Ye get a rive at the covenants ae meenute, and a mouthfu' o' justification the next.
"Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush"
Ian Maclaren
And O, should he ever loose my hands, that I may serve Him freely, may I never forget the many covenants made with Him who has so often heard and answered my prayer when in deep distress!
"Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel"
John Yeardley
The last maternal cord was severed-the great seal of the original compact was broken-the covenants of the two parties were cancelled in blood.
"Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution"
L. Carroll Judson