Chapter XXI Coloured People's Help Rejected / The Offer of Assistance by the South African Coloured Races Rejected英文原著 · 《Native Life in South Africa》
How lovely this vision of the little maiden sitting unbeknown close to the Hearth-fire of the universe--herself indeed just a little spark from it; despised and rejected; rejected by the world, despised by her two elder sisters (the body and the intellect); yet she, the soul, though latest-born, by far the most beautiful of the three. And of the Prince of Love who redeems and sets her free; and of her wedding garment the glory and beauty of all nature and of the heavens! The parables of Jesus are charming in their way, but they hardly reach this height of inspiration.英文原著 · 《Pagan and Christian Creeds》
He consulted six of the leading mural decorators in America, asking whether they would consent, not in competition, to submit each a finished full-color sketch of the subject which he believed fitted for the place in mind; they could take the Grove of Academe or not, as they chose; the subject was to be of their own selection. Each artist was to receive a generous fee for his sketch, whether accepted or rejected. In due time, the six sketches were received; impartial judges were selected, no names were attached to the sketches, several conferences were held, and all the sketches were rejected!英文原著 · 《The Americanization of Edward Bok》
They sat next each other at dinner, as usual; and here, as all eyes were upon them, they both made a great struggle to behave in their accustomed way. But even in this they failed. All the world of the Hotel des Ambassadeurs knew that M. Lacordaire had gone forth to make an offer to Mrs. Thompson, and all that world, therefore, was full of speculation. But all the world could make nothing of it. Lacordaire did look like a rejected man, but Mrs. Thompson did not look like the woman who had rejected him.英文原著 · 《The Chateau of Prince Polignac》
After considerable discussion the south side was chosen. At one of the meetings, Thomas Hastings did quick work with his pencil, outlining his idea of what the tower should be. Later, he submitted an elaborate plan. It was rejected. A second plan was rejected, too. The third was accepted. It cost five hundred thousand dollars.英文原著 · 《The City of Domes》
Christ foresaw that Jerusalem would remain obdurate and impenitent; yet all the guilt, all the consequences of rejected mercy, lay at her own door. Thus it will be with every soul who is following the same course. The Lord declares, "O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself." "Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto My words, nor to My law, but rejected it." Hosea 13:9; Jer.英文原著 · 《The Desire of Ages》
She cannot reject his business, even though the flyer may be advertising an LGBT meeting, because to reject him is to discriminate based on sexual preference.美剧 · 《The Good Wife》
By having been made fun of, ridiculed, picked on and been rejected. by having been made fun of, ridiculed, picked on and been rejected.演讲 · 《The story of a girl ~ Rick Smolan》