There were those who thought the venerable man was about to defile his lips with the oath.
"I don't believe there ever was," answered the venerable man.
They had expected a venerable wise man; another Iceshadow with more presence, perhaps.
His father came down to identify the body, a grey-haired, venerable old man, from Colchester.
I see him now, excellent and venerable old man!
He was now, at the age of sixty-five, a venerable old man with a white beard, a muffled voice and clear blue eyes.
Close upon thirty-six years I have known those venerable men.
Clearly, this venerable old man was stronger than he appeared.
The prince was about to speak to this venerable man when another person entered, a female.
The young man sitting at the feet of the wise, venerable older man, there to learn his craft.