These suffrages are said by way of anticipation or preparation for the collects or prayers that follow them. |
I firmly believe that there is a purgatory, and that the souls therein detained are helped by the suffrages of the faithful. |
This day I will forsake the censuses of men, and seek the suffrages of the god-like population of the trees, which now seem to me a nobler race than man. |
As the Hours proceed, the borders become more varied in their plant life and then progress beyond vines and flowers, especially in the low-key suffrages. |
In their funerals and suffrages for the dead, they make great difference between the rich and the poor. |
They are chosen by the people, by secret suffrages, and they are discouraged from speaking with anyone in private. |