St. Lucy is populary know as the patroness of eye ailments. From Wordnik.com. [All Saints' Day Treats ~ St. Lucy Cupcakes] Reference
"patroness," etc. For instance, can we say that "Mr. and Mrs. Smith acted as chaperons"?. From Wordnik.com. [Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of Newspaper Writing] Reference
She always called her patroness "my dear.". From Wordnik.com. [Not Like Other Girls] Reference
Adrian forgot not the injunctions of his patroness. From Wordnik.com. [The Flower Basket A Fairy Tale] Reference
Polla Argentaria, wife of Lucan, 267; patroness of Mart. From Wordnik.com. [The Student's Companion to Latin Authors] Reference
Holby people to do; but I have to go to play the patroness. From Wordnik.com. [Cord and Creese] Reference
He had a singular devotion to St. Leocadia, patroness of Toledo. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March] Reference
If badges are worn, each patroness is sent one or given one at the ball-room. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
Miss Stone had had a very unpleasant half-hour with her patroness that morning. From Wordnik.com. [A True Friend A Novel] Reference
When leaving, guests should take leave especially of the patroness inviting them. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
When retiring, guests should take leave especially of the patroness inviting them. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
Returned to Kingston, I nursed my old indulgent patroness in her last long illness. From Wordnik.com. [Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands] Reference
If a patroness asks a man to sit at her table, she should provide a partner for him. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
Now the attorney was ready to do any thing on earth which his fair patroness wished. From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851] Reference
When guests depart, they should take leave especially of the patroness inviting them. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
The pretty legend of Melangell, called Monacella, the patroness of hares, is well known. From Wordnik.com. [Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales] Reference
Thomas à Kempis honored her as his special patroness, as his works declare in many places. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March] Reference
At supper the senior patroness leads the way, escorted by the man honored for the occasion. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
The senior patroness leads the way to supper, escorted by the man honored for the occasion. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
Her relics are preserved at Barcelona, by which city she is honored as its special patroness. From Wordnik.com. [The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March] Reference
This spirited and heroic daughter-in-law of the Duchesse de Luxembourg, the powerful patroness of. From Wordnik.com. [The Women of the French Salons] Reference
Slaves received the cap of liberty at her shrine, on which account they regarded her as their patroness. From Wordnik.com. [Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed)] Reference
General at the time, had her conveyed to Cavite to be the patroness of the faithful upon the high seas. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands] Reference
You must remember that all tickets are personal and each Patriarch or each patroness has only a certain number. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men] Reference
Cybele, daughter of Heaven and Earth, pictured as crowned with a diadem of towers, as the patroness of builders. From Wordnik.com. [Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition.] Reference
She was also the patroness of those vowed to celibacy, and punished severely any infringement of their obligation. From Wordnik.com. [Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome] Reference
He owed his admission to the Academy partly to a tender quatrain which he improvised in praise of his lively patroness. From Wordnik.com. [The Women of the French Salons] Reference
In A.D. 96 Martial addresses as his patroness Argentaria Polla, Lucan's widow, the only surviving member of the family; x. From Wordnik.com. [The Student's Companion to Latin Authors] Reference
It was painted for a wealthy woman of Bologna to adorn a chapel which she had built to St. Cecilia, the patroness of music. From Wordnik.com. [Great Artists, Vol 1. Raphael, Rubens, Murillo, and Durer] Reference
She was the patroness of learning, science, and art, more particularly where these contributed directly towards the welfare of nations. From Wordnik.com. [Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome] Reference
Senhora da Gloria, the patroness of the Emperor's eldest child, is celebrated to-day, and of course the whole of the royal family attended. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823] Reference
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