The next character sees this story projected holographically in an "orison," a futuristic recording device.    From Wordnik.com.  [cbrimble Diary Entry] Reference

In the orison hour, nor break forth into praise.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century] Reference

'Mong the flowers and wild heath, and an orison breathe.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century] Reference

Their voices murmured together an orison for their fallen comrades.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mercadian Masques]

Links to this post vignette: messiah (amaya, aya and orison) - for forlorn.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2003-11-01] Reference

As he finished the orison, a soft glow, as of silver moonlight, rose around him.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chosen Of The Gods]

Friday, November 28, 2003 vignette: messiah (amaya, aya and orison) - for forlorn.    From Wordnik.com.  [notes from the peanut gallery] Reference

It was, however, the best I could hit upon, and I directed my steps towards the Farnham orison.    From Wordnik.com.  [The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852] Reference

That mighty pause before the class,—that orison and benediction—how much of my life it has been and made.    From Wordnik.com.  [DARKWATER] Reference

Though the Robin is the principal musician in the general orison of dawn, his notes would become tiresome, if heard without accompaniments.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858] Reference

And when that all men have thus presented the emperor, the greatest of dignity of the prelates giveth him a blessing, saying an orison of their law.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Travels of Sir John Mandeville] Reference

In the same part of the gallery; as on the preceding night, she again appeared, and kneeling, as before, beneath the lamp, in private orison, for the service was not begun.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Italian] Reference

Whilst in her lap, he poured out his morning orison.    From Wordnik.com.  [Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2)] Reference

And, as Echo far off thro 'the vale my sad orison rolls.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes] Reference

When she had made her orison, up from her knees she rose.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mediaeval Tales] Reference

This orison and prayer made she on high tofore many persons.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Golden Legend, vol. 3] Reference

Fauchelevent thought that it was an orison which she was finishing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Les Misérables] Reference

So, when time shall serve, I will send you the image and the orison.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Decameron, Volume II] Reference

In 1827 this characteristic orison had disappeared from the wall under.    From Wordnik.com.  [Les Misérables] Reference

Here, amid the cool stillness, the running water murmurs its unceasing orison.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Choice of Life] Reference

And as he was in prayer and orison he was slain of the miscreants and paynims.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Golden Legend, vol. 5] Reference

His words had the sound of a prayer, but it was the orison of a knight to his lady.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Captain of the Kansas] Reference

"Don't you do nothink o 'the sort!" and added a brief orison in prejudice of his eyesight.    From Wordnik.com.  [Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Certain Other People Who Strangely Met Upon the Sea of Life] Reference

And after the orison made, she saw that her paps were again restored to her and all her wounds healed.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Golden Legend, vol. 3] Reference

And anon the felons came upon them, and slew forthwith S. Lambert whom they found in orison and prayer.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Golden Legend, vol. 5] Reference

King "where he was sittand at his orison," praying for grace in the name of Him who rose from the dead that day.    From Wordnik.com.  [Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets] Reference

Ah! That mighty pause before the class, -- that orison and benediction -- how much of my life it has been and made.    From Wordnik.com.  [Darkwater Voices from Within the Veil] Reference

Then, this last orison performed, he scrambled up, caught a verger looking at him suspiciously, and hurried out, his ears burning.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Fashion in Shrouds]

"The orison of St Margaret is sovereign for what you mentioned, but under the special condition that the Capuchins get their Maundy.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Queen Pedauque] Reference

At this orison, the stoney matter broke off short, and fell like a flint against the wall of the privy, making a croc, croc, crooc, paf!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Droll Stories — Volume 2] Reference