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Feet of Clay. 188 T.J.
"And judge all nature from her feet of clay."
--_Tennyson, Merlin and Vivien_.
Fight the Good Fight. 503 H.T.
"Well hast thou fought
The better fight, who single hast maintain'd
Against revolted multitudes the cause
Of truth, in word mightier than they in arms."
--_Milton, Paradise Lost_.
The Finger of God. 158 H. T.
"She went first to the best adviser, God--
Whose finger unmistakably was felt
In all this retribution of the past."
--_Browning, The Ring and the Book_.
The Firmament Showeth His Handiwork. 30 S.A.
"The spacious firmament on high
With all the blue ethereal sky
And spangled heavens, a shining frame,
Their Great Original proclaim."
--_Joseph Addison_.
Gethsemane. 264 L.J.
"I am in the garden of Gethsemane now and my cup
of bitterness is full and overflowing."
--_Abraham Lincoln,
Conversation with Judge Gillespie_.
Get Thee Behind Me, Satan. 178 L.J.
"Get thee behind me, Satan. Oft unfurled,
Thy perilous wings can beat and break like lath
Much mightiness of men to win thee praise."
--_Rossetti, The House of Life_.
Gideon's Fleece. 324 H.T.
"His storms came near, but never touched us;
contrary to Gideon's miracle, while all around
were drenched, our fleece was dry."
--_Charles Lamb, Essays of Elia_.
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God Save the King. 358 H.T.
"When, crowned with joy, the camps of England ring,
A thousand voices shout, 'God save the King.'"
--_Holmes, Poetry_.
The Golden Bowl. 246 S.A.
"Ah, broken is the golden bowl! the spirit flown forever!
Let the bell toll!--A saintly soul floats on the Stygian river."
--_Poe, Lenore_.
A Good Name Rather than Riches. 503 G.B.
"Who steals my purse, steals trash,
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed."
--_Shakespeare, Othello 3:3_.
Good Samaritan, Priest, and Levite. 88 L.J.
"Grim-hearted world, that look'st with Levite eyes
On those poor fallen by too much faith in man."
--_Lowell, A Legend of Brittany_.
The Golden Calf. 204 H. T.
"We too, who mock at Israel's golden calf
And scoff at Egypt's sacred scarabee,
Would have our amulets to clasp and kiss."
--_Holmes, Wind-Clouds and Star-Drifts_.
The Golden Rule. 115 L.J.
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