God, Who gave all and pardons all, demands a return, not as a tax which is levied for its own sake, but as a confession of dependence, and like the silk flag presented to the sovereign, on the Anniversaries of the two greatest of English victories, by the descendants of the conquerors, who hold their estates upon that tenure.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
There is no need to tell that of all Anniversaries of the year Christmas was the one that appealed most strongly to Eugene Field's heart and ever-youthful fancy.
"Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions"
Slason Thompson
Then there are the various wedding Anniversaries that call for suitable recognition, especially the five, ten, and twenty-five year ones.
"Entertaining Made Easy"
Emily Rose Burt