"It is thus . . . that the Wise Man stands ever
encompassed, and spiritually embraced, by a
cloud of witnesses and brothers."
--_Carlyle, Sartor Resartus, Book III, Chapter 7_.
Coat of Many Colors. 91 H.T.
"Not without meaning was the love of Israel to
his chosen son expressed by the coat of many
colors."
--_Ruskin, The Stones of Venice_.
Confusion of Tongues. 325 L.J.
"There had been a confusion of tongues in the
narrow streets for many days."
--_Henry Van Dyke, The Other Wise Man_.
Consider the Lilies. 116 L.J.
"He who stills the raven's clam'rous nest
And decks the lily fair in flow'ry pride,
Would, in the way His wisdom sees the best,
For them and for their little ones provide."
--_Burns, The Cotter's Saturday Night_.
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The Cool of the Day. 19 T.J.
"At cool of day with God I walk
My garden's grateful shade;
I hear his voice among the trees,
And I am not afraid."
--_C. A. Mason_.
The Covenant of the Rainbow. 31 T.J.
"And bright as Noah saw it, yet
For you the arching rainbow glows."
--_Lowell, Ode_.
The Cross. 281 L.J.
"The lies that serve great parties well,
While truths but give their Christ a cross."
--_Sidney Lanier, To Beethoven_.
Crown of Thorns. 279 L.J.
"How was I worthy so divine a loss,
Deepening my midnights, kindling all my morns?
Why waste such precious wood to make my cross,
Such far-sought roses for my crown of thorns?"
--_Lowell, Das Ewig Weibliche_.
The Curse of Cain. 22 T.J.
"The curse of Cain
Light on his head who pierced thy innocent breast,
And seared the angel soul that was its guest."
--_Shelley, Adonais_.
David's Harp 396 H.T., 152 G.B.
"Tune, to please a peasant's ear,
The harp a king had loved to hear."
--_Scott, The Lay of the Last Minstrel_.
Deep Calleth unto Deep. 61 S.A.
"Deep calling unto deep."
--_Browning, The Ring and the Book_.
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Defrauded of His Birthright. 60 H.T.
"An American child who is allowed to grow up
without a knowledge of the Bible is defrauded of
his birthright."
--_Youth's Companion_.
Den of Thieves. 237 L.J.
"What makes a church a den of thieves?
A dean and chapter, and white sleeves."
--_Butler, Hudibras_.
Devils in Swine. 139 L.J.
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