"Atone" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... eyes at the little opening, longing to be out on the green earth. No one came to him, but the silent Brownies who brought his daily food; and with bitter tears he wept for Lily-Bell, mourning his cruelty and selfishness, seeking to do some kindly deed that might atone for his wrong-doing. ...
— Flower Fables • Louisa May Alcott
... whereas in the originals they are as a rule introduced solely to illustrate or to emphasize some particular point of the story. Then again a story may be considerably shortened, as in "Die Luege" (Bl. ii. 28 Gul. i. 1), "Der heilige Wahnsinn" (see above). To atone for such abridgment new lines embodying in most cases a general moral reflection are frequently added. Thus both the pieces just cited have such additions. In "Verschiedener Umgang" (Ged. 3 Bhart. Nitis. 67; Boehtl. 6781) ...
— The Influence of India and Persia on the Poetry of Germany • Arthur F. J. Remy
... bringeth me here to you, Martin Conisby, to confess this wrong on his behalf and on his behalf to offer such reparation as I may. Alas! for the bodily sufferings you did endure we can never atone, but ... ...
— Black Bartlemy's Treasure • Jeffrey Farnol
... instant have admitted such a thing even to herself. She tried instead to believe that he was the cause of all this sorrow, and that she hated him for it. "In whatever he does," she said to herself, "he is actuated by remorse, and a desire to atone in some way ...
— The Copper Princess - A Story of Lake Superior Mines • Kirk Munroe
... wasn't.... Won't you let me atone, let me make up for all the things I've done ... and haven't done? ...
— The Secret of the Storm Country • Grace Miller White
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