Penitent

The word "Penitent" was posed by Miss Lizzie Giles in the garb of a novice with what seemed real tears upon her roseate cheeks.

Harrison, Mrs. Burton, 1843-1920. Recollections Grave and Gay 1911

A cornerstone of my collection is 'Penitent Saint Jerome' by Jusepe de Ribera .

A Collective Self-Portrait 2011

This was in the context of quoting an approving link (N.B.: calling flattering compliments "wise words" has a tendency to sound a little arrogant) from The Penitent Wagnerite: Supporting Dudamel, his youth orchestra, and other Venezuelan cultural products is akin to saying that we love the produce of a nascent dictatorship, even if we don't so much care for the dictator.

Amo, lloro, canto, sueño Matthew Guerrieri 2007

But all the innuendo about Dudamel et al. vis-à-vis Chávez (Penitent, for example, mentioned Furtwängler) needs to be parsed in light of two salient points:

Archive 2007-11-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007

The Penitent Wagnerite: Benjamin Button didn't leave me any younger

Benjamin Button Patrick J. Smith 2009

Patrick at The Penitent Wagnerite (linked above) put it this way: You cannot assert that Chávez is bad, but part of his regime (no matter when it was founded) is good, without contradicting yourself and implying that Chávez is good.

Witches can be right, giants can be good Matthew Guerrieri 2007

Patrick at The Penitent Wagnerite (linked above) put it this way: You cannot assert that Chávez is bad, but part of his regime (no matter when it was founded) is good, without contradicting yourself and implying that Chávez is good.

Archive 2007-12-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007

This was in the context of quoting an approving link (N.B.: calling flattering compliments "wise words" has a tendency to sound a little arrogant) from The Penitent Wagnerite: Supporting Dudamel, his youth orchestra, and other Venezuelan cultural products is akin to saying that we love the produce of a nascent dictatorship, even if we don't so much care for the dictator.

Archive 2007-11-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007

Brown was “Penitent and sorry from the bottom of my heart for my sins past” and awaited forgiveness from God and hope of the “glorious resurrection on the last day.”

Colonial Entrepreneurs: A Quartet of Jewish Women. 2009

But all the innuendo about Dudamel et al. vis-à-vis Chávez (Penitent, for example, mentioned Furtwängler) needs to be parsed in light of two salient points:

Amo, lloro, canto, sueño Matthew Guerrieri 2007