"Well, sir," said Cole, "he was Desecrating a church."
"Put Yourself in His Place"
Charles Reade
To a dry inquiry from Raby, whether he approved of his patient Desecrating a church, he said, with delicious coolness, he thought there was not much harm in that, the church not being used for divine service.
"Put Yourself in His Place"
Charles Reade
If only they might abstain from the last, worst crime of Desecrating his image!
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers"
Georg Ebers