"If, however," continued the dispassionate Being, "the Profaner is left to himself he will, sooner or later, in the ordinary course of human intelligence, become involved in some disaster of his own contriving.
"Kai Lung's Golden Hours"
Ernest Bramah Commentator: Hilaire Belloc
In the region of Profaner things the two friends canvass the comparative worth of Sallust and of Tully's Epistles.
"Burke"
John Morley
At that moment he appeared to himself in the light of a Profaner, although he was obeying generous and humane instincts.
"Cosmopolis, Complete"
Paul Bourget Last Updated: March 3, 2009