A Dictionary of Burning Words

Six hundred pages of the sharpest lines from 'the literature of all ages,' filed by subject — built for orators, preachers and anyone who needs the perfect quotation.

N

4 subjects in this part of Burning Words.

National

National: With the exception of the writ of habeas corpus, a privilege not required under the Jewish government, simply because it did not…

Nature

Nature: Every object in nature is impressed with God's footsteps, and every day repeats the wonders of creation. There is not an object, be…

Nearness To God And Christ

Nearness To God And Christ: Still, still with Thee, when purple morning breaketh, When the bird waketh, and the shadows flee; Fairer than…

Negligence

Negligence: Thus while I journey on, my Lord to meet, My thoughts and meditations are so sweet, Of Him on whom I lean, my strength, my…

Rights & ReuseThe complete text of Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895) is in the public domain in the United States — like all works published before 1928 — and is free to read, download, quote, teach from, and reuse. This digital edition (its transcription, restored images, and site design) is © 2026 PhotoOpAI, and any editorial commentary we add is clearly marked as ours; the underlying public-domain text carries no such restriction.