We will perform chant complines in the evenings in the breathtaking coro of the monastery, where the cloistered nuns celebrated the offices for centuries. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Dinner-graces are, probably, the last remaining relic of certain daily services which the Church in olden days enjoined: nones, complines, and vespers were others. ❋ Unknown (2004)
Of the nones and complines we have happily got quit; and it might be well if we could get rid of the dinner-grace also. ❋ Unknown (2004)
Andouillets — I will say bou, and thou shalt say ger; and then alternately, as there is no more sin in fou than in bou — Thou shalt say fou — and I will come in (like fa, sol, la, re, mi, ut, at our complines) with ter. ❋ Unknown (2003)
If, on the way, she noticed a convent of any importance, she at once asked to be taken thither, and, in default of other pastime or pretext, she requested them to say complines with full choral accompaniment. ❋ Various (N/A)
It was the rule of the house that all the inmates should preserve unbroken silence among themselves from complines until after nones the next day. ❋ Arlo Bates (1884)
He was summoned almost immediately to vespers and complines. ❋ Arlo Bates (1884)
Other men, the world over, worship regularly at the shrine with matins and vespers, nones and complines, and whatever other daily services may be known to the religious houses; but the New Yorker is always on his knees. ❋ Unknown (1862)
Every morning he went to hear prayers chanted, and mass and the service of the day sung; every afternoon he reclined on his couch, and listened while one of his chaplains repeated prayers for the dead; and every evening he heard complines. ❋ Unknown (1849)
Welcome kneelings and bowings, welcome matins and complines, welcome bell, book, and candle, so that ❋ Anthony Trollope (1848)
Of the nones and complines we have happily got quit; and it might be well if we could get rid of the dinner-graces also. ❋ Anthony Trollope (1848)
Dinner-graces are, probably, the last remaining relic of certain daily services [1] which the Church in olden days enjoined: nones, complines, and vespers were others. ❋ Anthony Trollope (1848)
[17] There he arrived "at the hour of complines," but, not finding the port sufficiently deep for his vessels to enter, he proceeded westwards. ❋ Arthur Helps (1844)
So on Thursday, the eighth day of Epiphany, being the thirteenth day of January in the year of our Lord 1541, and at the hour of complines, the Abbot and Convent being assembled, together with serving-men and artificers who were called for this purpose, they made that night wooden biers that the tomb might be moved more easily and reverently, and with less danger. ❋ Various (1808)
I angry to Mr. Tom. he complines too much about Seu Ricardo sem giving soluções. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Person 1: [Hey man], [are you okay]?
Person 2: Yeah, I'm [compline]! ❋ Dysfunctionalr@ (2021)
Person 1: Hey man thanks for [the help] eariler!
Person2: Yeah of course! it's [compline], if you need anything else [let me know]! ❋ Sk3tcherz (2021)
[John]: [I Hate Life]
[James]: Stop the complination John! ❋ STOP! Meme Time. (2018)
[My wife] complines too much when I play [video games] too much, says I don't spend enough time with her, watch tv with her. [Quit] complining woman!! ❋ BooTaySmasherFoReals (2017)
