Further, if we hold in mind that the doctrine of the Incarnation even now inculcates that the Son pre-existed and united Himself with a human soul in the act of conception, and that it may originally and by some Irish saints have been thought of as applying to all mankind in a more humble and less divine way, we seem to see in the Mongan re-birth story, which Christian transcribers have Glossed, evidently with such ideas in mind, a proof that on this doctrinal point Christian and Celtic beliefs coalesced.
"The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries"
W. Y. Evans Wentz
Periods like these were Glossed over by Anna's humor and wit.
"My Lady of the Chimney Corner"
Alexander Irvine
The sudden change in the style of the question was Glossed over by the single artifice which Robert Carlton permitted himself during the conduct of his case: instead of ringing triumphant, his voice dropped as though he feared the answer.
"Peccavi"
E. W. Hornung