Darkeners

'As I remember, before the sleep came on us, thou hadst told me that marriage and bearing were darkeners of the true light, stumbling-blocks upon the Way. ❋ Rudyard Kipling (1900)

Unfortunately for our faith in the veracity of these spirits, it is certain that the moons of Saturn cannot give nearly so much light as ours, while the rings are much more effective as darkeners than as illuminators. ❋ Unknown (1862)

Ye darkeners of counsel, who would make the property, lives and religion of millions depend on the evasive interpretations of musty parchments; who would send us to antiquated charters of uncertain and contradictory meaning, to prove that the present generation are not bound to be victims to cruel and unforgiving despotism, tell us whether our pious and generous ancestors bequeathed to us the miserable privilege of having the rewards of our honesty, industry, the fruits of those fields which they purchased and bled for, wrested from us at the will of men over whom we have no check. ❋ Various (N/A)

Ye darkeners of counsel, who would make the property, lives, and religion of millions depend on the evasive interpretations of musty parchments; who would send us to antiquated charters of uncertain and contradictory meaning, to prove that the present generation are not bound to be victims to cruel and unforgiving despotism, —tell us whether our pious and generous ancestors bequeathed to us the miserable privilege of having the rewards of our honesty, industry, the fruits of those fields which they purchased and bled for, wrested from us at the will of men over whom we have no check. ❋ Unknown (1906)

‘As I remember, before the sleep came on us, thou hadst told me that marriage and bearing were darkeners of the true light, stumbling-blocks upon the Way. ❋ Unknown (2003)

"Their numbers exceed computation: the hebrews called them ` the countless, 'and the Arabs knew them as ` the darkeners of the sun.' ❋ M.G. Easton (1897)

"[Wil] je die [saus] [zonder] of me darken? ❋ Oilsjteneir Aaaa Bliejken (2020)

Sue: "OMG, you never guess who had the nerve to [darken the doorstep] this morning." Pat: "Who?" Sue: "Jo!" Pat: "Jo, Jo who?" Sue: " you know the one that coursed all that trouble at my party." Pat: " Oooh! That Jo, haven't seen her around here for ages, did you invite her in?" Sue: " No I did not! Told her to clear off and to never [darken] my [doorstep] again." ❋ Hteb78 (2017)

[Darkened Skit] is [great]. ❋ Insanely Amazing Kid (2017)

[Josh]: “hey! Wanna go play some Fortnite?” Steve: ”[ohhhh man] that darkens me out” Josh: “you always [darken out] faggot” ❋ Soldierhero (2019)

Did you hear Darkened Light on [discord] changed their status to "piss is [yummy]". What a [weirdo]. ❋ Darkened Light (2021)

The Obama Spill Darkening Solution works by adding [oil spill] water in your skin, waiting 5 to 10 minutes and the last part envolves getting a tan for another 10 minutes. another interesting fact: The obama darkening solution helped white people scam the Alaskan government during the [exxon valdez] oil spill by turning them dark like [the inuit] people so they could get a compensation check for their polluted beaches. ❋ Topmountain (2010)

[Well] that’s a Farken darken nuggs of an [idea]! ❋ Razberries (2021)

That [kicker] is [totally] [darken]. ❋ Killerpowederhoe (2015)

Mark: Hey that Ken was a bit of a [darkene] when he went [overseas] [Tracy]: Yeah I heard he cheated on Sam ❋ Sunflowerhater (2018)

“[Good darkening] [guys], how’s it [going]?” ❋ Gaydragon420 (2018)