sepulchre
Mark Twain: The Whited Sepulchre ... a 'whited sepulchre' that concealed a heart with darker moods and a character ... So who was the man in the white suit? «Vision Insights and New Horizons, Jun 10»
