That is its great use in the arts; but as a purifier it has no equal.
"The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island"
Roger Thompson Finlay
Sin begets sorrow, sorrow is the only purifier from sin; these are eternal sequences; they cannot be altered; it would not be good that they should be altered.
"The Soul of a People"
H. Fielding
One American, even one, coming in that afternoon would have seemed to Mr. Twist a godsend, a purifier, an emollient-like some blessed unction dropped from above.
"Christopher and Columbus"
Countess Elizabeth Von Arnim