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his authority in restoring ecclesiastical discipline
Robert employed his authority in restoring ecclesiastical discipline, putting down simony, prohibiting incestuous marriages amongst the laity, and in enforcing clerical celibacy.
— from The Lives of the Saints, Volume 02 (of 16): February by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould

heaven above it raised eyes dim
When the hour of release from the Babylonian yoke struck, the people suddenly saw under its feet "a new earth," and to "a new heaven" above it raised eyes dim with tears of repentance and emotion.
— from Jewish History : An Essay in the Philosophy of History by Simon Dubnow

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